NASCAR Pre-Race: ESPN - 1:00pm/et

Television Race Coverage: ESPN, 2:00pm/et

In the Booth: Allen Bestwick, Dale Jarrett, Andy Petree
Pit Reporters: Dave Burns, Jamie Little, Dr. Jerry Punch, Vince Welch
NASCAR Countdown: Nicole Briscoe, Brad Daugherty, Rusty Wallace, Ray Evernham

FoxSports1's NASCAR Raceday Pre-Race Show: 10:00 am/et with John Roberts, Larry McReynolds, Kyle Petty and Kenny Wallace

Scheduled Race Re-Air Dates/Times:
Monday, September 30 at 1:30am/et on ESPN2

TV Listings, Links and Info:
Jayski's TV Listings Page
ESPN Network Schedules
FoxSports1 (FS1) TV Schedule
TV Racer
Armed Forces Network - Search NASCAR

Motor Racing Network (MRN) and SiriusXM Satellite NASCAR Channel 90

motorracingnetwork.com

MRN Live Streaming

MRN and AudioNow partner up: In a first for motor sports fans around the country, Motor Racing Network and AudioNow have jointly announced a new way to access live race broadcasts simply by dialing a number from any mobile device. Across the United States, race fans can dial 1-832-999-1717 and listen to MRN race-day broadcasts, interviews and analysis, and weekly programming such as "NASCAR Live" and "NASCAR USA." Upcoming broadcast includes the Budweiser Duel and the season-opening Daytona 500 for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Sunday, Feb. 24. The phone number incurs no extra charges and is the equivalent of making a mobile call. As data costs continue to rise on mobile devices and "unlimited voice plans" plummet, radio-by-voice stream is emerging as one of the most affordable pathways in the United States for listeners to use when they're away from their favorite station.(Motor Racing Network)(2-21-2013)
UPDATE: AudioNow announced new weekly content from the Motor Racing Network - providing access to live race broadcasts all season long simply by dialing a number from any telephone. Across the United States, race fans can now dial 1-832-999-1717 and listen to MRN race-day broadcasts, and catch in-depth interviews and analysis from the programs they missed. It's the equivalent of making a standard phone call and incurs no extra charges for mobile users. As data costs continue to rise on mobile devices and "unlimited voice plans" plummet, radio-by-voice streaming is an emerging, affordable pathway for fans to use when they're not in range of their favorite radio station.(AudioNow)(5-1-2013)

Practices:
Friday, September 27, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm/et, TV-FS1
Saturday, September 28, 11:00 - 11:55 am/et, TV-FS2

Happy Hour 'Final' practice: Saturday, September 28, 2:00 - 2:50pm/et, TV-FS2 same day delay at 12:00mid/et

Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-36, Friday, September 27 at 3:10 pm/et, TV-ESPN2, no re-air scheduled.

Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile oval
Track/Race Length: 1.0 concrete oval, 400 laps, 400 miles
Banking: turns: 24°; straights: 9°
Straights: Front stretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43 stalls, 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstand Seating: 135,000
Pit Road Speed: 35mph
Pace Car Speed: 45mph
Opened: 1969
Carry-In Items
Coolers: Allowed (14"x14"x14" limit).
Glass containers: Not allowed.
Alcoholic beverages: Beer allowed, no hard liquor or wine.
Cameras/binoculars: Allowed, must be worn separately.

Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshal: Diane Remy, executive vice president of products, services and distribution for AAA Mid-Atlantic
Command to start engines: Diane Remy
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Marke Dickinson, Ex VP of membership and insurance, and CMO of AAA Mid-Atlantic
Invocation: Pastor Dan Schafer, Calvary Assembly of God, Heightstown, NJ
Honor Guard: Dover Air Force Base Color Guard
National Anthem: Thompson Square
Flyover: B-25 Bomber, Rag Wings and Radials Aircraft Leasing

Track Websites:
doverspeedway.com
Dover International Speedway - Facebook
Dover International Speedway - Twitter
Dover Motorsports
Monster Racing

June 2013: see my Dover Race Info page

September 2012: see my Dover Race Info page

June 2013 Race Winner: #14-Tony Stewart, 123.172mph, started 22nd

September 2012 Race Winner: #2-Brad Keselowski, 125.076mph, started 10th

Race Speed Record: Mark Martin, 132.719, 9/17/1997

Slowest Race Record: Mark Martin, 97.042mph, 6/6/2004

Oldest Winner: Harry Gant, 52 years, 4 months, 21 days, 5/31/1992

Youngest Winner: Kyle Busch, 23 years, 0 month, 29 days, 6/1/2008

June 2013 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 157.978mph, finished 34th

September 2012 Pole Sitter: #11-Denny Hamlin, 159.299mph, finished 10th

Track Qualifying Record: Jeremy Mayfield, 161.522mph, 6/4/2004

Worst Starting Spot to Win: Kyle Petty, started 37th, 6/1995

Oldest Pole Winner: Mark Martin, 53 years, 4 months, and 24 days, 6/2/2012

Youngest Pole Winner: Jeff Gordon, 23 years, 10 months, 0 days, 6/04/1995

Top 12 Driver Ratings at Dover:
#48-Jimmie Johnson .......... 119.6
#20-Matt Kenseth .......... 107.3
#18-Kyle Busch .......... 105.6
#99-Carl Edwards .......... 102.9
#16-Greg Biffle .......... 101.4
#55-Mark Martin .......... 97.3
#78-Kurt Busch .......... 93.6
#24-Jeff Gordon .......... 92.7
#15-Clint Bowyer .......... 91.1
#56-Martin Truex Jr. .......... 89.9
#39-Ryan Newman .......... 88.4
#31-Jeff Burton .......... 86.4
For point-paying races in current and past eight years, at this track.
Formula combining the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish. Maximum: 150 points per race.(NASCAR)(9-24-2013)

Chase For The NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dover International Speedway:
· Dover International Speedway has been one of the 10 tracks of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup since the playoff's inception in 2004.
· Dover International Speedway hosted the second race of the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup from 2004 - 2010. 2011 marked the first season Dover has hosted the third race of the Chase.
· Three times the winner of the Dover International Speedway Chase race has gone on to win the championship. Twice when Dover was the second Chase race: Jimmie Johnson (2009, 2010); and also when it has hosted the third Chase race: Brad Keselowski (2012).
· Jimmie Johnson has won the most Chase races (three) at Dover International Speedway: 2005, 2009 and 2010.
· The worst finish by the eventual champion at Dover International Speedway was Tony Stewart in 2011 (25th).
· Chase Contenders have won eight of the nine Chase races at Dover International Speedway. The only Chase race not won by a Chase Contender at Dover was the 2006 event won by Jeff Burton.
· Chase Contenders have won eight of the nine Coors Light poles for the Chase races at Dover. The only Coors Light pole not won by Chase Contender during a Chase event at Dover was 2011 when Martin Truex Jr. won the pole.
· Nine of the 2013 Chase Contenders are former NASCAR Sprint Cup race winners at Dover International Speedway: Jimmie Johnson (7), Jeff Gordon (4), Ryan Newman (3), Greg Biffle (2), Matt Kenseth (2), Kyle Busch (2), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (1), Carl Edwards (1) and Kurt Busch (1).
· Chevrolet leads the series in Chase wins at Dover International Speedway with four followed by Dodge with three and Ford with two.
· Three times drivers have won the first two races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup: Greg Biffle (2008), Tony Stewart (2011) and Matt Kenseth (2013). Biffle went on to finish third in the final 2008 Chase standings; Stewart won the 2011 championship.(NASCAR)(9-28-2013)

Kenseth Pursues Chase History In Dover: Matt Kenseth quietly is in pursuit of Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup history. Okay - maybe not so quietly. Winning the opening two races of the 2013 Chase qualifies as making some noise; a lot of noise. A victory in Sunday's AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway will give Kenseth title to the Chase's first opening "triple." Others have tried and failed: Greg Biffle in 2008 and Tony Stewart in 2011. Biffle's streak ended in Kansas, where he finished third. Stewart, despite finishing 25th at Dover, went on to win his third championship. Kenseth twice has won at the "Monster Mile," most recently in the spring of 2011. He's led four of the past five races and logged eight top-five finishes from 2008 through spring of 2012.
That was then - with Roush Fenway Racing, in whose Fords Kenseth won the 2003 NASCAR Sprint Cup champion - and this is now. Kenseth's first trip to Dover in the #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota was a tease. He qualified fourth and led 29 laps before being relegated to a 40th-place finish by engine failure. Kenseth's New Hampshire victory was his seventh of the season extending a record campaign. His previous best season was 2002 in which Kenseth won five times. JGR teammate Denny Hamlin is the most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup driver to win eight times in a season (2010). To reach that number Kenseth will have to keep the pressure on JGR partner Kyle Busch, who just as easily could be the driver on the long end of a two-race Chase winning streak. Busch chased Kenseth to the checkered flag at Chicagoland and again in New Hampshire and stands second in the standings, 14 points off the lead.
Busch obviously has the fire power to end his teammate's streak - especially at Dover, where he likewise has won twice, finished fourth in June and led 302 laps of last September's AAA 400. Right now, second place is just fine with Busch, who has more than made up for failing to qualify for last year's Chase with his best-ever postseason start. "I've said it for years, if I could finish second in every single Chase race, I'd take it and win a championship - than to win just one Chase race," he said. "It's all about the prize at the end, and I think this team is really focused on that."(NASCAR)(9-28-2013)

Dover International Speedway News & Notes - Friday - poles:
· David Pearson won the inaugural Coors Light pole at Dover in 1969 with a speed of 130.430 mph.
· 36 drivers have Coors Light poles at Dover, led by David Pearson with six. Mark Martin leads all active drivers in poles, with five, followed by Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman with four each.
· Nine drivers have won consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover. David Pearson holds the record for most consecutive poles at Dover with three; from 1973 to the spring race of 1974.
· Four active drivers have posted consecutive Coors Light poles at Dover: Mark Martin (fall 1988 and spring 1989), Bobby Labonte (fall 1996 and spring 1997), Ryan Newman (fall 2005 and spring 2006), and Denny Hamlin (fall 2012 and spring 2013).
· 13 of the 87 (14.9%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the Coors Light pole; the two most recent were Jimmie Johnson in 2009 and 2010.
· The second-place starting position is the most proficient starting position in the field, producing more winners (15) than any other starting position at Dover International Speedway.
· 28 of the 87 (32.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from the front row: 13 from the pole and 15 from second-place.
· 68 of the 87 (78.1%) NASCAR Sprint Cup races at Dover have been won from a top-10 starting position.
· Five of the 87 (5.7%) NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover have been won from a starting position outside the top 20 - most recently: Tony Stewart, spring 2013 (22nd-place starting position).
· The deepest in the field that a race winner has started at Dover was 37th, by Kyle Petty in the spring of 1995. · Qualifying has been cancelled due to weather conditions in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway five times: fall of 1984, spring of 2001, fall of 2003, spring of 2005 and spring of 2011.(NASCAR)(9-27-2013)

Dover International Speedway News & Notes - Thursday:
· 34 different drivers have won at Dover International Speedway, led by Richard Petty, Bobby Allison and Jimmie Johnson with seven wins each.
· 12 drivers have posted consecutive wins at Dover International Speedway, including three consecutive by David Pearson (fall 1972 and 1973 sweep), Rusty Wallace (fall 1993 and 1994 sweep) and Jeff Gordon (fall 1995 and 1996 sweep).
· Hendrick Motorsports has the most wins at Dover in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with 14: Jimmie Johnson (seven), Jeff Gordon (four), Geoff Bodine (one), Ken Schrader (one) and Ricky Rudd (one).
· Nine different manufacturers have won in the NSCS at Dover; led by Chevrolet with 33 victories; followed by Ford with 25.
· Mark Martin leads the series in runner-up finishes at Dover with eight; followed by Dale Earnhardt with five.
· Jeff Burton competed at Dover International Speedway 25 times before winning in the fall of 2006; the longest span of any the 16 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners.
· Among the 16 active NSCS Dover winners Jeff Burton (25), Kurt Busch (22), Mark Martin (22), Matt Kenseth (14), Bobby Labonte (13) and Ken Schrader (12) all made 10 or more attempts before their first win.
· One active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver has posted his first career win at Dover International Speedway: Martin Truex Jr. (6/4/07).
· Since the advent of electronic scoring the closest margin of victory (MOV) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover International Speedway was the September 25, 2005 race won by Jimmie Johnson over Kyle Busch with a MOV of 0.08 second.
· There has been one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race resulting with a green-white-checkered finish at Dover International Speedway (Scheduled No. of Laps/Actual No. of Laps): fall of 2005 (400/404).(NASCAR)(9-26-2013)

Dover International Speedway News & Notes - Wednesday:
· Mark Martin leads the series in top-five finishes at Dover with 24; followed by Dale Earnhardt with 19.
· Mark Martin leads the series in top-10 finishes at Dover with 33; followed by Richard Petty and Ricky Rudd with 26 each.
· Ryan Newman leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average starting position at Dover with a 9.304.
· Carl Edwards leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in average finishing position at Dover with an 8.611; Jimmie Johnson (9.000) is the only other active driver with an average finish in the top 10.
· 15 of the 16 active NASCAR Sprint Cup Series winners at Dover International Speedway participated in at least one or more races before visiting Victory Lane. Jimmie Johnson won at Dover in his first two appearances.
· Joe Nemechek leads the series among active drivers with the most NASCAR Sprint Cup Series starts at Dover without visiting Victory Lane at 38; followed by Kevin Harvick with 25.
· Not one of the 87 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway has been shortened due to weather conditions.
· Four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series active drivers have made their first career start at Dover International Speedway: Bobby Labonte (6/3/91), Matt Kenseth (9/20/98), Kurt Busch (9/24/00) and David Ragan (9/24/06).
· Two active drivers have posted their first career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coors Light pole at Dover International Speedway: Matt Kenseth (06/02/02) and Michael Waltrip (6/3/1991).
· Jimmie Johnson leads all active drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in laps led at Dover with 2,461 laps led in 23 starts.
· Two female drivers have competed at Dover International Speedway in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Janet Guthrie and Danica Patrick.
(NASCAR)(9-25-2013)

Dover International Speedway News & Notes - Tuesday:
• The official opening of Dover International Speedway, then called Dover Downs International Speedway, was in 1969.
• The first NASCAR Sprint Cup race was held on July 6, 1969 - won by Richard Petty.
• The first two races at Dover were 300 miles. The race length was changed to 500 miles in 1971.
• The track surface was changed to concrete in 1995.
• The race length was changed to 400 miles beginning with the second race in 1997.
• The track name was changed to Dover International Speedway in 2002.
• There have been 87 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Dover International Speedway, one race in 1969 and 1970, two races per year since 1971.
• 373 drivers have competed in at least one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway; 270 in more than one.
• Ricky Rudd leads the series in starts at Dover with 56. Mark Martin leads all active drivers with 54 starts; followed by Terry Labonte with 52. (NASCAR)(9-24-2013)

For news, stats, records and more about this race track, see: Jayski's Dover International Speedway Track News/Rumors/Links page

Johnson wins Dover: #48-Jimmie Johnson won the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway for his 5th win of 2013, 8th win at Dover (a new track record) and 65th career win.
#88-Earnhardt Jr., the pole sitter, finished 2nd followed by #22-Logano, #24-Gordon, #18-Busch, #29-Harvick, #20-Kenseth, #39-Newman, 16-Biffle and #15-Bowyer
The top 10 finishers were all Chase drivers. #5-Kahne finished 13th with a sour engine, #78-Busch finished 21st after having to make an unscheduled pit stop for a loose wheel and the worst finishing Chase driver was #99-Edwards who had rear hub go bad late in the race and finished 35th.
There were 19 lead changes among 8 drivers and 4 cautions for 21 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 130.909mph. NASCAR no longer announces the track attendance.
See unofficial race results, awards, money won, laps led, cautions and more on the Unofficial Dover Race Results page (pdf) and check out the Dover Penalty Report (pdf).(9-29-2013)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Dover Official Race & Points Report (pdf)(9-30-2013)

Race Fast Facts - Dover:
#48-Jimmie Johnson won the 44th Annual AAA 400, his 65th victory in 428 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his fifth victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2013.
This is his eighth victory and 17th top-10 finish in 24 races at Dover International Speedway.
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. (second) posted his 10th top-10 finish in 28 races at Dover International Speedway. It is his 16th top-10 finish in 2013.
#22-Joey Logano (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in ten races at Dover International Speedway.
#17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (17th) was the highest finishing rookie.
#20-Matt Kenseth leads the point standings by 8 points over #48-Jimmie Johnson.(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(9-29-2013)

Where did the 2013 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers finish at Dover:
[listed by driver points position before the race (start pos)]
1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 7th (2)
2) #18-Kyle Busch, 5th (14)
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson, WON (8)
4) #99-Carl Edwards, 35th (4)
5) #16-Greg Biffle, 9th(19)BR> 6) #29-Kevin Harvick, 6th (12)
7) #78-Kurt Busch, 21st (9)
8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 4th (16)
9) #39-Ryan Newman, 8th (3)
10) #15-Clint Bowyer, 10th (23)
11) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2nd (1)
12) #22-Joey Logano, 3rd (11)
13) #5-Kasey Kahne, 13th (20)
(9-29-2013)

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Chase Championship Points Standings:
[after Dover, race 29 of 36]
1) #20-Matt Kenseth [7 wins], 2149
2) #48-Jimmie Johnson [5 wins], 2141, -8
3) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 2137, -12
4) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 2110, -39
5) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2110, -39
6) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 2108, -41
7) #39-Ryan Newman, 2101, -48
8) #15-Clint Bowyer, 2098, -51
9) #78-Kurt Busch, 2094, -55
10) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2092, -57
11) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 2084, -65
12) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 2083, -66
13) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 2071, -78
See unofficial drivers championship points standings on the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings (pdf).
See the unofficial owner points standings on the Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(9-29-2013)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the Dover Official Race & Points Report (pdf)(9-30-2013)

UNOFFICIAL 2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings without Chase:
[after Dover, race 29 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X) [5 wins], 970
2) #20-Matt Kenseth(X) [7 wins], 941, -29
3) #18-Kyle Busch(X) [4 wins], 936, -34
4) #29-Kevin Harvick(X) [2 wins], 932, -38
5) #99-Carl Edwards(X) [2 wins], 920, -50
6) #15-Clint Bowyer(X), 877, -93
7) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 873, -97
8) #16-Greg Biffle(X) [1 win], 864, -106
9) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 860, -110
10) #78-Kurt Busch(X), 856, -114
11) #39-Ryan Newman(X), 842, -128
12) #22-Joey Logano(X) [1 win], 831, -139
13) #1-Jamie McMurray, 819, -151
14) #5-Kasey Kahne(X), 810, -160
15) #2-Brad Keselowski, 799, -171
(X) = a Chase driver.
(9-29-2013)

Lucky Dogs - Who got a lap back on each caution at Dover: (and their finish)
Caution 1: #83-Reutimann, 28th
Caution 2: #31-Burton, 14th
Caution 3: #31-Burton(2), 14th
Caution 4: #55-Vickers, 12th
(9-29-2013)

Race Coverage of the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, September 29, 2013.
Television (TV): ESPN at 2:00 pm/et; Pre-Race show at 1:00 pm/et; green flag approx. 2:15pm/et
Radio: Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius XM Satellite NASCAR Radio 90
Scheduled Race Re-Airs: ESPN2, Monday, September 30 at 1:30am/et

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway have been made.
Pole sitter #88-Earnhardt Jr. chose pit stall 1 [as do most pole sitters].
Outside pole sitter #20-Kenseth took pit stall 43, the final pit stall.
#39-Newman, who starts 3rd took the 10th pit stall, the 1st stall with an opening in front of it.
The 43rd and final pit stall was taken by #20-Kenseth, who starts 2nd.
To see where the drivers/teams pit stall is, see the pit selection chart on the Pit Stall Selection chart.(9-28-2013)

Links to results, practices, qualifying PDF's: (will be added as available)
Official Race & Points Report
Unofficial Race Results
Unofficial Drivers Points
Unofficial Owners Points
Penalty Report
Happy Hour Practice Speeds
Practice 2 Speeds
Pitstalls
Starting Lineup
Qualifying Results
Practice 1 Speeds
Qualifying Order
Entry List

NASCAR Green-White-Checkered Race Procedure: NASCAR allows a maximum of three restart attempts prior to the White Flag under NASCAR's Green-White-Checkered flag finish. If the leader has taken the White Flag and the caution flag is displayed, the field is frozen and the race will not be restarted. Previously, there was only one restart attempt. The procedure applies to all three national series. See rule and notes on the Green-White-Checker rule page.

Wave-around rule: The wave-around rule dictates that cars under penalty at the time of the caution are ineligible for the wave around.

See Jayski's - 2013 Sprint Cup Race Results Page for pole winner, race winner with speed and starting/finishing position, links to race results, drivers & owners points, pit stall selections, qualifying results/starting lineup and practice speeds as well as link to race track and race information page for each race

Happy Hour practice for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 50 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#2-Keselowski 156.338
#48-Johnson 156.182
#20-Kenseth 155.986
#39-Newman 155.837
#88-Earnhardt Jr. 155.757
slowest: #40-Raines 148.148 and #87-Nemechek 148.399
no speed listed: #98-McDowell and #35-Wise
notes: Happy Hour practice is scheduled for 2:00 - 2:50pm/et and is scheduled to be televised at 12midnight/et on FS2, same day delay, it is not being televised live. See fastest speeds, number of laps run, some 10-lap averages on the Dover Happy Hour Practice Speeds page (pdf).(9-28-2013)

1st Saturday practice for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is over, after 55 scheduled minutes, the top five, slowest and notes:
#5-Kahne 157.288
#88-Earnhardt Jr. 157.075
#24-Gordon 156.774
#78-Busch 156.549
#20-Kenseth 156.501
slowest: #87-Nemechek 148.613 & #40-Raines 149.526
notes: the practice was televised on FoxSports2. Happy Hour practice is scheduled for 2:00 - 2:50pm/et and is scheduled to be televised at 12midnight/et on FS2. See fastest speeds, number of laps run, some 10-lap averages on the Dover Friday Practice Speeds page (pdf).(9-28-2013)

#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. wins Dover pole: #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the pole for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway with TRACK RECORD speed of 161.849mph for his 2nd pole of 2013 and 13th of his career. Earnhardt Jr. has never won a Cup race from the pole.
#20-Kenseth is on the outside pole, followed by #39-Newman, #43-Almirola, #99-Edwards, #2-Keselowsi, #1-McMurray, #48-Johnson, #78-Busch and #56-Truex Jr.
Since only 43 cars were entered, no one missed the race.
See the starting lineup, qualifying results, pole progression, pdf links on the Dover Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page.(9-27-2013)

Qualifying Fast Facts - Dover:
#88-Dale Earnhardt Jr. won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 44th Annual AAA 400 with a lap of 22.243 seconds, 161.849 mph.
This is his 13th pole in 498 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and seventh top-10 start in 2013.
This is his first pole in 28 races at Dover International Speedway.
#20-Matt Kenseth (second) posted his 20th top-10 start of 2013 and his 10th in 30 races at Dover International Speedway.
#39-Ryan Newman (third) posted his 16th top-10 start at Dover International Speedway. It is his 12th in 29 races this season.
#17-Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (15th) was the fastest qualifying rookie. (NASCAR Statistics)(9-27-2013)

Coverage of Qualifying for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is scheduled for Friday, September 27, 2013 at 3:10pm/et.
Television (TV): ESPN2, 3:00pm/et
Radio: Live online at Motor Racing Network (MRN)
Scheduled Qualifying Re-Air: none

Qualifying Order for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is posted. 43 cars/drivers are listed.
The first of the drivers scheduled to go out is #98-McDowell.
The final driver scheduled to go out is #22-Logano.
Qualifying order is set by a random draw, held about an hour before the first practice.
See the full qualifying order on the Dover Qualifying Page.(9-27-2013)

Entry List for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway is posted, 43 teams/drivers [for 43 spots] are listed, including: #30-Whitt, #32-Hill, #51-Ryan Truex, #40-Raines, #33-Cassill, #47-Allmendinger, #95-Sorenson. With 43 cars entered, everyone will make the race.
See the full entry list at my Jayski's Dover Entry List

For the 2013 qualifying rules and format, see my Qualifying Rules page

How to Calculate Track Speeds: use the formula Speed = Distance divided by Time. Distance is Track Length, and Lap Time into Hours. Once hour is 3600 seconds, so the calculation for a 48 second lap at Daytona(2.5 miles) would be: Speed = 2.5 x (3600/48), = 2.5 x 75 = 187.500mph. For a 19 second lap at Bristol(.533 miles): Speed = .533 x (3600/19), = .533 x 189.474 = a speed of 100.990mph

2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings:
[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36]
1) #20-Matt Kenseth [7 wins], 2111
2) #18-Kyle Busch [4 wins], 2097, -14
3) #48-Jimmie Johnson [4 wins], 2093, -18
4) #99-Carl Edwards [2 wins], 2075, -36
5) #16-Greg Biffle [1 win], 2073, -38
6) #29-Kevin Harvick [2 wins], 2072, -39
7) #78-Kurt Busch, 2071, -40
8) #24-Jeff Gordon, 2069, -42
9) #39-Ryan Newman [1 win], 2064, -47
10) #15-Clint Bowyer, 2063, -48
11) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2049, -62
12) #22-Joey Logano [1 win], 2042, -69
13) #5-Kasey Kahne [2 wins], 2040, -71
See unofficial drivers championship points standings on the Unofficial Drivers Points Standings (pdf).
See the unofficial owner points standings on the Unofficial Owners Points Standings page (pdf).(9-22-2013)
See OFFICIAL race results & points standings on the New Hampshire Official Race & Points Report (pdf)(9-23-2013)

UNOFFICIAL 2013 Sprint Cup Driver Championship Points Standings without Chase:
[after New Hampshire, race 28 of 36]
1) #48-Jimmie Johnson(X) [4 wins], 922
2) #99-Carl Edwards(X) [2 wins], 911, -11
3) #20-Matt Kenseth(X) [7 wins], 903, -19
4) #18-Kyle Busch(X) [4 wins], 896, -26
5) #29-Kevin Harvick(X) [2 wins], 894, -28
6) #15-Clint Bowyer(X), 842, -80
7) #78-Kurt Busch(X), 833, -89
8) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr.(X), 830, -92
9) #16-Greg Biffle(X) [1 win], 829, -93
10) #24-Jeff Gordon(X), 820, -102
11) #39-Ryan Newman(X), 805, -117
12) #2-Brad Keselowski, 792, -130
13) #22-Joey Logano(X) [1 win], 790, -132
14) #1-Jamie McMurray, 786, -136
15) #5-Kasey Kahne(X), 779, -143
16) #56-Martin Truex, Jr., 752, -170
17) #27-Paul Menard, 742, -180
(X) = a Chase driver.
(9-22-2013)

Chassis selections for this weeks race: see the list of many teams [that report or post them] and what chassis were selected by the team to run in the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway:

Tire: Goodyear Eagle Speedway Radials:

Set limits: Sprint Cup: 5 sets for practice/qualifying and 10 sets for the race;
Nationwide: 7 sets for the event

Number of Tires:
Sprint Cup: Left-side -- 1,250, Right-side -- 1,250;
Nationwide: Left-side - 550, Right-side - 550

Tire Codes: Left-side -- D-4556; Right-side -- D-4440

Tire Circumference: Left-side -- 87.4 in. (2,220 mm); Right-side -- 88.4 in. (2,246 mm)

Technical Inspection Inflation:
Left Front -- 30 psi; Left Rear -- 30 psi;
Right Front -- 50 psi; Right Rear -- 47 psi

Minimum Recommended Inflation:
Left Front -- 23 psi; Left Rear -- 21 psi;
Right Front -- 49 psi; Right Rear -- 45 psi

Notes: Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same combination of left- and right-side tires at Dover . . . this is the same combination that Sprint Cup and Nationwide teams ran at Dover this past June and twice last season . . . these teams also ran this same tire set-up at Kentucky in 2013 . . . Dover is unique among NASCAR ovals one mile or less in length, in that inner liners are required in all four tire positions . . . air pressure in those inner liners should be 12-25 psi greater than that of the outer tire.