All qualifying cancelled at Dover.
Due to the expected drenching and high winds that will accompany Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way north through the mid-Atlantic states, NASCAR and Dover International Speedway have decided to cancel all race activities at Dover International Speedway for this Thursday and Friday.
The MBNA America 150 Busch North Series has also been cancelled. However, the good news is that the MBNA America 400 Winston Cup Series race on Sunday, September 21, and the Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger 200 Busch Series race on Saturday, September 20 will run as scheduled.
Due to the expected drenching and high winds that will accompany Hurricane Isabel as it makes its way north through the mid-Atlantic states, NASCAR and Dover International Speedway have decided to cancel all race activities at Dover International Speedway for this Thursday and Friday.
The MBNA America 150 Busch North Series has also been cancelled. However, the good news is that the MBNA America 400 Winston Cup Series race on Sunday, September 21, and the Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger 200 Busch Series race on Saturday, September 20 will run as scheduled.
NASCAR and Dover International Speedway officials decided that the forecast for Thursday and early Friday was severe enough to likely not allow any action on the track. But the weather forecast for late Friday and all through the weekend couldn't be better - sunny and approximately 75 degrees.
The changes mean that Busch Series racers will have a practice session on Saturday morning from 8-9 a.m., followed by a Winston Cup practice session from 11:15 a.m. 12:30 p.m. The Stacker 200 Presented by YJ Stinger Busch Series race will take place as scheduled at 1 p.m. A Winston Cup Happy Hour will follow a half-hour after the end of the Busch Series race. The Sunday schedule will stay exactly as it is, with the start of the MBNA America 400 Winston Cup race set for 1 p.m.
The 43 car fields for both races will be set by owner championship points as per the rule book for each series. That means that the front row for the MBNA America 400 will have points leader Matt Kenseth on the pole, with Dale Earnhardt, Jr. next to him.
Fans who purchased tickets for Friday's MBNA America 150 Busch North Series race will be able to get refunds for their tickets. The track will issue credit back to patrons who purchased Friday tickets via credit card and will issue checks to those fans who purchased tickets via cash or check. The refund checks are expected to all be sent by the end of October.
A better option for race fans might be to apply credit from those tickets toward the purchase of tickets for the 2004 Dover International Speedway race season.
The Dover International Speedway will be closed entirely to the public on Thursday and Friday (September 18 & 19). Busch Series and Winston Cup Series haulers and competitors are expected to arrive over the course of the day on Friday.
Information about the race weekend will constantly be changed and updated on the Dover International Speedway website at www.doverspeedway.com
