| Dover International Speedway, located in Dover, | | | | track at Dover. This was supposed to be a huge |
| Delaware, home of the Dover Downs Casino as well, | | | | renovation, adding tons of amenities for the fans. |
| owned by Dover Motorsports (who also owns | | | | With over 135,000 seats in the revamped speedway, |
| several other Speedways) is a well renowned race | | | | the first phase in the new project was done in 2007, |
| track which hosted this weekend's race. This one mile | | | | which included a new skybox. In 2008, they |
| race track, referred to as the "monster mile", is | | | | expanded the project to beautify the entire facility, |
| constructed of concrete rather than asphalt, which is | | | | including a FanZone display area and a sculpture of |
| what most other tracks are constructed with. They | | | | racing icons. It is dedicated to the drivers who have |
| say the concrete is really tough on the cars. Because | | | | left their mark at the Dover International Speedway. |
| the track is so short, but is not a superspeedway or | | | | The Sprint Cup Series, part of which includes the |
| a short track, certain races, ones over 500 miles in | | | | Autism 400 at Dover's race track this year, is actually |
| length, cannot be held here. | | | | a much larger racing series of thirty six races, mostly |
| The Nashville Superspeedway, Gateway International | | | | held in the southeastern states. This series has also |
| Raceway, and Memphis Motorsports Park are also | | | | been called other names, such as the Winston Cup, |
| owned by Dover Motorsports. In 2006, they | | | | Strictly Stock Cup, the Nextel Cup, and the Grand |
| announced plans to put a major makeover on this | | | | National Series, just to name a few. |