2020 Drydene 311 (Saturday)
The 2020 Drydene 311 is an upcoming NASCAR Cup Series race that was originally scheduled to be held on May 3, 2020 but expected to be scheduled on August 22, 2020, at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Scheduled to be contested over 400 laps but shortened to 311 laps because of the doubleheader format on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete speedway, it will be the 24th race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
| Race details[1][2][3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 24 of 36 in the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | August 22, 2020 | ||
| Location | Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 1 mi (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 311 laps, 311 mi (500.399 km) | ||
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBCSN | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | MRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle | ||
| Turn Announcers | Mike Bagley (Backstretch) | ||
Report
Background
Dover International Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Dover Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who are ineligible for series driver points.
Media
Television
NBC Sports will cover the race on the television side. Rick Allen, 2006 race winner Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and 2001 race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. will call the action from the booth at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 2 reporters still to be announced handled the pit road duties on site, and Rutledge Wood handled the features from his man cave house during the race.
| NBCSN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters | Features Reporter |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. | TBA | Rutledge Wood |
Radio
MRN will have the radio call for the race, which will also be simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| MRN Radio | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Alex Hayden Announcer: Jeff Striegle | Backstretch: Mike Bagley | Steve Post Kim Coon |
References
- "2020 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. January 17, 2020. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- "Dover International Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
- "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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