Event Preview | 2018 Dover International Speedway

Catch the Action
JEGS 200: Friday, May 4 | 4:30 p.m. ET | FOX Sports 1 / MRN / SiriusXM NASCAR Channel 90

Race 5 of 23: Dover International Speedway
Track Length: One-mile
Track Surface: Concrete
Race Distance: 200 laps, 200 miles
Format: Three Stages (Stage 1: 45 laps, Stage 2: 45 laps, Final Stage: 110 laps, ending at Lap 200.)
Nickname: The “Monster Mile”
Mascot: “Miles the Monster”

Aiming High with the Air Force at Dover International Speedway
The entire ThorSport Racing organization will welcome members of the 436th Airlift Wing to the “Monster Mile” on JEGS 200 race day, Friday, May 4. Home to approximately 3,323 active duty airmen, the unit, known as the “Eagle Wing” and housed at nearby-Dover Air Force Base, flies hundreds of missions throughout the world and provides 25 percent of the Nation’s strategic airlift capability, projecting global reach to over 100 countries around the world. The team is proud to host 20 airmen stationed at the base, giving them a special race day experience in honor and thanks for their continued service and dedication the United States of America.

Ford Fact – Dover International Speedway
Friday’s JEGS 200 is one of 15 different racing venues on the 2018, 23-race schedule, that Ford-powered F-150’s have found victory lane. In 18 races at the “Monster Mile,” Ford Performance is credited with three wins, including the tracks inaugural Truck Series event: Kurt Busch (2000), Mark Martin (2006), and Tyler Reddick (2015). Additionally, Ford has five poles at the 1-mile concrete oval: Kurt Busch (2000), Rick Crawford (2002), Carl Edwards (2004), Ryan Blaney (2015), and Chase Briscoe (2017).

ThorSport Racing at Dover International Speedway
ThorSport Racing has made 39 starts with 16 different drivers (Terry Cook, Matt Crafton, Lance Hooper, Tracy Hines, Kerry Earnhardt, Willie Allen, Shelby Howard, Johnny Sauter, Dakota Armstrong, Todd Bodine, Jeb Burton, Cameron Hayley, Ben Rhodes, Rico Abreu, Cody Coughlin, Grant Enfinger at Dover International Speedway since September 22, 2000. The Sandusky, Ohio-based team’s success includes 269 laps led, has a track-best start of second (Crafton, 2014), one win (Crafton, 2016), nine top-five and 16 top-10 finishes.

Drive for Autism
ThorSport Racing’s quartet of drivers will be showing their support for Autism Delaware by displaying a special Autism Awareness decal on our Ford F-150’s during the JEGS 200 race weekend at Dover International Speedway. Autism Delaware, a leader in the First State on autism awareness since its founding in 1998, is working to raise funds and awareness during the AAA 400 Drive for Autism Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at the Monster Mile on Sunday.