Travel Tips: Dover International Speedway – Sept. 29-Oct. 1, 2017

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The third race in the 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs sees the stars heading to Dover International Speedway in Delaware for the Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil weekend, Friday through Sunday, Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Also on the schedule for the weekend: the Xfinity Series and the K&N Pro Series East.

On Thursday, Sept. 28, the NASCAR Hauler Parade begins at the Legislative Mall in downtown Dover at 5 p.m. ET. 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 race, the rock band The Struts will perform a free pre-race concert on the AAA Stage at Victory Plaza at 11:30 a.m. ET. Find a complete listing of weekend activities here.

Key on-track times:

Friday, Sept. 29 –
  • K&N Pro Series East practice – 8:30 a.m. ET
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 10 a.m.  ET
  • Xfinity Series practice – noon and 2:30 p.m. ET
  • K&N Pro Series East qualifying – 1:05 p.m. ET
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – 3:40 p.m. ET
  • K&N Pro Series East NFFF 125 presented by Carl Deputy and Son Builders – 5 p.m. ET
Saturday, Sept. 30 –
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET
  • Xfinity Series qualifying – 11:35 a.m. ET
  • Xfinity Series Use Your Melon. Drive Sober 200 – 2:45 p.m. ET
Sunday, Oct. 1 –
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Apache Warrior 400 presented by Lucas Oil – 2 p.m. ET
Find out more about the race and purchase tickets at www.doverspeedway.com.

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