Here’s what you need to know about Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover International Speedway: It’s not a race for upstarts or underdogs, not a place where someone comes out of nowhere to steal a victory.
No, the Monster Mile is a place where the Big Dogs come to hunt, a fast, treacherous high-banked concrete track where the best Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers shine. Dover is a challenging oval where calamity can occur in the corners, on the straightaways and even on pit road. Perhaps especially on pit road.
With all the possible pitfalls Dover presents, it’s little wonder the elite drivers shine here.