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It’s going to be an emotional night on Friday at Bloomington Speedway for the entire Kinser family, there is no doubt about it, as Steve Kinser makes his final start at his home track as a full-time member of the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series. As he has for most of the last decade, Kraig Kinser will be there to compete against his dad, with numerous family members and countless friends and fans in attendance cheering them on.

“There are no winners in tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the Kevin Ward Jr. family and Tony Stewart as they all cope with this tragic incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. This has been a difficult time for everyone involved and we have respected the local authorities responsible for reviewing this case.”

This will mark Annett's second Cup Series start at the Delaware racetrack. In NASCAR Nationwide Series competition, Annett finished inside the top half of the field in all 10 of his Dover starts, which included a third-place finish in the fall 2012 event. He averaged a 13.5-place finish during that span.

"Our FedEx team can certainly advance to the next segment, but now we need a little help on Sunday. It’s obviously disappointing to have a mechanical issue take us out of a good finish at New Hampshire, but it’s important to put that in the past and focus on what we can control this weekend at Dover.

Monster Mile...Justin Allgaier will make his second NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) start in the No. 51 BRANDT Professional Agriculture Chevy at Dover International Speedway on Sunday. Allgaier's first NSCS start at Dover was earlier this season in the AccuDoc Solutions Chevy, and he finished 26th.

While Martin Truex Jr. might not be overjoyed with finishes of 14th and 12th in the last two Sprint Cup Series races, eight or half of the 16-driver Chase field would welcome the 62 points that the Furniture Row Racing driver accrued in Chicago and New Hampshire.

FIRST CHASE CUTOFF CLOSING IN: The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) race at Dover International Speedway this weekend will mark the last race before the first of three cutoffs in the Chase for the Sprint Cup Series championship -- new to the series this year. Camry Chase drivers Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth are all looking to advance to the 'Contender Round' of the Chase with solid finishes this weekend at Dover.

Richard Childress Racing and D.G. Yuengling & Son, Inc., America's Oldest Brewery, announced today the renewal of their partnership and sponsorship of the NASCAR Nationwide Series No. 3 Chevrolet team and driver Ty Dillon for the 2015 season.

“We’ve been good at Dover. I think we finished fourth last time, even had a shot at the win but a caution kind of jumbled things up. But I’ve always run decent there even back in the Nationwide days. I don’t have a win in the Cup Series but we’ve come close. It’s definitely a track that a lot can happen and after last weekend I’m sure it will.”

Dakoda Armstrong and the No. 43 WinField team are hoping to pick up where they left off at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Armstrong just missed earning a Top-15 finish in the June event at the trackand is hoping to pick up right where he left off. The last time the team visited the track, the No. 43 WinField Ford improved throughout the weekend, picking up speed during the second half of the race and earning 16-place finish.