Track Specifications:
Superspeedway: 1.0-mile oval
Track/Race Length: 1.0 concrete oval, 400 laps, 400 miles
Banking: turns: 24°; straights: 9°
Straights: Front stretch - 1,076 feet; Backstretch - 1,076 feet
Pit Stalls: 43 stalls, 15 feet wide x 32 feet long
Grandstand Seating: 135,000
Pit Road Speed: 35mph
Pace Car Speed: 45mph
Opened: 1969
Race Festivities/Officials:
Grand Marshals: former NFL player Brian Mitchell
Command to start engines: Brian Mitchell
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: Don Gagnon CEO, Auto Club Partners
Invocation: TBA
National Anthem: USO Show Troupe
Honor Guard: Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard
Flyover: two vintage Russian YAK 52s, a Chinese CJ-6 and a U.S. RV-8TBA, The Bandit Flight Team
Track Websites & Social Media:
doverspeedway.com
Dover International Speedway - Facebook
Dover International Speedway - Twitter
Dover Motorsports
Monster Racing
Ward's family statement to ESPN on Wednesday, said: "Our son got out of his car during caution, while the race was suspended. All other vehicles were reducing speed and not accelerating except for Tony Stewart, who intentionally tried to intimidate Kevin by accelerating and sliding his car towards him, causing this tragedy. The focus should be on the actions of Tony Stewart and not Kevin. The matter is not at rest and we will pursue all remedies, in fairness to Kevin."(ESPN)(9-24-2014)
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I understand the Ward Families pain and hatered that Tony was not hung from a rope in the Town Square. However they need to realize that Kevin Ward Jr. WALKED INTO THE RACING LINE AND GOT HIMSELF KILLED!!! MR. WARD SR- YOU NEED TO STAND BACK AND LOOK AT THINGS FROM ALL DIRECTIONS!
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