Dover Cup Results

A slow pit stop for four tires late in the race appeared to be the unmaking of the No. 48 team. Jimmie Johnson restarted the Autism Speaks 400 ninth on lap 368 and with only a few laps laps he needed to pass a lot of cars. He slipped past David Stremme when that driver crashed and then had to sweat out four more laps under caution—watching precious time slip away.

Once the green waved again on lap 375, he steadily climbed toward the lead and passed Tony Stewart on the high side with only three laps remaining.

Finishing second, Stewart took the point lead from Jeff Gordon, who had a miserable day and fell two laps off the pace to finish 26th.

At the beginning of the week, we said Roush-Fenway would be strong. Greg Biffle finished third with Matt Kenseth on his back bumper. Biffle and Carl Edwards got to banging in the middle stages of the race, but the No. 99 was able to hold onto a top-10 finish in seventh. Jamie McMurray also finished on the lead lap in 14th.

Joey Logano kept his streak of top-15s alive at three with a 15th. That was also his fifth straight top-20.

Results, with career avg. finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Laps Led	Status	Avg Fin
1	8	Jimmie Johnson	400	298	Running	10.40
2	31	Tony Stewart	400	6	Running	11.67
3	5	Greg Biffle	400	41	Running	10.64
4	14	Matt Kenseth	400	7	Running	13.62
5	19	Kurt Busch	400		Running	20.50
6	2	Kasey Kahne	400		Running	24.09
7	13	Carl Edwards	400	12	Running	7.60
8	11	Ryan Newman	400		Running	10.33
9	17	Casey Mears	400		Running	20.38
10	28	Mark Martin	400	1	Running	12.70
11	25	Clint Bowyer	400		Running	14.29
12	22	Dale Earnhardt Jr	400		Running	17.05
13	12	Sam Hornish Jr	400		Running	24.33
14	18	Jamie McMurray	400		Running	16.00
15	21	Joey Logano	400		Running	15.00
16	32	Jeff Burton	400		Running	16.32
17	35	Kevin Harvick	400		Running	18.35
18	1	David Reutimann	400	25	Running	20.00
19	4	Reed Sorenson	400	4	Running	23.14
20	20	Marcos Ambrose	400		Running	26.00
21	15	Martin Truex Jr	399		Running	12.71
22	33	Regan Smith	399		Running	26.67
23	6	Kyle Busch	399		Running	15.33
24	26	David Ragan	399		Running	23.00
25	9	Brian Vickers	399		Running	21.55
26	42	Jeff Gordon	398		Running	12.36
27	10	Elliott Sadler	398	2	Running	21.38
28	27	Bobby Labonte	397		Running	16.76
29	7	A J Allmendinger	396		Running	31.60
30	3	Juan Montoya	395	3	Running	24.40
31	30	David Stremme	370		Accident	33.00
32	36	Paul Menard	363		Running	24.00
33	40	Robby Gordon	282		Accident	23.88
34	41	John Andretti	253		Accident	25.64
35	29	Michael Waltrip	250		Engine	21.43
36	16	Denny Hamlin	232		Accident	25.57
37	23	Scott Speed	118		Engine	37.00
38	38	Joe Nemechek	67		Drive Shaft	25.00
39	39	Dave Blaney	66		Transmission	25.44
40	37	Mike Bliss	56		Electrical	33.20
41	34	Mike Skinner	51		Engine	22.25
42	43	Tony Raines	42		Accident	31.79
43	24	David Gilliland	38	1	Power Steering	26.33
44		Brad Keselowski	0		DNQ
45		Max Papis	0		DNQ
46		Derrike Cope	0		DNQ	25.04
47		David Starr	0		DNQ

IRL: Milwaukee Results

Scott Dixon improved last year's Milwaukee result by only one position, but it was the one that counted. In this race last year, he finished second, but he was not going to be denied in 2009. He took the lead from Ryan Briscoe on lap 201 and then scooted out to a 2.13 second lead; Briscoe held on for second.

If you chose to do this one by the number, it was an uneven day. Tony Kanaan entered the weekend with the best average finish during the last five Milwaukee races, but he crashed early on lap 12 and finished 20th. On the other hand, Dario Franchitti had the second best average finish during that span and he managed to finish third.

Graham Rahal and Danica Patrick rounded out the top five.

Results, with career avg. finish

Finish	Start	Driver	Laps	Status	Avg Fin
1	4	Scott Dixon	225	Running	6.00
2	1	Ryan Briscoe	225	Running	7.00
3	8	Dario Franchitti	225	Running	2.80
4	2	Graham Rahal	225	Running	14.50
5	7	Danica Patrick	225	Running	9.00
6	9	Raphael Matos	225	Running	6.00
7	13	Marco Andretti	225	Running	12.00
8	6	Hideki Mutoh	224	Running	10.00
9	5	Mario Moraes	224	Running	16.00
10	14	Dan Wheldon	224	Running	8.00
11	20	Helio Castroneves	222	Running	12.33
12	18	Ryan Hunter-Reay	222	Running	13.50
13	10	Tomas Scheckter	222	Running	11.40
14	12	Robert Doornbos	220	Running	14.00
15	15	Justin Wilson	219	Running	11.00
16	19	Ed Carpenter	219	Running	13.67
17	16	Paul Tracy	219	Running	17.00
18	17	E J Viso	175	Mechanical	13.00
19	11	Mike Conway	55	Mechanical	20.00
20	3	Tony Kanaan	12	Accident	5.50
21	21	Stanton Barrett	0	DNQ

Johnson wins Dover thriller

Jimmie Johnson restarted the Autism Speaks 400 eighth on lap 375 and rapidly charged through the field. In the final laps, he passed Tony Stewart on the high side to win a race he dominated most of the afternoon.

Our View: While most of the race was a "snoozer," along with Greg Biffle, there was a spirited battle at the end.

IRL: Dixon wins Milwaukee

Scott Dixon scooted past Ryan Briscoe on lap 201 and then stretched his advantage to 2.13 seconds before the end of the ABC Supply 225, according to IndyCar.com.

Our View: Briscoe held onto second, while Dario Franchitti and Graham Rahal finished third and fourth respectively.

Gordon, Andretti to the back

Jeff Gordon (with a backup car) and John Andretti (transmission) will drop to the back of the field to start the Autism Speaks 400.

Our View: This won't matter a bit. Gordon was scheduled to start 42nd after crashing in qualification and Andretti qualified 41st.

Earnhardt, McGrew unite early

Lance McGrew will be on top of Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s pit box one week early, according to ESPN.com, since Brad Keselowski failed to qualify for Sunday's Autism Speaks 400. Brian Whitesell will actually be making the setup calls, however, according to a tweet from @BobPockrass.

Our View: This allows Earnhardt and McGrew to start developing chemistry. That will pay dividends in the next couple of weeks, but fantasy owners shouldn't think about starting him at Dover. Once they have a full race under their belt, however, Earnhardt should be watched in Pocono prelims.

Weather or not?

A brief rain shower moved through, but has given way to bright blue skies, according to a tweet from @NASCARSays—the official news site of NASCAR PR.

Our View: Let's hope the sun stays out. Another rainy week would play havoc with your fantasy roster.

Trucks: Scott follows Loop Data

One of the biggest tools we use at FantasyRacingGames.com is the loop data report. Apparently Brian Scott does as well.

Competition caution coming

After last night's tire killing Camping World Truck Series race, NASCAR has decided to throw a competition caution at lap 30 of the Cup race, according to a tweet from @BobPockrass.

Our View: We can't remember the last time they had to do this during all three races during the weekend. Dover has been concrete for a long while, but for some reason it is not taking to the current tire compound. As with Nationwide, this will allow teams to make a final adjustment - and expect Jeff Gordon to jump up 10 - 15 spots during it.

Dover pit stall selections

The pit stall selections have been published at Jayski.com.

Our View: As expected, David Reutimann has the first stall at the turn one end of pit road. Jimmie Johnson took the last stall in turn four and it will be interesting to see if this provides a benefit.