Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) venceu no sábado (22/08) a Drydene 311 Race 1, no Dover International Speedway, 24ª etapa da NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a sexta vitória de Hamlin no ano, e 43ª na categoria. Martin Truex Jr. e Kyle Busch completaram a trinca da JGR.
Hamlin dominou a prova, vencendo os dois primeiros estágios, e liderando 115, das 311 voltas disputadas. Recebendo a bandeira quadriculada com 1s1179 de vantagem sobre Truex Jr. Busch fechou a trinca da JGR.
LÁder do campeonato Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) terminou em quarto, seguido por Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet).
A segunda prova da rodada dupla em Dover, acontece no domingo (23/08).
Final:
1 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 311
2 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 311
3 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 311
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 311
5 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 311
6 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 311
7 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 311
8 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 311
9 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 311
10 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 311
11 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 311
12 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 311
13 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 310
14 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 310
15 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 310
16 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 310
17 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 309
18 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 309
19 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 309
20 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 309
21 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 309
22 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 309
23 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 309
24 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 309
25 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 309
26 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 308
27 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 308
28 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 308
29 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 308
30 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 306
31 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 302
32 Josh Bilicki (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 299
33 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 298
34 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 298
35 Joey Gase (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 293
36 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 286
37 Garrett Smithley (i) Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet 241
38 B. J. McLeod (i) B. J. McLeod Motorsports Chevrolet 166
39 Reed Sorenson Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 83
40 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 6