NASCAR’s race weekend at Dover Motor Speedway continues on Saturday with a full day of on-track action. Cup teams will practice and qualify in preparation for Sunday’s race at 2 p.m. ET on FS1. Last season, Kyle Busch started from the pole position after rain canceled qualifying, with Christopher Bell joining him on the front row. Additionally, Xfinity teams will be racing on Saturday, with defending winner Ryan Truex back in the lineup for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Dover Motor Speedway could provide the right opportunity for Martin Truex Jr. and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates to end their recent top-10 drought. In the Xfinity series, there are four drivers who have secured spots in the playoffs: Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, Sam Mayer, and Jesse Love. Love will be one of four drivers competing for the final Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus against Ryan Sieg, Anthony Alfredo, and Riley Herbst. Saturday also marks Corey Heim’s Cup debut, as he practices and qualifies in the No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota, replacing Erik Jones who sustained a back injury in a crash at Talladega. Heim will make his first Cup start on Sunday.
Riley Herbst expressed frustration, saying, “I just don’t understand. Am I not allowed to pass people on a green-white-checkered?”. The Saturday schedule at Dover Motor Speedway includes cup and Xfinity series practice and Cup qualifying in the morning, with the Xfinity Series race set for 1:30 p.m. under cloudy skies and a high of 57 degrees with a 2% chance of rain. All times are Eastern. The garage will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. for the Cup Series, with cup practice starting at 10:30 a.m. on FS1, followed by cup qualifying. The Xfinity Series race will start at 1:30 p.m. and cover 200 laps, 200 miles, broadcasted on FS1.