# 2024 Würth 400

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.

## Report
### Background

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.

#### Entry list

* (R) denotes rookie driver.
* (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
| No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
| 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford |
| 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford |
| 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford |
| 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford |
| 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
| 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet |
| 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford |
| 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart–Haas Racing | Ford |
| 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 43 | Corey Heim (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
| 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet |
| 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford |
| 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
| 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
| 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota |
| 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
| Official entry list ||||

## Practice

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).

### Practice results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 22.575 | 159.468 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 22.644 | 158.983 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.648 | 158.954 |
| Official practice results |||||||

## Qualifying

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).

### Qualifying results

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | R1 | R2 |
| 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.276 | 22.196 |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 22.069 | 22.229 |
| 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.107 | 22.293 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 22.134 | 22.328 |
| 5 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.253 | 22.400 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.174 | 22.448 |
| 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.169 | 22.544 |
| 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.155 | 22.629 |
| 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.164 | 22.636 |
| 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 22.250 | 22.758 |
| 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 22.217 | — |
| 12 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.288 | — |
| 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 22.218 | — |
| 14 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 22.300 | — |
| 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.289 | — |
| 16 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 22.325 | — |
| 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 22.291 | — |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 22.346 | — |
| 19 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 22.298 | — |
| 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.374 | — |
| 21 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.333 | — |
| 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 22.407 | — |
| 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 22.364 | — |
| 24 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 22.420 | — |
| 25 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.421 | — |
| 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 22.487 | — |
| 27 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 22.424 | — |
| 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 22.512 | — |
| 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 22.513 | — |
| 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 22.559 | — |
| 31 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 22.546 | — |
| 32 | 43 | Corey Heim (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 22.595 | — |
| 33 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 0.000 | — |
| 34 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 22.609 | — |
| 35 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 0.000 | — |
| 36 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 22.747 | — |
| 37 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 0.000 | — |
| Official qualifying results |||||||

## Race
### Race results
#### Stage Results

Stage One Laps: 120
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results ||||||
Stage Two Laps: 130
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 3 |
| 9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
| Official stage two results ||||||

### Final Stage Results

Stage Three Laps: 150
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
| 1 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 53 |
| 2 | 21 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 51 |
| 3 | 15 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 51 |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 42 |
| 5 | 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 40 |
| 6 | 5 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 31 |
| 7 | 2 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 40 |
| 8 | 9 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 400 | 41 |
| 9 | 14 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 28 |
| 10 | 19 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 400 | 27 |
| 11 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 400 | 38 |
| 12 | 22 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 25 |
| 13 | 10 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger (i) | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 0 |
| 14 | 12 | 4 | Josh Berry (R) | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 400 | 23 |
| 15 | 11 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 22 |
| 16 | 13 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 400 | 21 |
| 17 | 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 400 | 20 |
| 18 | 31 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 399 | 19 |
| 19 | 7 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 399 | 18 |
| 20 | 34 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 398 | 17 |
| 21 | 25 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 398 | 16 |
| 22 | 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 15 |
| 23 | 36 | 51 | Justin Haley | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 397 | 14 |
| 24 | 37 | 71 | Zane Smith (R) | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 397 | 13 |
| 25 | 32 | 43 | Corey Heim (i) | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 397 | 0 |
| 26 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 397 | 11 |
| 27 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 396 | 10 |
| 28 | 27 | 84 | Jimmie Johnson | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 395 | 9 |
| 29 | 35 | 15 | Kaz Grala (R) | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 394 | 8 |
| 30 | 24 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 383 | 7 |
| 31 | 30 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 379 | 6 |
| 32 | 16 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 329 | 6 |
| 33 | 3 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 329 | 13 |
| 34 | 33 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 328 | 3 |
| 35 | 17 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 320 | 5 |
| 36 | 8 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 285 | 1 |
| 37 | 28 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 66 | 1 |
| Official race results ||||||||

### Race statistics

* 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)

## Media
### Television

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 :
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | In-race analyst |
| Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer Color-commentator: Kevin Harvick | Jamie Little Regan Smith | Larry McReynolds |

### Radio

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 :
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Backstretch: Pat Patterson | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Wendy Venturini |

## Standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Kyle Larson | 410 |
| | 2 | Martin Truex Jr. | 395 (–15) |
| | 3 | Chase Elliott | 377 (–33) |
| 2 | 4 | Denny Hamlin | 361 (–49) |
| | 5 | Tyler Reddick | 354 (–56) |
| 2 | 6 | William Byron | 348 (–62) |
| | 7 | Ryan Blaney | 342 (–68) |
| | 8 | Ty Gibbs | 323 (–87) |
| 1 | 9 | Alex Bowman | 302 (–108) |
| 1 | 10 | Ross Chastain | 302 (–108) |
| 6 | 11 | Kyle Busch | 275 (–135) |
| | 12 | Chase Briscoe | 274 (–136) |
| 2 | 13 | Joey Logano | 266 (–144) |
| 2 | 14 | Chris Buescher | 265 (–145) |
| 4 | 15 | Bubba Wallace | 263 (–147) |
| 2 | 16 | Brad Keselowski | 261 (–149) |
| Official driver's standings ||||
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 406 |
| 2 | Toyota | 402 (–4) |
| 3 | Ford | 363 (–43) |