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2024 Würth 400


Race details
Race 11 of 36 in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series
April 28, 2024 (2024-04-28)
Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware
Permanent racing facility
1 miles (1.6 km)
400 laps, 400 mi (640 km)
119.433 miles per hour (192.209 km/h)
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22.196
Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing
136
Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs Racing
FS1
Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Kevin Harvick
PRN
Doug Rice and Mark Garrow
Pat Patterson (Backstretch)

The 2024 Würth 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on April 28, 2024, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 400 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it was the 11th race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. Denny Hamlin won the race. Kyle Larson finished 2nd, and Martin Truex Jr. finished 3rd. Kyle Busch and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and Noah Gragson, Ryan Blaney, Alex Bowman, Daniel Hemric, and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top ten.

Dover Motor Speedway, the track where the race was held.

Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.

The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}No.DriverTeamManufacturer
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
4Josh Berry (R)Stewart–Haas RacingFord
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
10Noah GragsonStewart–Haas RacingFord
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord
14Chase BriscoeStewart–Haas RacingFord
15Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord
16A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
21Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
31Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord
38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord
41Ryan PreeceStewart–Haas RacingFord
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota
43Corey Heim (i)Legacy Motor ClubToyota
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet
51Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota
71Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
77Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet
84Jimmie JohnsonLegacy Motor ClubToyota
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet

Ryan Blaney was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 22.575 seconds and a speed of 159.468 mph (256.639 km/h).

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerTimeSpeed
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord22.575159.468
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota22.644158.983
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.648158.954

Kyle Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 22.196 and a speed of 162.191 mph (261.021 km/h).

PosNo.DriverTeamManufacturerR1R2
8Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.27622.196
12Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord22.06922.229
24William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.10722.293
45Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota22.13422.328
10Noah GragsonStewart-Haas RacingFord22.25322.400
11Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.17422.448
14Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord22.16922.544
34Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord22.15522.629
48Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.16422.636
16A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet22.25022.758
2Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord22.217
4Josh Berry (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord22.288
22Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord22.218
31Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet22.300
19Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota22.289
23Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota22.325
47Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet22.291
17Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord22.346
54Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota22.298
77Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet22.374
5Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.333
1Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet22.407
3Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet22.364
6Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord22.420
7Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet22.421
21Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord22.487
84Jimmie JohnsonLegacy Motor ClubToyota22.424
41Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord22.512
9Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet22.513
38Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord22.559
99Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet22.546
43Corey Heim (i)Legacy Motor ClubToyota22.595
20Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota0.000
42John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota22.609
15Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord0.000
51Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord22.747
71Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet0.000

Stage One Laps: 120

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
119Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota10
224William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
345Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota8
412Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord7
55Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota5
78Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet4
848Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet3
99Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet2
1047Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet1

Stage Two Laps: 130

PosNoDriverTeamManufacturerPoints
15Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet10
248Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet9
311Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota8
419Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota7
59Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet6
68Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet5
745Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota4
812Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord3
947Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet2
1023Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota1

Stage Three Laps: 150

PosGridNoDriverTeamManufacturerLapsPoints
1611Denny HamlinJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40053
2215Kyle LarsonHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40051
31519Martin Truex Jr.Joe Gibbs RacingToyota40051
418Kyle BuschRichard Childress RacingChevrolet40042
5299Chase ElliottHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40040
6510Noah GragsonStewart-Haas RacingFord40031
7212Ryan BlaneyTeam PenskeFord40040
8948Alex BowmanHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet40041
91431Daniel HemricKaulig RacingChevrolet40028
101954Ty GibbsJoe Gibbs RacingToyota40027
11445Tyler Reddick23XI RacingToyota40038
12221Ross ChastainTrackhouse RacingChevrolet40025
131016A. J. Allmendinger (i)Kaulig RacingChevrolet4000
14124Josh Berry (R)Stewart-Haas RacingFord40023
15112Austin CindricTeam PenskeFord40022
161322Joey LoganoTeam PenskeFord40021
171817Chris BuescherRFK RacingFord40020
183199Daniel SuárezTrackhouse RacingChevrolet39919
19714Chase BriscoeStewart-Haas RacingFord39918
203442John Hunter NemechekLegacy Motor ClubToyota39817
21257Corey LaJoieSpire MotorsportsChevrolet39816
222077Carson Hocevar (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet39715
233651Justin HaleyRick Ware RacingFord39714
243771Zane Smith (R)Spire MotorsportsChevrolet39713
253243Corey Heim (i)Legacy Motor ClubToyota3970
262621Harrison BurtonWood Brothers RacingFord39711
27233Austin DillonRichard Childress RacingChevrolet39610
282784Jimmie JohnsonLegacy Motor ClubToyota3959
293515Kaz Grala (R)Rick Ware RacingFord3948
30246Brad KeselowskiRFK RacingFord3837
313038Todd GillilandFront Row MotorsportsFord3796
321623Bubba Wallace23XI RacingToyota3296
33324William ByronHendrick MotorsportsChevrolet32913
343320Christopher BellJoe Gibbs RacingToyota3283
351747Ricky Stenhouse Jr.JTG Daugherty RacingChevrolet3205
36834Michael McDowellFront Row MotorsportsFord2851
372841Ryan PreeceStewart-Haas RacingFord661
  • Lead changes: 12 among 9 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 5 for 42 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 20 minutes and 57 seconds
  • Average speed: 119.433 miles per hour (192.209 km/h)

Fox Sports covered the race on the television side. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer and three-time Dover winner Kevin Harvick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road for the television side, and Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

FS1
Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Kevin HarvickJamie LittleRegan SmithLarry McReynolds

PRN had the radio call for the race and was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice & Mark Garrow called the race from the broadcast booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. Pat Patterson called the race from atop a scaffold when the field raced thru turns 3 & 4. Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, and Wendy Venturini called the race for PRN from pit lane.

PRN
Lead announcer: Doug RiceAnnouncer: Mark GarrowBackstretch: Pat PattersonBrad GillieBrett McMillanWendy Venturini
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