TRACK/RACE NEWS
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: Luke Bryan and Joey Principe
Command to start engines: TBA
Honorary Starter/Wave Green Flag: TBA
Invocation: Pastor Dan Schafer, Calvary Assembly of God, Heightstown, N.J.
National Anthem: Cassadee Pope
Flyover: TBA
Track News and Announcements
Dover names FedEx 400 grand marshals:
Country music artist Luke Bryan and Joey Principe, a 17-year-old Delawarean with Asperger’s Syndrome, have been announced as the grand marshals for the Sunday, June 1 “FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks” Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway. Bryan has quickly become one of Nashville’s most sought after entertainers. His “That’s My Kind of Night Tour” is currently playing across the U.S. and Canada, selling out all concerts to date. This summer, the tour will feature Bryan’s first-ever stadium shows in four cities - Pittsburgh, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. His previous tour performed for 1.3 million fans in 2013. Principe is a 17-year-old young man with a high functioning form of autism called Asperger’s Syndrome. He is about to complete his junior year at Delcastle Technical High School in Newport, Del. in the Production & Imaging Department. He enjoys music and video games, and loves bowling with his friends from school. Principe has a 15-year-old sister, Samantha, who has autism. This marks the eighth straight year the Monster Mile is partnering with Autism Speaks, the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, to help raise funds and awareness for the cause throughout the weekend.(Dover Speedway)(5-29-2014)