NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
AAA 400 Dover International Speedway
Distance: 400 miles (400 laps)
Sunday, Sept. 28 2 p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN, 1 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
NASCAR Nationwide Series
Dover 200 Dover International Speedway
Distance: 200 miles (200 laps)
Saturday, Sept. 27 3:30p.m. (ET) TV: ESPN, 3:30 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Rhino Linings 350 Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Friday, Sept. 27 10 p.m. (ET) TV: FOX Sports 1, 10 p.m. (ET)
Radio: MRN, Sirius XM Ch. 90
2-For-2: Team Penske Wins 1st 2 races of the Chase to be Contenders
Team Penske won 9 races in 2014. Keselowski 5 wins & Logano 4 wins lead the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series in wins and have each locked themselves into the Contender Round. The only thing better for Roger Penske than winning the Verizon IndyCar Championship in 2014 would be winning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series the same year.
All summer it looked like a Hendrick Motorsports driver would take the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, but now a new team has seized the title of favorite.
With Team Penske nabbing two of the 12 spots in the Contender Round, eyes will be trained mostly on the remaining Challengers. Below are the finishes each driver needs in Sunday’s race at Dover (2 p.m. ET on ESPN) to guarantee a spot in the Contender Round, regardless of the finish of any other driver:
Kevin Harvick: 34th or better; or 35th and at least one lap led; or 36th and most laps led
Jimmie Johnson: 24th or better; or 25th and at least one lap led; or 26th and most laps led)
Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr.: 21st or better; 22nd and at least one lap led; or 23rd and most laps led
Jeff Gordon: 14th or better; 15th and at least one lap led; 16th and most laps led
Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards: 2nd; or 3rd and most laps led
AJ Allmendinger: 2nd
Kasey Kahne: 2nd and at least one lap led
Ryan Newman, Denny Hamlin, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Aric Almirola only control their own destiny by winning Sunday at Dover.
My picks to win the AAA 400 at Dover International Speedway
Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s Chevrolet:
9 wins 13 top fives, 18 top 10s and an average finish of 8.4. & Hendrick Motorsports
Car 4 Kevin Harvick Budweiser Designate a Driver Chevrolet:
3rd place in last race lead the most laps New Hampshire Motor Speedway, 5th place Chicagoland Speedway & Hendrick Engine
Car 24 Jeff Gordon Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet:
2nd place Chicagoland Speedway & Hendrick Motorsports
Car 42 Kyle Larson Target Chevrolet:
2nd place New Hampshire Motor Speedway 3rd place Chicagoland Speedway, due for a win & Hendrick Motorsports.
Car 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Diet Mountain Dew Chevrolet:
9th place Chicagoland Speedway, 11th place New Hampshire Motor Speedway & Hendrick Motorsports.
Car 2 Brad Keselowski Miller Lite Ford:
Won Chicagoland Speedway, 7th place New Hampshire Motor Speedway & Team Penske.
Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford:
4th Place Chicagoland Speedway, won New Hampshire Motor Speedway & Team Penske.
Car 5 Kasey Kahne Time Warner Cable Chevrolet:
13th place Chicagoland Speedway, needs a win & Hendrick Motorsports.
Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation Chevrolet:
Needs a win & Hendrick Engine
Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota:
Needs a win
NASCAR Nationwide Series
JR Motorsports drivers Chase Elliott and Regan Smith NASCAR Nationwide Series Chase Elliott holds on to the standings lead by 20 points over Regan Smith in second and 38 points ahead of third place, Ty Dillon. Just behind his RCR teammate is Brian Scott sitting fourth, 55-points back from the standings lead. All within striking distance.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
Cole Custer isn’t your typical 16-year-old he became NASCAR’s youngest national series winner at 16 years, seven months and 28 days, taking the checkered flag in the UNOH 175 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Saturday. Custer won in dominant fashion, leading 148-of-175 laps from the pole, setting the track record (131.897 MPH) and outdueling defending NCWTS champion Matt Crafton on the final restart with four go-arounds remaining.
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series Championship Season Finale Saturday, September 20 in the Pinty’s 250 at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, Ont. The Pinty’s 250 will air on TSN on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 1:30 p.m. ET, and on RDS2 on Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 9:30 p.m. TSN will also air a 2014 Season In Review on Saturday, Nov. 22 at 1 p.m.
Next Race: Sep. 28, 2014 – Dover International Speedway