NASCAR Shifts Dover Cup Series Race Start Time to 1 p.m. ET

NASCAR Shifts Dover Cup Series Race Start Time to 1 p.m. ET

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (April 28, 2023) – NASCAR today announced that the NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 30, will now start at 1 p.m. ET – advancing one hour from the original 2 p.m. ET start time – due to the forecasted inclement weather. The broadcast networks for the Würth 400 remain unchanged – FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

With the shift, FS1 will adjust its broadcast windows, with NASCAR RaceDay now beginning at Noon ET. The race broadcast will remain on FS1, beginning at 1 p.m. ET. Green flag is scheduled for 1:11 p.m. ET.

For tickets to Sunday’s Würth 400, visit DoverMotorSpeedway.com. Grandstand gates and the NASCAR Cup Series garage will open at 10 a.m. ET.

In addition to Sunday’s Cup Series race, the NASCAR Xfinity Series and the ARCA Menards Series East are in action at Dover. The ARCA East’s General Tire 125 is scheduled for this evening at 5:30 p.m. ET, broadcast on FloRacing. The NASCAR Xfinity Series’ A-GAME 200 is set for Saturday at 1:30 p.m. ET (FS1, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).

About NASCAR

Celebrating its 75th Anniversary in 2023, the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the sanctioning body for the No. 1 form of motorsports in the United States and owner of 16 of the nation’s major motorsports entertainment facilities. NASCAR sanctions races in three national series (NASCAR Cup Series™, NASCAR Xfinity Series™, and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series™), four international series (NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race, NASCAR Mexico Series, NASCAR Pinty’s Series (Canada), NASCAR Whelen Euro Series), four regional series (ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East & West and the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour) and a local grassroots series (NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series). The International Motor Sports Association™ (IMSA®) governs the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship™, the premier U.S. sports car series. NASCAR also owns Motor Racing Network, Racing Electronics, and ONE DAYTONA. Based in Daytona Beach, Florida, with offices in eight cities across North America, NASCAR sanctions more than 1,200 races annually in 12 countries and more than 30 U.S. states. For more information visit www.NASCAR.com and www.IMSA.com, and follow NASCAR on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat (‘NASCAR’).

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