Qualifying Speeds at Dover:
Driver (make) Date Speed Time
Spring 2006 Dover: - No Time Trials - (No T.T. three of last six)
Fall 2005 Dover: Ryan Newman (D) 156.149 mph 23.055 sec.
Track Record: David Green (C) 5/04 157.916 mph 22.797 sec.

Dover Race Speeds:
Spring 2006 Dover: Jeff Burton (C) 103.791 mph 1:55:37
Fall 2005 Dover: Ryan Newman (D) 115.644 mph 1:43:46
Track Record: Dale Earnhardt Jr. (C) 5/98 130.152 mph 1:32:12

Top Ten Finishers in the 2006 Spring Race: Six started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Jeff Burton 36 C 19
2nd Carl Edwards 2 F 67
3rd Kurt Busch 32 D 13
4th Clint Bowyer 3 C 62
5th Ron Hornaday Jr. 13 C -
6th Kyle Busch 7 C 28
7th Denny Hamlin 4 C 4
8th Greg Biffle 6 F -
9th J.J. Yeley 5 C -
10th Reed Sorenson 16 D -
Leader of the Most Laps: Carl Edwards, 67
Last Place: Morgan Shepherd, 15 laps, rear end
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Scott Wimmer, 15th
Most Positions Improved: Jeff Burton, +35, 36th to first
Most Positions Lost: Steve Wallace, -29, ninth to 38th
DNFs: nine (accident - 6, other - 3)

Top Ten Finishers in the 2005 Fall Race: Five started in the top 10.
POS DRIVER START MAKE LAPS LED
1st Ryan Newman 1 D 193
2nd Clint Bowyer 5 C 2
3rd Jason Leffler 12 C -
4th Reed Sorenson 3 D -
5th Greg Biffle 18 F -
6th Denny Hamlin 10 C -
7th Rusty Wallace 11 D -
8th Brian Vickers 6 C -
9th Carl Edwards 17 F -
10th Paul Menard 13 C -
DNFs: 17 (accident - 3, other - 4)
Pole Winner Ryan Newman finished first - third Dover won by the pole winner
Last Place: Donnie Neuenberger, one lap, accident
Last Driver on Lead Lap: Paul Menard, 10th
Most Positions Improved: +27, 42nd to 15th
Most Positions Lost: -26, ninth to 35th

Manufacturer Wins at Dover: (Last-time)
Ford - 4 - (06/04, Greg Biffle) Oldsmobile - 5 (09/92, Robert Pressley) Chevrolet - 24 (06/06, Jeff Burton) Buick - 6 (09/91, Harry Gant) Pontiac - 5 (09/02, Scott Wimmer) Dodge - 1 (09/05, Ryan Newman)
Chevrolet drivers have won 21 of the last 27 Dover races, but only five in the last 10.

Starting Position of Dover Winners: Last Year’s Fall Dover Winner Started first.
Start 1st Race 2nd Race Total
Pole - 1 2 3
2nd - 3 2 5
Front Row - 4 4 8 - 18%
3rd - 5th - 7 7 14
Top Five - 11 11 22 - 49%
6th - 10th - 5 1 6
Top Ten - 16 12 28 - 62%
11th - 20th - 6 4 10
21st + - 3 4 7
Total 25 20 45
Nearly forty percent of Dover races (17) have been won from outside the top 10.
But, six of the last 10 Dover have been won by a driver who started in the top three positions.

Dover Season Sweeps: three times by three drivers, not since 1996
Driver Dates
Robert Pressley 06/92 & 9/92
Todd Bodine 06/93 & 9/93
Randy LaJoie 06/96 & 09/96

Dover Busch and Nextel Cup Weekend Sweeps: One time
Driver Dates
Harry Gant 9/14/91 & 9/15/91

Winners on Concrete Surface at Dover: 23 races since 1995; 18 drivers
Driver Wins
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2
Matt Kenseth 2
Randy LaJoie 2
Greg Biffle 2
Martin Truex Jr. 2
Casey Atwood 1
Johnny Benson 1
Jeff Burton 1
Jeff Green 1
Jason Keller 1
Bobby Labonte 1
Mike McLaughlin 1
Joe Nemechek 1
Ryan Newman 1
Johnny Rumley 1
Jimmy Spencer 1
Scott Wimmer 1
Brian Vickers 1

Miscellaneous Dover Stats: (all-time)
1. Most Cars Starting a Race: 6/95; 5/98 thru 6/06 - 43
2. Most DNFs in a Race: 9/94 - 20
3. Fewest DNFs in a Race: 5/98 - four
4. Most Laps Led by Winner: 9/05 - Ryan Newman - 193 laps
5. Most Laps Led by a Non-Winner: 5/03 - Matt Kenseth - 160 laps
6. Fewest Laps Led by Winner: 9/88 - Bobby Hillin, five laps
7. Race Top Five All Same Make: 9/93, 9/94, 9/97, 9/99, 6/01 - Chevrolet
8. Driver With Most DNFs: Tommy Houston - 11
9. Most Starts in Top Five: Harry Gant - nine
10. Average Lead Changes per Race: 7.22
11. Average Leaders Per Race: 5.29
12. Average Cautions Per Race: 5.2

Birthdays:
Boris Said will be 44 on 9/18.
Carl Long will be 39 on 9/20.
Regan Smith will be 23 on 9/23.

Dover FastFacts:
Jeff Burton’s starting position (36th) for his June win at Dover is the worst starting position of a winner in 2006.
Ryan Newman’s September 2005 victory at Dover was the third victory at the track from a first place starting position. Joe Nemechek’s win from the Busch Pole May, 2003 was the second Dover race won from the pole; first done by Morgan Shepherd, September, 1986.

2006 Busch Series Points Race:

1st place Kevin Harvick won his sixth race of 2006 at Richmond. It was the 23rd win of his career, making him fourth in all-time wins. One more win will tie him for third-place in all-time wins, 24, by Tommy Houston. Richmond was Harvick’s 11th consecutive top 10 finish. Harvick has the most wins of any driver this season, and he is the only driver who has completed every race lap in 2006. He has 18 top fives and 25 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 4.9 vs. 6.9 (16 races) in 2005. In nine NBS Dover, he has one top five and five top 10s. He finished 13th at the track in June.

2nd place (-619) Carl Edwards finished ninth at Richmond. He was 12th at California, eighth at Bristol, 23rd at Michigan (accident), and 27th at Watkins Glen. He has two poles, four wins, 12 top fives, and 20 top 10s in 2006. Average 2006 finish, 11.6 vs. 12.8 (27 races) in 2005. In three NBS Dover, he has one top 10, ninth last September, and one top five, second in June.

3rd place (-659) Denny Hamlin finished sixth at Richmond. It was his first top 10 in three races. He was 15th at California and 22nd at Bristol, losing a position in the standings. Hamlin was sixth at Michigan and gained a position in the standings. Hamlin has two wins (Mexico and Darlington), six poles (the most of any driver this season), 10 top fives and 18 top 10s. Average 2006 finish, 11.9 vs. 15.2 in 2005. In three NBS Dover, he has two top 10s, sixth last September and seventh in June.

4th place (-845) Clint Bowyer finished 37th at Richmond, his fifth consecutive finish outside the top 10. He won the pole but finished 13th at California. Bowyer was 23rd at Bristol, 12th at Michigan, 16th at Watkins Glen, and 40th at Raceway Park, losing a position in the standings and ending a streak of top 10s at five. Bowyer has eight top fives and 12 top 10s. Best 2006 finish, second (4X). Average 2006 finish, 13.4 vs. 10.5 in 2005. In three NBS Dover, he has two top fives, second last September and fourth in June.

5th place (-902) J.J. Yeley finished 13th at Richmond. It was his third consecutive finish outside the top 10. He was 40th (accident) at California, 12th at Bristol, ninth at Michigan, 11th at Watkins Glen, and third at Raceway Park, recovering from a 37th at Gateway. He has eight top fives and 17 top 10s. Best 2006 finish, second (Kentucky). Average 2006 finish, 13.6 vs. 20.5 in 2005. In five NBS Dover, he has one top 10, ninth this spring.

Races in the Top 10:

Point Lead:
Kevin Harvick’s lead over second place of 619 points is the largest NBS point margin over second with seven races remaining. In 2000, Jeff Green led second place Jason Keller by 604 en route to an NBS season record margin first –tosecond of 616.

Busch Series Milestones:

Current Busch Series Consecutives:
Category Driver Streak
Races Competed In Ashton Lewis Jr. 178 (started at Pikes Peak, 7/01)
Top Five Finish Kevin Harvick three (started at Bristol)
Top 10 Finish Kevin Harvick 11 (started at Daytona)*
Running at Finish Clint Bowyer 54 (started at Darlington ’05)
Finish in Lead Lap Kevin Harvick 31 (started at Texas 2 ’05)

Best Raybestos Rookie Finish of 2006:
David Gilliland’s win at Kentucky, in his seventh career start, is the best finish of a Raybestos Rookie in 2006.

2006 Season Statistics:

Best Average Start in 2006: Drivers in 10 or more races
Driver Avg. Start Top Five Top 10
Denny Hamlin 6.1 18 22
Matt Kenseth (15 races) 6.7 10 12
Clint Bowyer 10.1 13 16
Carl Edwards 11.3 8 16
Kevin Harvick 12.4 9 15
Kyle Busch 12.7 4 13

Best Average Finish in 2006: Drivers in 10 or more races
Driver Average Finish
Kevin Harvick 4.9
Matt Kenseth (15 races) 7.7
Carl Edwards 11.6
Denny Hamlin 11.9
Greg Biffle (24 races) 12.4

Best in Laps Completed in 2006: One driver has completed all 5,299 race laps
Driver Laps Completed %
Kevin Harvick 5,299 100%
Kenny Wallace 5,247 99.0%
Denny Hamlin 5,205 98.2%
John Andretti 5,158 97.3%
J.J. Yeley 5,123 96.7%