is well-known in Delaware to race followers and non-fans alike, because it towers close to Route 13 and Route 1, seen to everybody driving by.
However to those that attend and watch NASCAR races, the “Monster Mile” is among the high tracks within the nation in response to voters within the .
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Dover Motor Speedway ranked seventh within the 10BEST NASCAR tracks in America survey.
Drivers circle Dover Motor Speedway in the course of the NASCAR Dash Cup Collection AAA 400 Drive for Autism race a number of years in the past.
To seek out the highest NASCAR tracks, USA TODAY requested a panel of consultants which NASCAR raceways stand out, after which readers voted for his or her favorites from these venues.
The outcomes have been introduced Could 7:
Pocono Raceway (Lengthy Pond, Pennsylvania)
Watkins Glen Worldwide (Watkins Glen, New York)
Chicago Road Race (Chicago)
Las Vegas Motor Speedway (Las Vegas)
Atlanta Motor Speedway (Hampton, Georgia)
New Hampshire Motor Speedway (Loudon, New Hampshire)
Dover Motor Speedway (Dover)
Michigan Worldwide Speedway (Brooklyn, Michigan)
Bristol Motor Speedway (Bristol, Tennessee)
Talladega Superspeedway (Lincoln, Alabama)
Extra 10BEST options introduced by USA TODAY as a part of the “” class embody Finest Air Present, Finest Attraction for Automotive Lovers, Finest Boat Present, Finest Automotive Present, Finest Motorsports Race and Finest Rodeo.
What do racing consultants and followers love about Dover Motor Speedway?
“Often known as the ‘Monster Mile,’ Dover Motor Speedway is the world’s quickest 1-mile oval,” USA TODAY reported. “Since 1969, Dover’s high-banked monitor (24 levels within the turns, 9 levels on straightaways) and high speeds have produced a number of the most enjoyable races in NASCAR.”
Kyle Busch pits in the course of the NASCAR Dash Cup Collection AAA 400 Drive for Autism race at Dover Motor Speedway a number of years in the past.
Consultants and followers acknowledged the monitor’s significance in NASCAR historical past, with the 2025 occasion marking the 107th NASCAR Cup Collection race at Dover, certainly one of solely 10 tracks within the nation to have hosted 100 or extra Cup Collection occasions.
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“Monster Mile followers are energetic, proud and really loyal,” mentioned Michael Lewis, communications supervisor at Dover Motor Speedway. “Some have camped in the identical spot, subsequent to the identical neighbors, with the identical members of the family, for 40-plus years.”
NASCAR followers from New Jersey hang around after arriving early to Dover Motor Speedway Wednesday, April 27, 2022 to organize for a weekend of racing.
Dover’s location within the coronary heart of the Mid-Atlantic space means the monitor is inside a half-day’s drive for tens of thousands and thousands, and it’s comparatively simple to get to alongside Route 13 and Route 1, a brief drive from I-95 and Route 301.
Whereas the races are the primary attraction, the followers additionally love all of the leisure and enjoyable the speedway employees packs into NASCAR weekend, which will likely be held this yr on July 18-20.
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Points of interest welcome followers and assist create a memorable expertise, beginning with the Monster Monument at Victory Plaza that includes the 46-foot-high statue of “Miles the Monster” holding a life-size race automotive in its proper hand.
A view of the Miles the Monster statue at Dover Motor Speedway earlier than a NASCAR Cup Collection race.
Lewis known as the monument “some of the recognizable points of interest on the NASCAR circuit and a gathering place for followers all through our NASCAR weekends,” together with a well-liked photograph spot, driver interviews and memorabilia auctions.
“The Fan Zone, ceaselessly cited as the most effective in NASCAR, is dwelling or close by numerous occasions in the course of the weekend,” Lewis mentioned.
Favorites that followers point out essentially the most in feedback to the speedway’s employees are driver autograph classes, shows and demonstrations by firms and sponsor companions, and the video games and leisure for teenagers and adults alike together with free concert events.
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Featured bands this yr are:
Mike Hines & The Look, a high-energy dance band well-known in Delaware and the area, on July 19
Spazmatics, “The Final ‘80s New Wave Tribute Band,” on July 20
A Delaware NASCAR fan’s tackle the Dover Speedway
Gene Shaner of Smyrna has attended about 12 races at Dover and has additionally gone to NASCAR occasions at Daytona and Homestead in Florida and to Michigan and Phoenix.
Whereas completely different tracks have their strengths and weaknesses, he mentioned Dover is “very fan-friendly.”
“You’ve received a very good view of a lot of the monitor from most seats,” which isn’t the case at a number of the bigger tracks, he mentioned.
The excessive banks result in excessive speeds.
“If you sit within the first few rows, it’s wonderful as a result of the vehicles come so near the wall. It feels such as you’re going to get sucked within the rush of wind as they go by,” he mentioned.
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Pit highway is alongside the whole entrance stretch and so it is simple to see from these seats as all of the drivers swerve round one another and pit crews jack up vehicles and alter tires.
“Because it’s solely a mile monitor, you don’t must stroll very far for all of the concessions,” he mentioned. “All the things you want is often close to your part.”
Outdoors the monitor, he mentioned the Fan Zone space stands out in comparison with different tracks.
“There’s numerous arms on stuff for folks to do – for adults and children – video games, vehicles on show, a lot of meals distributors,” Shaner mentioned. “They’ve drivers at their merchandise trailers signing autographs. Children are at all times excited to see them. Then there’s numerous leisure – some massive singers, massive teams.”
New points of interest throughout Dover NASCAR race weekend
New this yr for followers is “Miles Seaside,” offered by , with 600 tons of sand, a boardwalk, palm bushes, Adirondack chairs, a sand sculpture show, a 25-foot-high lighthouse and the world’s largest rubber duck – a 60-foot-tall, 15.5-ton pleasant yellow behemoth.
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Performers on the seashore will embody the Mariachi Arrieros Band, Trinidad North Metal Drum Band, The Pink Sizzling Ramblers, and Homestead Bluegrass Band.
Additionally new are the free shuttle buses to and the in Harrington from July 17-19 in a partnership between Dover Motor Speedway and Go to Delaware, giving NASCAR followers the prospect to discover different First State landmarks.
Register for the shuttles at .
2025 race schedule at Dover Motor Speedway
July 18, 5 p.m., Normal Tire 150 ARCA Menards Collection race, televised on Fox Sports activities 1.
July 19, 4:30 p.m., BetRivers 200 NASCAR Xfinity Collection race, televised on The CW.
July 20, 2 p.m., Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, televised on TNT.
