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AAA 400 Drive for Autism: NASCAR weekend TV schedule from Dover

By Nick Tylwalk

DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 02: Cars race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Citizen Solider 400 at Dover International Speedway on October 2, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
DOVER, DE - OCTOBER 02: Cars race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Citizen Solider 400 at Dover International Speedway on October 2, 2016 in Dover, Delaware. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /
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With all three top NASCAR series in action at Dover, there’s plenty to watch on TV this weekend for racing fans.

Dover International Speedway doesn’t always get the credit it deserves for its uniqueness on the NASCAR circuit, but there’s something about the Monster Mile that is all its own. It’s got short track action but higher speeds than the half-mile tracks, and it’s a fun place to watch races in person because there’s almost always racing going on all around the oval.

It’s also a place where all three of NASCAR’s top series visit at the same time. That means plenty to watch this weekend at Dover.

Could the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series see another first-time winner after Austin Dillon claimed the honor in Charlotte? Well, Chase Elliott almost conquered the Monster Mile last spring, and he’s a year wiser now.

The XFNITY and Camping World Truck series are getting into the time of year where they are racing nearly every week, so the drivers will be looking to start the summer out on the right foot. A Dover triumph could take a lot of pressure off as the weather continues to get hotter.

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Add it all up and there’s plenty of reason to camp out in front if your TV from Friday evening through Sunday evening. Here’s a look at the complete weekend TV schedule for Dover, courtesy of NASCAR.com (all times Eastern):

Friday, June 2

  • NASCAR XFINITY Series practice – 9:30 a.m., FS2
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 10:30 a.m., FS2
  • NASCAR XFINITY Series final practice – 1:30 p.m., FS1
  • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Keystone Light Pole qualifying – 2:35 p.m., FS1
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Coors Light Pole qualifying – 3:50 p.m., FS1
  • NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Bar Harbor 200 Presented by Sea Watch International – 5:30 p.m., FS1

Saturday, June 3

  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series practice – 9 a.m., FS1
  • NASCAR XFINITY Series Coors Light Pole qualifying – 10:05 a.m., FS1
  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice – 11:30 a.m., FS1
  • NASCAR XFINITY Series OneMain Financial 200 – 1 p.m., FS1

Sunday, June 4

  • Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism – 1 p.m., FS1
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