The NASCAR race weekend at Dover Motor Speedway continues with a busy day of on-track action on Saturday. Cup teams will practice and qualify in preparation for Sunday’s race at 2 p.m. ET on FS1. Last season, Kyle Busch started from the pole after rain washed out qualifying, and Christopher Bell joined him on the front row. Xfinity teams will also race on Saturday, with defending winner Ryan Truex back in the lineup driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.
Dover could be the right race for Martin Truex Jr. and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates to break their recent top-10 drought. There are four drivers with secure spots in the Xfinity playoffs, including Austin Hill, Chandler Smith, Sam Mayer, and Jesse Love. Love will be competing for the final Dash 4 Cash $100,000 bonus against Ryan Sieg, Anthony Alfredo, and Riley Herbst. Saturday also marks Corey Heim’s Cup debut as he replaces Erik Jones, who sustained a back injury in a crash at Talladega.
Riley Herbst expressed confusion about the green-white-checkered rule saying “I just don’t understand Am I not allowed to pass people on a green-white-checkered?” The Dover Motor Speedway Saturday schedule includes practice sessions for both the Cup and Xfinity Series, with cloudy skies and a high of 57 degrees expected. There is a 2% chance of rain at the start of the Xfinity race. The garage opens at 8:30 a.m.,