The 2024 BetRivers 200 was the 10th stock car race of the

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, and the 43rd iteration of the

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. The race was held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at

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, a permanent asphalt oval shaped speedway. The race was originally scheduled to be contested over 200 laps, but was increased to 208 laps due to numerous

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attempts. In a wild race with carnage in the final stages,

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, driving for

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, would steal the win after taking the lead from

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on the final restart, and won the race after the caution came out on the final lap. This was Truex's second career

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win, his first of the season, and his second consecutive win at Dover.

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had dominated the majority of the race, winning the second stage and leading a race-high 95 laps. He pitted following a brief red flag for rain, and navigated through the field to finish 5th. To fill out the podium, Kvapil and

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, both driving for

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, would finish 2nd and 3rd, respectively. This was also the fourth and final race of the

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. Drivers who were eligible for the

were

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, and

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, since they were the highest finishing Xfinity Series regulars following the race at Talladega.

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was also eligible, due to winning the latest D4C race. Alfredo would claim the $100K bonus cash after finishing 9th, seven positions ahead of his closest competitor,

Report

Background

is an oval

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, Delaware, United States that has held at least two

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races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the

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. The track features one layout, a concrete

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, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by

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. 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

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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.

Practice

The first and only practice session was held on Friday, April 26, at 3:00 PM EST, and would last for 20 minutes. Brandon Jones, driving for

, would set the fastest time in the session, with a lap of 23.345, and a speed of .

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Friday, April 26, at 3:30 PM EST. Since

is a short track, the qualifying system used is a single-car, two-lap system with only one round. Drivers will be on track by themselves and will have two laps to post a qualifying time. Whoever sets the fastest time in that round will win the pole. Brandon Jones, driving for

, would score the pole for the race, with a lap of 22.950, and a speed of .

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was the only driver who failed to qualify.

Qualifying results

Race results

Stage 1 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 2 ''Laps: 45'' Stage 3 ''Laps: 118''

Standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings ;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 12 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

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