NASCAR: Dover results, standings – Denny Hamlin wins
By Asher Fair
Denny Hamlin tied Kevin Harvick atop the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season wins list with his sixth win of the year at Dover International Speedway.
With 24 of the 36 races on the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule in the books, two drivers have combined to win half of the races.
Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick entered this afternoon’s Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway leading the wins category with six victories this season after overtaking Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin for the top spot with a doubleheader sweep at Michigan International Speedway two weekends ago.
Now Hamlin has tied it back up again in the first of two races of the doubleheader weekend at the four-turn, 1.0-mile (1.609-kilometer) Monster Mile oval in Dover, Delaware, as he secured his first victory at the track in 29 starts after making a late pass over teammate Martin Truex Jr.
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Hamlin, who started the race in second place, led a 1-2-3 finish for Joe Gibbs Racing, as Kyle Busch finished in third. This marks the team’s first 1-2-3 finish since the race at Pocono Raceway last July, when Hamlin won ahead of Erik Jones in second and Truex in third.
Behind the #11 Toyota, the #19 Toyota and the #18 Toyota, Stewart-Haas Racing’s Kevin Harvick led all of the Ford drivers in fourth place behind the wheel of his #4 Ford.
So far this season, five races have been run as a part of doubleheaders. Harvick has won three of them and Hamlin has won two. These two drivers split the doubleheader at Pocono Raceway.
Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott, who started from the pole position, led all of the Chevrolet drivers in fifth place behind the wheel of his #9 Chevrolet. This race is the third straight race at the track which has resulted in the polesitter finishing in fifth.
Today’s race featured 15 lead changes among 10 drivers, with Hamlin leading the most laps (115). The top 12 drivers finished on the lead lap.
Here are the full race results of the first Drydene 311 at Dover International Speedway.
Race Results
1st – Denny Hamlin
2nd – Martin Truex Jr.
3rd – Kyle Busch
4th – Kevin Harvick
5th – Chase Elliott
6th – Clint Bowyer
7th – Jimmie Johnson
8th – Joey Logano
9th – Brad Keselowski
10th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
11th – Cole Custer
12th – Erik Jones
13th – Tyler Reddick
14th – Ryan Blaney
15th – Austin Dillon
16th – Chris Buescher
17th – Aric Almirola
18th – Ty Dillon
19th – Ryan Newman
20th – Matt DiBenedetto
21st – Alex Bowman
22nd – Christopher Bell
23rd – Matt Kenseth
24th – John Hunter Nemechek
25th – Ryan Preece
26th – Michael McDowell
27th – Bubba Wallace
28th – William Byron
29th – Corey LaJoie
30th – Daniel Suarez
31st – J.J Yeley
32nd – Josh Bilicki
33rd – Quin Houff
34th – Timmy Hill
35th – Joey Gase
36th – Brennan Poole
37th – Garrett Smithley
38th – B.J. McLeod
39th – Reed Sorenson
40th – Kurt Busch
Here are the updated point standings following Hamlin’s victory.
NOTE: * = drivers who have locked themselves into the playoffs via wins.
Rank – Driver: Points (Behind), (Wins/Playoff Points OR +/- cut line)
1st* – Kevin Harvick: 981 (0), (6 WINS/35 PP)
2nd* – Denny Hamlin: 881 (-100), (6 WINS/37 PP)
3rd* – Brad Keselowski: 845 (-136), (3 WINS/21 PP)
4th* – Chase Elliott: 808 (-173), (2 WINS/16 PP)
5th* – Martin Truex Jr.: 803 (-178), (1 WIN/7 PP)
6th* – Joey Logano: 791 (-190), (2 WINS/14 PP)
7th* – Ryan Blaney: 778 (-203), (1 WIN/8 PP)
8th – Aric Almirola: 703 (-278), (+117)
9th – Kyle Busch: 693 (-288), (+107)
10th – Kurt Busch: 674 (-307), (+88)
11th – Clint Bowyer: 664 (-317), (+78)
12th* – Alex Bowman: 626 (-355), (1 WIN/9 PP)
13th – Matt DiBenedetto: 613 (-368), (+27)
14th – Jimmie Johnson: 589 (-392), (+3)
————PLAYOFF CUT LINE————
15th – William Byron: 586 (-395), (-3)
16th – Erik Jones: 567 (-414), (-22)
17th – Tyler Reddick: 544 (-437), (-45)
18th* – Austin Dillon: 532 (-449), (1 WIN/5 PP)
19th – Christopher Bell: 446 (-535), (-143)
20th* – Cole Custer: 439 (-542), (1 WIN/5 PP)
21st – Chris Buescher: 426 (-555), (-163)
22nd – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 425 (-556), (-164)
23rd – Bubba Wallace: 422 (-559), (-167)
24th – Michael McDowell: 414 (-567), (-175)
25th – Ryan Newman: 374 (-607), (-215)
26th – Ty Dillon: 361 (-620), (-228)
27th – John Hunter Nemechek: 356 (-625), (-233)
28th – Matt Kenseth: 341 (-640), (-248)
29th – Corey LaJoie: 295 (-686), (-294)
30th – Ryan Preece: 281 (-700), (-308)
31st – Daniel Suarez: 255 (-726), (-334)
32nd – Brennan Poole: 164 (-817), (-425)
33rd – Quin Houff: 129 (-852), (-460)
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The next race on the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the second Drydene 311 of this doubleheader weekend. Like today’s race, this race is set to be broadcast live on NBC Sports Network beginning at 4:00 p.m. ET.