Between a misguided two-tire gamble and a handful of wrecks, the NASCAR Ford teams posted mixed results on Monday, May 1st in the rain-delayed Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway – and walked away disappointed while the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry of Martin Truex Jr. celebrated in Victory Lane.
Things started going south for The Blue Oval during Stage 1 of the race, when the No. 1 Chevy Camaro ZL1 of Ross Chastain made contact with the No. 15 NASCAR Ford Mustang of Brennan Poole, who is currently subbing for Cody Ware, who is currently suspended due to being arrested. Poole’s No. 15 Mustang spun, causing the No. 5 Camaro of Kyle Larson to slam into him.
“There’s nothing more that I could do in the situation. I haven’t really seen the replay, but it felt like I just got ran over really for no reason 80 laps into the race,” Poole said of Chastain after exiting his damaged Mustang race car. “Doesn’t make any sense to me. I guess that’s something he’s been known to do here recently. Probably needs to get his butt whooped.”
Meanwhile, the No. 22 NASCAR Ford of reigning Cup champion Joey Logano had a terrible day. After struggling with the handling of his race car, he lost control of the No. 22 Mustang on Lap 386, slamming the wall and catching fire.
“I don’t know,” Logano said. “There was fire, so something broke. Something broke a long time ago, like halfway through the race. We were slow and the car wouldn’t turn. Whatever it was, it finally broke.”
Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 12 NASCAR Ford, found himself in a good position to win on the restart caused by Logano’s No. 22 Mustang. Blaney’s team elected to put two tires on the No. 12 Mustang, putting him on the front row beside Truex’s No. 19 Camry, who also took two tires. However, Truex’s No. 19 Camry eventually got away from the No. 12 Mustang of Blaney, relegating him to a third place finish. Like Truex, Blaney had been winless since 2021 – although Blaney will have to find Victory Lane another day.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 400 | 68 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 2 | 14 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Jockey Chevrolet | 400 | 98 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 3 | 3 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Wabash Ford | 400 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 4 | 8 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 400 | 193 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 5 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office Toyota | 400 | 4 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 6 | 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 400 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 7 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | Ronald McDonald House Toyota | 400 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 8 | 4 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Wyndham Rewards Ford | 400 | 8 | Ford Mustang |
| 9 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fastenal Ford | 400 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 10 | 23 | 48 | Josh Berry(i) | Ally Chevrolet | 400 | 3 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 10 | 9 | Chase Elliott | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 400 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 12 | 28 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's Toyota | 400 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 13 | 24 | 54 | Ty Gibbs # | He Gets us Toyota | 399 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 14 | 27 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | FOE Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 9 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Kroger/Icy Hot Pro Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 11 | 43 | Erik Jones | Allegiant Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 30 | 41 | Ryan Preece | Mohawk Northeast Ford | 399 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 29 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Nutrien Ag Solutions Chevrolet | 399 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 19 | 12 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Hunt Brothers Pizza/Realtree Ford | 399 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 20 | 31 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 398 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 21 | 1 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Lenovo Chevrolet | 397 | 25 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 32 | 34 | Michael McDowell | A&W Root Beer Float Ford | 397 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 23 | 25 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 397 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 19 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Smithfield Ford | 397 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 25 | 35 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Speedy Cash Ford | 396 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 26 | 20 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Menards/Great Stuff Ford | 396 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 27 | 36 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 395 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 21 | 51 | JJ Yeley(i) | Biohaven/Jacob Co. Ford | 393 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 29 | 22 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Camden Medical Center Chevrolet | 381 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 30 | 6 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Mahindra Tractors Ford | 378 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 26 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 375 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 32 | 18 | 5 | Kyle Larson | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 359 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 34 | 15 | Brennan Poole(i) | Millennium Jet Card Ford | 79 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 34 | 33 | 42 | Noah Gragson # | Sunseeker Resort Chevrolet | 43 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 35 | 15 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Pitbull/Freeway Insurance Chevrolet | 35 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 16 | 77 | Ty Dillon | NationsGuard Chevrolet | 34 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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