NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover, Del.: AAA 400 at a glance

AAA 400

Distance: 400 laps, or 400 miles.

Where: Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile, high-banked, concrete oval in Dover, Del.

When: 2:30 p.m., Sunday.

TV: NBC Sports Network.

Radio: Motor Racing Network.

Last year’s winner: Jeff Gordon.

Also this week: Hisense 200, Xfinity Series, Dover International Speedway, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, NBC Sports Network; Rhino Linings 350, Truck Series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 10 p.m., Saturday, Fox Sports 1.

Worth mentioning: This is the final race in the Chase’s opening round; the bottom four in the 16-driver field will be eliminated.

Who’s Hot/ Who’s Not

HOT

Matt Kenseth: Wins way into Chase’s second round at New Hampshire and continues Joe Gibbs Racing’s domination.

Denny Hamlin: Has finished first and second in the Chase races, not bad for a guy with a bum knee.

Ryan Blaney: Pulsating victory in Xfinity race at Kentucky, winning in a green-white-checkered finish.

NOT

Kevin Harvick: Reigning Cup champion has come up empty in two Chase races, has one last chance to advance at Dover.

Kyle Busch: Can’t shake those Chase blues; wreck at New Hampshire sends him to 37th-place finish, 13th in points.

Danica Patrick: Had a good run going at New Hampshire until wreck on Lap 203 knocked her out of the race.

David Scott

This story was originally published October 1, 2015 at 6:07 PM with the headline "NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover, Del.: AAA 400 at a glance."