Dover Motor Speedway
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Dover Motor Speedway is a 1.000 mi oval track in Dover, Delaware, United States. The venue has hosted major events since its inaugural season in 1969, including NASCAR and IndyCar races. It has a 54,0
An overhead photo of Dover Motor Speedway in 2025
NASCAR driver Richard Petty (pictured in 2016) won the first major auto race at Dover Downs' auto racing oval on July 6, 1969.
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.
NASCAR racing at Dover Motor Speedway's asphalt surface in 1985. In 1995, the track surface was changed to concrete, which still remains today.
Bally's Dover
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Bally's Dover Casino Resort, formerly Dover Downs, is a hotel, casino, and racetrack complex in Dover, Delaware. It has a.625-mile harness horse racing track, which is surrounded by Dover Motor Speedw
Dover Motor Speedway
…has hosted major events since its inaugural season in 1969, including NASCAR and IndyCar races. It has a 54,000-seat capacity as of 2022. Adjacent to Bally's Dover, which owns the surrounding property, the speedway itself is owned by Speedway Motorsports, LLC (SMI) and managed by Mike Tatoian. The track opened in…
Aerial view of Dover Downs in 2017. The horse track is located within Dover Motor Speedway and the hotel and casino is the large building to the left of the track.
Dover Downs' Sports Lounge (2011)