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Dover Motor Speedway
The Monster Mile
Oval
Location1131 North Dupont Highway,
Dover, Delaware, 19901
Time zoneUTC−5 (UTC−4 DST)
Coordinates39°11′22.56″N 75°31′49.12″W / 39.1896000°N 75.5303111°W / 39.1896000; -75.5303111
Capacity54,000
OwnerSpeedway Motorsports (November 2021–present)
Dover Motorsports (April 2002–October 2021)
Dover Downs Entertainment (October 1969–April 2002)
Broke groundOctober 1967; 57 years ago (1967-10)
Opened8 March 1969; 55 years ago (1969-03-08)
Construction cost$5.2 million USD
Former namesDover Downs International Speedway
(1969–2002)
Dover International Speedway
(2002–2021)
Major eventsCurrent:
NASCAR Cup Series
Würth 400 (1969–present)
Former:
NASCAR Cup Series
Dover 400 (1971–2020)
Indy Racing League (1998–1999)
USAC Championship Car (1969)
Websitedovermotorspeedway.com
Oval (1969–present)
Surface1969–1994: Asphalt
1995–present: Concrete
Length1.00 miles (1.66 km)
Turns4
BankingTurns: 24°
Straights: 9°
Race lap record19.622 seconds (183.468 mph (295.263 km/h)) (United States Greg Ray, Dallara IR-7, 1998, IRL)

Dover Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Dover International Speedway from 2002 to 2021 and as the Dover Downs International Speedway from 1969 to 2001) is a 1-mile (1.6 km) oval-shaped track in Dover, Delaware. The track has held a variety of events since its opening in 1968, including NASCAR and IndyCar races. The facility is currently owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) and is led by track general manager Mike Tatoian. Dover Motor Speedway is served by U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 1.

The facility has a capacity of 54,000 as of 2022.

Opening as a dual-use horse and auto racing track in 1969 under the direction of then-Attorney General of Delaware David P. Buckson, the facility fell under heavy financial trouble immediately after opening, only being saved by its NASCAR races and the financial backing of then-owner John W. Rollins.

Description

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Configuration

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See also: Bally's Dover
An overhead photo of Dover Motor Speedway in 2017.

Dover Motor Speedway (DMS) in its current form is measured at 1-mile (1.6 km), with 24° of banking in the turns and 9° of banking on the track's straightaways.[1] Located within the Dover Motor Speedway a 5⁄8-mile (1.0 km) horse racing track[2] that is currently part of Bally's Dover, which is not owned by Speedway Motorsports; it is instead owned by Gaming and Leisure Properties and operated by the Bally's Corporation.[3][4]

Amenities

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Dover Motor Speedway is located in Dover, Delaware, and is served by U.S. Route 13 and Delaware Route 1.[5] As of 2022, the track has a permanent seating capacity of 54,000 according to The News Journal.[6] In addition to seating, approximately 3,000 spots dedicated to camping are also available according to a 2023 Delaware Business Times report.[7] At its peak, DMS had a capacity of 140,000 according to a 2005 News Journal report.

Miles the Monster

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Miles the Monster, a

Track history

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Planning and construction

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David P. Buckson (pictured in 1969), then-Attorney General of Delaware, announced the construction Dover Downs in 1967. He eventually become the track's first president.

On June 18, 1967, David P. Buckson, the Attorney General of Delaware, announced intentions of building a 5⁄8 mile (1.0 km) horse racing facility near U.S. Route 13 named Delaware Downs. In initial plans, the track had a projected cost of $1.5 million (adjusted for inflation, $13,706,587), with amenities including 10,000 seats and a clubhouse, with room to expand to include a future convention center.[8] The plan received mostly positive reception from the Delaware General Assembly, with local lawmakers favoring changing laws in order to legally build the track.[9] After Buckson's bill, known as Senate Bill 201, initially experienced a delay in consideration,[10] S.B. 201 was passed through both branches of the General Assembly on July 18[11] and signed into law by Delaware Governor Charles L. Terry Jr. eight days later.[12] By September, Buckson was able to purchase just under $2 million worth of land to acquire approximately 600 acres (240 ha) of land to construct the facility.[13]

Construction on the facility started by October, with plans having expanded to now include a 1-mile (1.6 km) auto racing oval that enclosed the horse racing track;[14] however, a steel truckers' strike and subsequent picketing delayed construction of the facility's grandstands.[15][16][14] Although the facility was initially set to open on March 1, 1968,[14] in December, Buckson asked the General Assembly to delay the facility's opening for it to not compete with the Georgetown Raceway;[17] the proposal was accepted, with the opening being pushed back to the 14th.[18] The following year in February, the opening was announced to be delayed further to early April, with Buckson this time blaming the truckers' strike along with a winter storm.[19] In addition, although auto racing was scheduled for June,[20] by April, completion of construction was pushed back to August.[21] In the month of June, numerous liens were filed against Dover Downs, with the first three being filed on the 15th.[22] Within the next two weeks, five more liens were filed against the facility;[23][24][25] by the end of the month, Dover Downs was facing at least $286,500 in liens.[25] In response to Buckson's financial troubles, he partnered with businessmen John W. Rollins and Melvin J. Joseph to create a $3 million financing plan, with Rollins becoming the primary financial backer and Joseph supervising planning and construction of the facility. As a result, the group able to pay off the liens by July.[26][27] The financial issues caused the opening of the facility to be pushed back to March 8, 1969.[28][29] In February, the Delaware Racing Commission granted a horse racing license to Dover Downs.[30]

Early years and financial troubles

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NASCAR driver Richard Petty (pictured in 2016) won the first major auto race at Dover Downs' auto racing oval on July 6, 1969.

After a year of construction delays, the $5.2 million facility held its first horse races on March 8, 1969, with Pinehurst and jockey Fred Kratz winning the first ever horse race at the Dover Downs Raceway (DDR).[31][32] The following month, Dover Downs was able to secure its first auto racing dates, with the NASCAR Grand National Series scheduling a 300-mile (480 km) race on July 6.[33] By the end of its first horse racing season in May, the facility received mixed reception from local press; in responding to rumors that track leaders would abandon horse racing, Buckson stated to The Morning News that they were "ridiculous. We'll be back here next year ready to go again."[34] The auto racing oval, named Dover Downs International Raceway (DDIS), held its first races as scheduled, with Richard Petty winning the 1969 Mason-Dixon 300;[35] the race oversaw fewer fans and traffic problems than expected.[36]

Dover Downs faced numerous financial problems in its early years. Two further liens were filed against Dover Downs in July 1969, totaling at over $950,000 for liens with amounts listed publicly.[37][38] By April 1970, one company who filed a lien against Dover Downs, the McNutt Electric Company, filed a lawsuit against the facility for refusal of payment.[39] Eventually, both liens were settled by August, with Dover Downs paying $965,000 combined to both companies who filed liens.[40][41] In 1973, DDR nearly faced a boycott by the Cloverleaf Standardbred Owners Association, who wanted an 8% increase in purse money and a new paddock area;[42] although track leaders initially refused due to costs,[43] the two sides were eventually able to come to an agreement to avoid a boycott.[44] By the start of the following year, with attendance failing to meet expectations, track general manager John Riddle stated that "I must admit that we are in a serious financial situation... I know we can't continue to operate in a deficit situation."[45] To help alleviate Dover Downs' financial situation, Buckson proposed the idea of hosting dog racing to help save Dover Downs from its financial issues.[46] He also attempted to pass a tax relief bill through the General Assembly;[47] although it was able to pass through the House of Representatives in May,[48] it was vetoed by governor Sherman W. Tribbitt.[49] In August, Buckson was stripped of his $35,000 annual salary and reassigned to chairman of Dover Downs, with Riddle taking over as president.[50] By September, Riddle announced that the facility was available for sale but denied that Dover Downs would file for bankruptcy.[51] In the midst of Dover Downs' financial woes, Dover Downs International Speedway was still seen as a profitable venture,[52] with The Morning News stating in September 1974 that "auto racing, a profitable enterprise... will not be affected by the financial miseries thoroughbred racing has suffered ever since the multi-milliondollar complex opened in 1969."[53]

John W. Rollins, former owner of Dover Downs, often provided emergency financial backing to Dover Downs despite its financial troubles, helping the facility continue to operate in the 1970s.

In 1975, a tax break bill to assist Dover Downs if the facility resumed thoroughbred racing was passed, relieving some financial pressure from the facility.[54][55] However, a year later, auditors discovered that Dover Downs owed as much as $49,000 (adjusted for inflation, $262,365) in unpaid admission taxes.[56] In the winter of 1977, attendance was reported to have dropped by 16% from the previous year due to the construction of new horse racing tracks.[57] Later that year, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) initiated an investigation of potential race-fixing at Dover Downs.[58] After an initial attempt at a tax break bill was vetoed by governor Pete du Pont in October, another tax break bill was proposed the following in response to the veto, this time partnering with state officials.[59][60] After passing the House and Senate,[61][62] du Pont stated that he would only sign the bill if he could release the track's finances, which Riddle had refused to disclose on numerous occasions.[63] In a controversial decision for du Pont, he approved the $500,000 annual tax break on February 21.[64] Although the legislation helped decreased some financial pressure off of Dover Downs, Riddle admitted in November of that year that "we'll still show a very small loss position".[65] In April 1979, Riddle resigned from his position to become the executive vice president of NASCAR,[66] with Riddle stating that "I really believe that this racetrack is solid and will continue to be so for many years".[67] In contrast to Riddle's statement, owner John W. Rollins stated that since owning the track, he had not made any profit. He further stated that without his continued financial backing in emergencies despite the facility's financial troubles, "dire things would have happened".[68]

Denis McGlynn era, Dover Downs expansion

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In November 1979, director of operations Denis McGlynn was named as Riddle's replacement for president of Dover Downs.[69] Heading into the 1980s, the facility still oversaw financial woes, with McGlynn stating in a March 1983 interview that Dover Downs Raceway suffered "significant" losses since 1981.[70] In September 1982, Rollins offered the city of Dover to purchase the entirety of Dover Downs for $5 million (adjusted for inflation, $15,295,690).[71] Later that year, DDR underwent renovations, adding betting windows and color televisions.[72] In April 1983, McGlynn tried to negotiate with the city to lower the buying cost of Dover Downs to $1.9 million; however, the proposal was rejected.[73] Attendance at DDR also continued to drop with the construction of competing Rosecroft Raceway in 1984,[74] with the track reporting an over 10% decrease in average attendance from the previous year.[75] Later that year in May, in response to rising attendance and subsequent complaints about a lack of seating at Dover Downs International Speedway, McGlynn announced a long-term expansion plan to retain its NASCAR races.[76] Two years later, DDIS underwent a repave after complaints from NASCAR drivers and crew chiefs.[77] The repave process started in May and was completed by September of that year, costing approximately $500,000.[78]

NASCAR racing at Dover Downs International Speedway's asphalt surface in 1985. In 1995, the track surface changed to concrete, which still remains today.

Starting in the mid-1980s, Dover Downs International Speedway expanded drastically. In 1986 and 1987, 3,200 new seats were added for each year.[79] The following year, 5,100 seats added near Dover Downs International Speedway's main grandstand were added, increasing seating capacity to 41,000.[80] In March 1989, the addition of both of a new media center was completed, with a further 3,800 seats being announced.[81] By the end of the decade, renovations were made to numerous amenities, including victory lane, restrooms, pit road, and the garages.[82] In April 1991, a 5,383-seat grandstand was erected overseeing the track's fourth turn.[83] Further expansions of 5,000, 4,750, 6,650, and 6,950 seats were approved by the Dover Planning Commission in 1991,[84] 1992,[85] 1993,[86] and 1994, respectively, increasing capacity to 73,502.[87] In November 1994, alongside further construction of an additional 7,050 seats, track officials announced a $1.8 million complete repaving of DDIS' track surface, this time replacing the traditional asphalt surface with concrete.[88] Paving started in November and was completed in March 1995.[89] In October 1996, the city of Dover approved a master plan to allow the track to build 73,178 additional seats over the course of seven years, with the plan increasing capacity to 170,000.[90] However, by 2005, only 140,000 seats were installed.[91]

McGlynn's fight for legalization of slot machines in Delaware, subsequent DDR recovery and hotel construction

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In contrast, Dover Downs Raceway, alongside the financial state of Delawarean horse racing, oversaw heavy financial turmoil in the late 1980s and most of the 1990s. In 1989, to help assist DDR, McGlynn started to advocate for the legalization of slot machines in the state of Delaware

Post-Dover Downs split

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See also: Speedway Motorsports § Dover Motorsports
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The Monster Monument (pictured in 2024), featuring a 46-foot (14 m) Miles the Monster. The Monster Monument, built in 2008, was part of a multi-year renovation project aimed at beautifying the facility.

In July 2001, McGlynn stated hopes to separate Dover Downs' auto racing business and its horse racing and casino business as two separate companies, with the casino and horse racing facilities being named under Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment.[92] The split was completed in April 2002, with the auto racing facility now being owned by Dover Motorsports, Inc.[93] As part of the split, the auto racing facility changed its name to Dover International Speedway (DIS).[94] In 2004, DIS started the process of installing of SAFER barriers to increase track safety.[95] The project was faced with engineering difficulties[96] but was eventually completed in time for the 2005 MBNA RacePoints 400.[97] In May 2006, McGlynn announced a five-year renovation plan for DIS, focused on expanding amenities around the track's property along with expanding the width of DIS' pit road.[98] The project was split into three phases. The first phase of the project was completed in time for the 2007 Autism Speaks 400, with additional parking and luxury seating options being constructed.[99] Phase two was completed by the running of the 2008 Camping World RV 400, which included the construction of a monument honoring past winners at DIS alongside an expanded fan zone.[100][101] Phase three of the project, an extension of the track's pit road, was completed by the 2009 Autism Speaks 400, extending it by 432 feet (132 m).[102][103] In 2014, Mike Tatoian, chief operating officer of Dover Motorsports, was assigned to replace McGlynn as president of DIS, with McGlynn remaining as the president of Dover Motorsports.[104] The following year, track developers spent $2.9 million to install a new, 21-foot (6.4 m) catchfence to replace the track's old 15-foot (4.6 m) catchfence.[105]

Capacity decline, change in ownership

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Starting in the late 2000s, DIS oversaw capacity and economic decline. In May 2009, seating capacity was decreased by approximately 7,000.[106] By 2011, attendance at DIS' NASCAR Cup Series races had dropped to under 90,000, over 50,000 less than what attendance was at its peak; the drop was blamed on economic effects of the Great Recession.[107] In 2012, developers initiated a seat-widening plan, with capacity decreasing from 132,000 to 113,000.[108] By the 2015 FedEx 400, DIS decreased seating capacity to 95,500 in response to further attendance downturn at DIS.[109][110] A further 10,500 seats were torn down in time for the 2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism, resetting the capacity to 85,000.[111] Two years later, in response to a further decline of demand according to McGlynn, seating capacity was dropped to 54,000.[112]

In May 2019, DIS began work on a $5.5 million project focused on expanding its garage surface area by 20%; the project was completed in time for the 2019 Drydene 400.[113][114] In December 2021, ownership of the track changed hands when Dover Motorsports was bought out by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) for $131.5 million. As part of the purchase, the track's name changed to Dover Motor Speedway.[115]

Events

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Racing

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NASCAR

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See also: NASCAR Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway

As of 2024, DMS holds one annual NASCAR Cup Series race, currently known as the Wurth 400 for sponsorship reasons.[116] For most of its history, DMS held two annual races: one in the spring and one in the fall. The former was

Other racing events

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Non-racing events

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  • Since 2022, the facility has hosted Gift of Lights, a drive-thru Christmas lights display that features 3.5 million total Christmas lights during the Christmas season.[117]

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