Travel Tips: Dover International Speedway – Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2016

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Race No. 3 in the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup sees the stars heading to Dover International Speedway in Delaware for the Citizen Soldier 400 weekend, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 30-Oct. 2. Also on the schedule for the weekend: the Xfinity Series and the K&N Pro Series East.

On Thursday, Sept. 29, the NASCAR Hauler Parade begins at the Legislative Mall in downtown Dover at 5 p.m. ET. Sprint Cup Series haulers will make their way through downtown Dover and end at the track at approximately 5:45 p.m. ET. Click here to find out more about the event.

Prior to Sunday’s Citizen Solider 400, country star Easton Corbin will perform a free pre-race concert on the Victory Plaza stage at 11 a.m. ET. Corbin will also perform the National Anthem before the race.

Key on-track times:

Friday, Sept. 30 –
  • K&N Pro Series East practice – 8 and 9:10 a.m. ET
  • Sprint Cup Series practice – 10 a.m.  ET
  • Xfinity Series practice – 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET
  • K&N Pro Series East qualifying – 12:35 p.m. ET
  • Sprint Cup Series qualifying – 3:40 p.m. ET
  • K&N Pro Series East race – 5 p.m. ET
Saturday, Oct. 1 –
  • Sprint Cup Series practice – 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ET
  • Xfinity Series qualifying – 11:45 a.m. ET
  • Xfinity Series Drive Sober 200 – 3 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 2 –
  • Sprint Cup Series Citizen Soldier 400 – 2 p.m. ET
Find out more about the race and purchase tickets at http://www.doverspeedway.com/.


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