NASCAR at Dover: How to watch, schedule, drivers to watch for Würth 400

After a last-lap pile-up at Talladega last week, the NASCAR Cup Series is heading to a track known as the “Monster Mile.”

Dover Motor Speedway is a one-mile, high-banked and concrete oval located in Delaware – characteristics that make it unlike any other track on the schedule.

It’s been a staple for the sport since 1969, when Dover hosted its first NASCAR race.

What’s in store for Sunday’s race? Who are the favorites? And what’s the schedule? Here’s everything you need to know for the 2024 Würth 400:

NASCAR at Dover entry list

Thirty-seven drivers will race at Dover – the 33 full-timers, plus four others.

Seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson is the headliner, making his third of nine starts this season for Legacy Motor Club. Elsewhere, Kaz Grala will pilot the No. 15 for Rick Ware Racing as he continues his part-time effort and veteran A.J. Allmendinger will make his fourth start for Kaulig Racing.

Then there’s Corey Heim, who will make his Cup debut in the No. 43 for Legacy Motor Club after Erik Jones suffered a compression fracture in a lower vertebra when he crashed at Talladega last week.

Here’s the full entry list for Dover:

Car number	Driver	Team	Sponsor
1	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing	Moose Fraternity
2	Austin Cindric	Team Penske	Menards
3	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing	Breztri
4	Josh Berry	Stewart-Haas Racing	Overstock
5	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports	HendrickCars.com
6	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing	BuildSubmarines.com
7	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports	Gainbridge
8	Kyle Busch	Richard Childress Racing	FICO
9	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports	NAPA Auto Parts
10	Noah Gragson	Stewart-Haas Racing	MillerTech
11	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing	Mavis Tire
12	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske	Würth
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing	Mahindra Tractors
15	Kaz Grala	Rick Ware Racing	N29 Capital Partners
16	A.J. Allmendinger	Kaulig Racing	Action Industries
17	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing	Fastenal
19	Martin Truex Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing	Bass Pro Shops
20	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing	Yahoo!
21	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing	DEX Imaging
22	Joey Logano	Team Penske	Shell/Pennzoil
23	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing	XFINITY/U.S. Air Force
24	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports	Liberty University
31	Daniel Hemric	Kaulig Racing	Poppy Bank
34	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports	The Pete Store
38	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports	A&W All American Food
41	Ryan Preece	Stewart-Haas Racing	Morton Buildings
42	John Hunter Nemechek	Legacy Motor Club	Acme
43	Corey Heim	Legacy Motor Club	Dollar Tree/STP
45	Tyler Reddick	23XI Racing	McDonald's
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing	Hungry Jack
48	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports	Ally Financial
51	Justin Haley	Rick Ware Racing	Walmart
54	Ty Gibbs	Joe Gibbs Racing	Monster Energy
71	Zane Smith	Spire Motorsports	Focused Health
77	Carson Hocevar	Spire Motorsports	Premier Security
84	Jimmie Johnson	Legacy Motor Club	Dollar Tree/Family Dolar
99	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing	Jockey

When is the NASCAR race this weekend in Dover?

The Würth 400 at Dover is set for Sunday, April 28, at 2 p.m. ET.

Before the race, there will be practice and qualifying sessions. The 37-car field will be split into two groups (found here), with each group practicing for 20 minutes on Saturday.

Qualifying will start immediately after practice. Each car from the two groups will make two laps in the first round, with the five fastest cars on single-lap speed in each group advancing to the final round. In the final round, the remaining drivers each get two laps to set the top 10 starting order, with positions 11 through 37 are set based on first round times.

NASCAR TV schedule this weekend in Dover

Saturday, April 27 (FS1 and streaming online)

• Practice: 10:30 a.m. ET, FS1, FOXSports.com
• Qualifying: 11:20 a.m. ET, FS1, FOXSports.com

Sunday, April 28 (FS1 and streaming online)

• NASCAR RaceDay: 1 p.m. ET, FS1, FOXSports.com
• Würth 400: 2 p.m. ET,  FS1, FOXSports.com

NASCAR Dover past winners, race history

There are eight former Dover winners who will race on Sunday, including Jimmie Johnson – the winningest driver in Dover history with 11 victories. Martin Truex Jr. is the defending winner after taking home the checkered flag last May.

Truex (4), Kyle Busch (3) and Chase Elliott (2) join Johnson as the only other multi-time winners. The one-time winners include Brad Keselowski (2012), Kyle Larson (2019), Denny Hamlin (2020) and Alex Bowman (2021).

NASCAR playoff standings entering Dover

We’re 10 races into the 2024 season, which means there are still 16 races left in the regular season. But it’s never too soon to start thinking about the playoffs.

Seven different drivers have won a race this season, which leaves nine spots up for grabs in the 16-driver postseason field. Here’s how the top-25 of the playoff standings look entering Dover:

1. William Byron, 3 wins
2. Denny Hamlin, 2 wins
3. Kyle Larson, 1 win
4. Chase Elliott, 1 win
5. Tyler Reddick, 1 win
6. Christopher Bell, 1 win
7. Daniel Suarez, 1 win

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8. Martin Truex Jr., 344 points
9. Ryan Blaney, 302 points
10. Ty Gibbs, 296 points
11. Ross Chastain, 277 points
12. Alex Bowman, 261 points
13. Bubba Wallace, 257 points
14. Chase Briscoe, 256 points
15. Brad Keselowski, 254 points
16. Joey Logano, 245 points

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17. Chris Buescher, 245 points
18. Kyle Busch, 233 points
19. Austin Cindric, 192 points
20. Erik Jones, 181 points
21. Carson Hocevar, 172 points
22. John Hunter Nemechek, 164 points
23. Ryan Preece, 162 points
24. Todd Gilliland, 161 points
25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 160 points

NASCAR at Dover favorites, drivers to watch

Dover isn’t a place for Cinderella stories.

Unlike last week’s wild-card track of Talladega, the traditional contenders dominate at the Monster Mile. Dating back to 2009, 25 of the last 27 races at Dover were won by a championship-winning driver. The only exceptions were Hamlin and Bowman – two perennial playoff contenders.

Johnson’s numbers at Dover are historic – 11 wins, 27 top-10s, 3,113 laps led and a 9.7 average finish in 38 career starts. But this Sunday will be his first start at the track since 2020 – and his part-time return to NASCAR hasn’t been smooth sailing so far.

Among the full-time drivers, there are three standouts: Truex, Elliott and Larson. MTJ is the defending winner at his home track. Elliott won the year prior and has nine top-fives in 13 career starts. Larson leads all drivers with an 8.6 average finish.

Looking at last year’s race, Byron led a race-high 193 laps while finishing fourth. Chastain led 98 laps and finished second behind Truex for his second straight Dover top-five. Both Chevy drivers are worth watching heading into the weekend.