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NASCAR at Dover: Start time, lineup, TV/radio schedule and more

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 Sunday's AAA 400.

START TIME: Former NFL special teams star Brian Mitchell will instruct drivers to start their engines at 2:10 p.m. Eastern time today, followed by the green flag at 2:17 p.m. So if you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 2:17 p.m.

RACE DISTANCE: The AAA 400 is 400 laps around the 1-mile Dover International Speedway for a total of 400 miles. No math required here.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: The USO Show Troupe, which performs for more than 600,000 troops and family members all over the world each year, will sing the national anthem today.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: ESPN will broadcast today's race and has a pre-race show beginning at 1 p.m. ET. The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: The National Weather Service is calling for a perfect day: Sunny skies with a light breeze and temperatures in the upper 70s.

LAST TIME: Jimmie Johnson and Jimmie Johnson. Johnson won both the Dover spring race this year and the Dover Chase race one year ago. He's a nine-time Dover winner, which is the most of any driver in history.

STARTING LINEUP: Kevin Harvick won his seventh pole of the season on Friday after having just six poles in his entire career prior to 2014. Kyle Busch will start second, followed by Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin.

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

  1. Kevin Harvick
  2. Kyle Busch
  3. Denny Hamlin
  4. Brad Keselowski
  5. Jamie McMurray
  6. Jeff Gordon
  7. Kyle Larson
  8. Jimmie Johnson
  9. Clint Bowyer
  10. Austin Dillon
  11. Brian Vickers
  12. Kasey Kahne
  13. Danica Patrick
  14. Matt Kenseth
  15. Tony Stewart
  16. Joey Logano
  17. Marcos Ambrose
  18. Carl Edwards
  19. Paul Menard
  20. Ryan Newman
  21. Aric Almirola
  22. Kurt Busch
  23. Justin Allgaier
  24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
  25. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
  26. Martin Truex Jr.
  27. Greg Biffle
  28. AJ Allmendinger
  29. Cole Whitt
  30. Casey Mears
  31. David Gilliland
  32. Josh Wise
  33. Reed Sorenson
  34. Alex Bowman
  35. Michael Annett
  36. Landon Cassill
  37. David Ragan
  38. David Stremme
  39. JJ Yeley
  40. Mike Bliss
  41. Mike Wallace
  42. Travis Kvapil
  43. Timmy Hill

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