Dover Motor Speedway Competition Notes
TEAM AND RACE NOTES:
The Monster Mile awaits Front Row Motorsports this weekend.
Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland look to build on their momentum from Talladega last weekend. Gilliland finished a team-best 8th-place, his first top-10 of the season while McDowell captured his second-career pole and led a race-high 36 laps.
At Dover, Gilliland has a career best finish of 4th at the one-mile track in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, driving the No. 38 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports. In the NASCAR Cup Series, McDowell has a career-best finish of 17th in 2022 and Gilliland has a career best finish of 25th in only two starts.
Track activity will begin on Saturday, April 27th with practice and qualifying at 10:30 am ET. The 400-lap event will take place Sunday, April 28th at 2:00 pm ET. Fans can watch the event live on FS1 or listen in from the Performance Racing Network and Sirius XM channel 90.
CUP SERIES COMPETITION NOTES:
No. 34 Pete Store Ford Mustang Dark Horse:
DRIVER MICHAEL MCDOWELL:
"Dover is such a fast track. It's also a really tough track on both drivers and equipment. It's one of those places where you really feel challenged, both physically and mentally. I'm confident that Travis and the team will be able to bring us a fast Pete Store Ford Mustang Dark Horse."
CREW CHIEF TRAVIS PETERSON:
"Dover is a fun track and a fast track that makes it even more challenging. I think we'll be able to take the information from earlier this season at places like Bristol and apply it at the Monster Mile to get some good speed out of our car."
No. 38 A&W All American Food Ford Mustang Dark Horse:
DRIVER TODD GILLILAND:
"We're in a good spot now as a team. We have a lot of good momentum going to a track I haven't been historically good at, but I have a feeling that will change this weekend. Dover is a wild race, for sure. You feel like you're flying when dropping into the corner and on the exit with all the banking. It's a roller coaster."
CREW CHIEF RYAN BERGENTY:
"Dover is a tough track. Like Todd said, he hasn't been great there in the past on the Cup side, but in trucks, he's done pretty well. I think we can translate that success to Sunday."