DOVER, Del. (AP) — Speedway Motorsports has reached an agreement to acquire Dover Motorsports. The sale ends the NASCAR track in Delaware's run as one of the last independent operators in the sport. Dover Motorsports owned both Dover International Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, Tennessee. Dover ran its first Cup race in 1969 and was the site of two NASCAR weekends each season starting in 1971. One of the […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Dover International Speedway is offering the chance to drive around its “Monster Mile” to people who get vaccinated against COVID-19 at the racetrack later this month. Events will be held on Oct. 16 and 17. Up to 800 drivers and their passengers will be able to take two laps around the track in their own vehicles behind a pace car. Moderna, Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Students in one Delaware school district will switch to virtual classes for two days next month during the Firefly Music Festival. WDEL-FM reports that Capital School District Superintendent Dr. Vilicia Cade announced this week that classes will be held virtually on Sept. 23 and 24 during the four-day festival at the Dover International Speedway’s Woodlands. Cade says a bus contractor decided to not offer services in […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Austin Cindric dominated late at Dover International Speedway and won his third Xfinity Series race of the season. Cindric led the final 51 laps and won his 11th career race in the series. Josh Berry was second and Justin Allgaier was third. Cindric stood in the window and pumped his fists toward thousands of fans who turned out at Dover a year after they were prevented […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Alex Bowman won the the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway to led Hendrick Motorsports to a 1-2-3-4 finish. Kyle Larson was second, Chase Elliott third and William Byron fourth. Bowman led the final 98 laps. Larson led a race-high 263 laps. Hendrick Motorsports is the first team to finish 1-2-3-4 since Jack Roush in 2005. HMS led 382 of the 400 laps at […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The state of Delaware has begun its largest coronavirus vaccination event to date. The News Journal reports that the inoculation effort kicked off Sunday at Dover International Speedway. The six-day drive-thru clinic represents a possible blueprint for future vaccine distribution. And it will have the capacity to vaccinate 3,000 people a day. The event is being operated by the state government in conjunction with the Federal […]
