Travel Tips: Dover International Speedway – May 3-6, 2018

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The first race weekend at Dover International Speedway for the 2018 NASCAR season is the AAA 400 weekend, Thursday through Sunday, May 3-6. All three of NASCAR’s top-tier series – Monster Energy NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series – will be in action at “the Monster Mile” in Delaware.

On Friday, there will be a free Camping World Truck Series autograph session in the FanZone at 11 a.m. ET. Be sure to get your wristbands, which will be handed out beginning at 10 a.m. ET at the Delaware Office of Highway Safety Booth in the FanZone.

The OneMain Financial 200 is the fourth and final race in this year’s Xfinity Series Dash 4 Cash. Xfinity Series drivers Justin Allgaier, Elliott Sadler, Brandon Jones and Spencer Gallagher are eligible for a $100,000 bonus at the end of the race; Sadler has won the last two Dash 4 Cash bonuses.

Key on-track times:

Thursday, May 3 –
  • Camping World Truck Series practice – 2:05 and 4:05 p.m. ET
Friday, May 4 –
  • Xfinity Series practice – 9:35 a.m. and 2:05 p.m. ET
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 10:35 a.m.  ET
  • Camping World Truck Series qualifying – 1:05 p.m. ET
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series qualifying – 3:20 p.m. ET
  • Camping World Truck Series JEGS 200 – 5 p.m. ET
Saturday, May 5 –
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 9:30 a.m. and noon ET
  • Xfinity Series qualifying – 10:35 a.m. ET
  • Xfinity Series OneMain Financial 200 – 1:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, May 6 –
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism – 2 p.m. ET
Find a complete schedule of fan activities and on-track activities here, and find the driver appearance schedule here.

Find out more about the race and purchase tickets at www.doverspeedway.com.

Travel Tips: Dover International Speedway – May 3-6, 2018 Travel Tips: Dover International Speedway – May 3-6, 2018 Reviewed by Paula on Monday, April 30, 2018 Rating: 5