Blaney, Ryan

Dover v. Nashville: Does One Track Predict The Other?

We all know how competitive siblings can be, which is why I chose to parse this as Dover v. Nashville. The two tracks are often called “sister tracks”, which raises an interesting question: Do drivers who run well at Dover also run well at Nashville? […]

All-Star Race

2026 Dover Race Results: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Denny Hamlin won the first All-Star race run at Dover Motor Speedway. It wasn’t a points race, but there’s something to learn from every race. Here’s my opinion on the good, the bad and the ugly. […]

All-Star Race

2026 Dover: Race Focus

As Dover prepares to host its first All-Star Race ever, let’s examine what I think is the most critical element of the race. Building Speed’s 2026 Dover race focus is the track itself. […]

Dover International Speedway

2026 Dover Qualifying Challenge: Pit Road Entrance

All the drivers should lift really early and be very careful tomorrow.”

That was Brad Keselwoski’s tongue-in-cheek advice in response to a question from RACER’s Kelly Crandall about the challenges of entering pit road at Dover. […]

Dover International Speedway
Dover International Speedway
Aerodynamics

Composite Race Car Bodies

You Never Forget Your First One My first car was a greenish-brown 1969 Buick LeSabre with a 123-inch wheel base and a 230-horsepower two-barrel V-8. That puppy weighed about 4200 lbs and taught me everything […]

Auto Club Speedway of California

Driving Concussed

Driving Concussed This week brings the return of Jeff Gordon to the track, but under conditions I’m sure all of us wish were otherwise. Dale Earnhardt, Jr. is out again (and will be next week) […]

Busch, Kurt

Cooling Fuel: Safety or Performance Issue?

Temperatures at the Dover race were unseasonably high. Kurt Busch’s Stewart-Haas 41 team was told by NASCAR officials to remove “heat shields” from their fuel cans. The cans (shown at right) have an 11-gallon capacity. Not shown […]