NASCAR Cup Series

Qualifying for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway was rained out, so the field will be set according to the rulebook. As a result, Brad Keselowski will be on the pole. He stopped by the infield media center to talk about starting first.

“It’s been a good experience," Buescher said. "We’ve learned a lot through it. We look at Dover as the last race of this round and we really don’t have anything to lose. Chicago and Loudon weren’t the races that we wanted to have and we come into Dover, one of my favorite race tracks.

A persistent rain forced NASCAR to cancel qualifying for the Sprint Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway on Friday. As per the NASCAR rulebook, the field will line up based on points with points leader Brad Keselowski leading the field to the green flag on Sunday.

MARTIN TRUEX JR., No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress, Furniture Row Racing - What does it mean to race at Dover International Speedway in front of a home crowd with a win in the Chase already? “Yeah, it’s always exciting to come back here."

In the opening Sprint Cup Series practice session on Friday morning, Kyle Larson ended up being the fastest at the Dover International Speedway. Larson’s lap at 165.578 mph was his final lap in the practice session as the No. 42 team was preparing for qualifying.

Over the course of his last three appearances in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, Brad Keselowski has led the points following the race at Dover

JIMMIE JOHNSON, NO. 48 LOWE’S CHEVROLET SS met with media and discussed the first two Chase races, his expectations for track conditions today at Dover, and more.

JAMIE MCMURRAY, NO. 1 CREDIT ONE CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed this weekend’s race, what it will take to make it to the next round in the Chase and many other topics.

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed his impressions of the Chase in his first appearance in the playoff, how Dale Earnhardt, Jr.’s presence at the race track this weekend boosts team morale, the probability of a Hendrick Motorsports car making the championship round and many other topics.

Whilst the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series has presented us with no end of drama, there can have been few more unfortunate moments than when it was announced that the three-times champion Tony Stewart suffered a painful back injury whilst riding a dune buggy in San Diego in January.