Whole lotta rain today and showers the next two after that at Dover. If no Q or practice today I assume they’ll start by points????
By the "Chase" Points
Friday afternoon weather update: Rain forced the cancellation of all on-track activities at Dover on Friday. Saturday's schedule now includes 2 Cup practices, an XFINITY practice (teams will practice rather than qualify) and the XFINITY Series race. However, rain will still be an issue.
The National Weather Service forecast is:
Saturday - Rain or drizzle likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night - A chance of drizzle or light rain. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Breezy, with a northeast wind 22 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Sunday - A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 68. Breezy, with a northeast wind 21 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday - A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
AND: See more information on the weather from NASCAR_WXMAN at SB Nation.(10-2-2015)
Friday's on track activity canceled: Because of the continued rainfall, NASCAR and Dover International Speedway have announced the cancellation of today's on-track activities. The "Drive Sober 125" NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race will now be run at 9:30am on Saturday, Oct. 3. Grandstand gates at Dover International Speedway will open for fans at 8:00am. The Saturday, Oct. 3 "Hisense 200" NASCAR XFINITY Series race will start at the originally scheduled time of 3:30pm.
Because both events will be run on the same day, for the convenience of fans, Dover International Speedway will allow anyone with a previously purchased NASCAR K&N Pro Series East race ticket or a NASCAR XFINITY Series race ticket to remain in the grandstands for both events if they choose. The ticket holder that holds the ticket for that specific event will have priority (i.e. a ticket to the NASCAR XFINITY Series race during the running of that race) for the seating location. The other ticket holder is asked to move to a nearby, or general admission, seating area for the event. Fans are asked to please contact your usher with any questions or concerns.
The Sunday, Oct. 4 "AAA 400" NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race will start at its originally scheduled time at 2:30pm.
Qualifying for all three series this weekend has been canceled. Starting lineups will be set by NASCAR rulebooks.
We continue to work closely with NASCAR, the National Weather Service and our on-site meteorologist to monitor the weather. We are currently tracking this weekend's weather and will update fans via social media, and our website, as information becomes available. You can keep up with the track via our app (download available for Android and Apple devices under the name of Dover International Speedway), on Twitter at Facebook.com/DoverInternationalSpeedway.(Dover Speedway)(10-2-2015)
Qualifying: for the AAA 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway was canceled due to weather/rain. The starting lineup was set by the rule book: Top 36 in owners points. 37-43 by race attempts (with ties broken by owner points).
#20-Kenseth will start first [not credited with a pole award] followed by #11-Hamlin, #19-Edwards, #22-Logano, #48-Johnson, #31-Newman, #41-Busch, #2-Keselowski, #78-Truex, Jr., and #24-Gordon.
With only 43 team entered, no one misses the race.
See the starting lineup and more on Jayski.com's Dover Starting Lineup / Qualifying Page.(10-2-2015)
Where the 2015 Sprint Cup Chase Drivers will start at Dover:
[listed by driver points position]
1) #20-Matt Kenseth, 1st
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2nd
3) #19-Carl Edwards, 3rd
4) #22-Joey Logano, 4th
5) #48-Jimmie Johnson, 5th
6) #31-Ryan Newman, 6th
7) #41-Kurt Busch, 7th
8) #2-Brad Keselowski, 8th
9) #78-Martin Truex Jr., 9th
10) #24-Jeff Gordon, 10th
11) #1-Jamie McMurray, 11th
12) #88-Dale Earnhardt Jr., 12th
13) #18-Kyle Busch, 13th
14) #27-Paul Menard, 14th
15) #4-Kevin Harvick, 15th
16) #15-Clint Bowyer, 16th
(10-2-2015)