Dover
May 2 9, 2012
Dover
International Speedway’s Monster Mile awaits this weekend, ready to
greet a growing monster – Hendrick Motorsports – and the rest of the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Hendrick
has played the role of the Incredible Hulk, growing larger than life
after a 16-race wins drought. Competitors don’t like them when they get
angry. When they get angry, they win three of NASCAR’s biggest races in
succession – the Southern 500 (Jimmie Johnson), the NASCAR Sprint
All-Star Race (Johnson, again) and the Coca-Cola 600 (Kasey Kahne).
And
there’s no sign of a let-up, with Johnson winning three of the last six
Dover races and boasting an average Dover finish of 9.3. Another win at
Dover would tie NASCAR Hall of Famers Bobby Allison and Richard Petty
for most all-time at the one-mile track.
Sunday’s race, the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks, starts at 1 p.m. on Sunday on FOX.
The
monster race weekend begins with the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series’
Luca Oil 200 on Friday afternoon at 4:50 p.m. on SPEED.
The triple-header weekend continues Saturday with the NASCAR Nationwide Series 5-hour Energy 200 on ESPN at 2 p.m.
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