MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
AAA 400
Dover International Speedway – Dover, Delaware
Sunday, June 4, 2017
Race Winner: Jimmie Johnson
Age: 41
Team: No. 48 – Lowe’s Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Chad Knaus
IN THE WORDS OF THE WINNER – “To be here and tie [Cale Yarborough] at 83 wins is amazing. We just got the tribute helmet. I wasn’t sure how quickly we’d be, or if we’d be able to go there, and get it done. But, Cale, you’re the man. Thank you for all you have done for our sport.”
-- Jimmie Johnson
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· Jimmie Johnson won the 48th annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway Sunday afternoon. It is Johnson’s 83rd victory in 556 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races.
· With the win, Johnson ties Cale Yarborough for sixth place on the all-time wins list in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
· It is Johnson’s third victory and fifth top-10 finish in 2017. It is also his 11th victory in 31 races at Dover International Speedway.
· Johnson is the first driver this season to win three races in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series.
· It is the 15th time in Johnson’s 16-year career where he has amassed three or more wins.
· Kyle Larson (second) posted his fifth top-10 finish in seven races at Dover International Speedway. It is his eighth top-10 finish in 2017.
· For 2017, NASCAR has introduced a new stage format in all three national series where each race is segmented into three stages. In addition to the points awarded at the end of a race (Final Stage), points are also awarded to the top-10 finishers of the first two stages (Stage 1 & Stage 2).
· Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his 12th top-10 finish in 23 races at Dover International Speedway. Truex also captured Stage 1 & Stage 2 of Sunday’s race.
· Daniel Suarez (sixth) was the highest finishing rookie.
· Martin Truex Jr. (545) leads the 2017 point standings by nine points over Kyle Larson (536). They are followed by Kevin Harvick (429).
· Eight drivers currently have qualified for the 16-driver field of the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. The list consists of Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., Ryan Newman, Kyle Larson, Jimmie Johnson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Austin Dillon, each of whom has won at least one race this season. The Playoffs culminate with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship finale on November 19 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
· In 16 career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Johnson has posted one win and 11 top-10 finishes, including five in the top-5. He has celebrated all seven career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series championships at Homestead-Miami Speedway, most recently in 2016 when he took the checkered flag at the Ford EcoBoost 400.
NASCAR XFINITY SERIES
· Kyle Larson won the 38th annual OneMain Financial 200 NASCAR XFINITY Series race at Dover International Speedway on Saturday. It is Larson’s eighth victory in 97 career XFINITY Series races. It is his third win and sixth top-10 finish in as many XFINITY Series races this year.
· Larson also captured Stage 1 of the race, while Bubba Wallace claimed Stage 2.
· Ryan Blaney (second) posted his sixth top-5 finish in as many XFINITY races this year, and comes one week after he won at Charlotte.
· Daniel Suarez (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish and third top-5 showing in eight XFINITY races this year.
· Cole Custer (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
· With one win apiece this year, Justin Allgaier and Ryan Reed have clinched spots in the 12-driver playoff field in the 2017 NASCAR XFINITY Series Playoffs. The Playoffs culminate with the Ford EcoBoost 300 XFINITY Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday, November 18.
· Elliott Sadler (375) leads the XFINITY Series points standings by 12 points over Justin Allgaier (363). They are followed by rookie William Byron (318).
NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES
· Johnny Sauter won the 18th annual Bar Harbor 200 Presented by Sea Watch International Camping World Truck Series race Friday evening at Dover International Speedway. It marked his 14th victory in 204 career Truck Series starts.
· It was Sauter’s first win and fifth top-5 finish in six races this year. With the win, Sauter, the 2016 Truck Series champion, became the third driver to qualify for the 8-driver Camping World Truck Series playoff field this year.
· Rookie Kaz Grala (second) posted his third top-10 finish of 2017.
· With one win apiece this year, rookie Kaz Grala, Christopher Bell and Johnny Sauter have qualified for the 8-driver field in the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Playoffs. The Playoffs culminate with the Ford EcoBoost 200 Camping World Truck Series championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday, November 17.
· Johnny Sauter (291) leads the points standings by 52 points over Christopher Bell (239).
