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NASCAR Dover start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule

Jeff Gluck  |  Paste BN Sports

DOVER, Del . — It's NASCAR race day at Dover International Speedway, and we've got some essential information you need to get ready for today's FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks.

START TIME: A FedEx executive will instruct drivers to start their engines at 1:07 Eastern time today, followed by the green flag at 1:15 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 1:15.

RACE DISTANCE: This one isn't too hard to figure out. The FedEx 400 is 400 miles around the "Monster Mile," which means it's a 400-lap race.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Country group Gloriana will sing the anthem today. The group will also perform a pre-race concert.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: FOX will broadcast today's race and has a pre-race show beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET. This is FOX's final race of the season before TNT takes over for six races starting at Pocono. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: Hot and steamy — and a bit uncomfortable. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-80s and very humid. There is only a very small chance of rain.

LAST TIME: One year ago, Jimmie Johnson won his seventh career Dover race by taking a Madagascar 3-sponsored car to victory lane (he even sported a rainbow-colored wig). And last time, Brad Keselowski won the Chase race at Dover by stretching his fuel longer than anyone else; he hasn't won since.

STARTING LINEUP: Denny Hamlin won the pole position for today's race — his second straight pole at a track he calls one of his worst.

Here's the starting lineup for today's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Dover:

  1. Denny Hamlin
  2. Martin Truex Jr.
  3. Kyle Busch
  4. Matt Kenseth
  5. Ryan Newman
  6. Mark Martin
  7. Kevin Harvick
  8. Brad Keselowski
  9. Joey Logano
  10. Jamie McMurray
  11. Kasey Kahne
  12. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  13. Kurt Busch
  14. Juan Pablo Montoya
  15. Clint Bowyer
  16. Paul Menard
  17. Casey Mears
  18. Carl Edwards
  19. Greg Biffle
  20. Jeff Gordon
  21. Landon Cassill
  22. Tony Stewart
  23. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  24. Jimmie Johnson
  25. Austin Dillon
  26. Bobby Labonte
  27. David Reutimann
  28. David Gilliland
  29. Jeff Burton
  30. Marcos Ambrose
  31. Michael McDowell
  32. Mike Bliss
  33. Aric Almirola
  34. David Stremme
  35. David Ragan
  36. Joe Nemechek
  37. Dave Blaney
  38. Travis Kvapil
  39. Danica Patrick
  40. JJ Yeley
  41. Josh Wise
  42. Timmy Hill
  43. Scott Riggs

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