Dover International Speedway on Monday completed two projects that will improve the safety of drivers during races.
The track extended SAFER barriers by almost 500 feet along the backstretch and into the entrance of Turn 3 and expand the pit stalls along pit road by 2 feet each.
New asphalt has also been added along the area behind pit road, from the entrance of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage down to the Start-Finish line.
The changes to the track come just before Dover is scheduled to host a full weekend of NASCAR events that will last from May 12-15, which includes practices, qualifying sessions, XFINITY Series heat races, and points races.
Here is a basic recap of some of the changes:
• 479 feet of Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barriers were added to the one-mile, high-banked, concrete oval.
• Seventy-eight feet of standard SAFER barriers were added to the existing inside backstretch wall and 401 feet of SAFER barriers were included in front of a new, steel post inside wall on a newly placed stretch of concrete in front of the grassy area at the entrance to Turn 3. The Monster Bridge near the Turn 3 entrance sits above the new construction area.
• The SAFER barriers are 40 inches high.
• Along the new stretch of wall, one foam block is placed every 5½ feet within the SAFER barrier to maximize safety from crash impacts.
• 190 cubic yards of concrete, 7-feet wide and 18 inches deep was added to the track.
• Along pit road, three pit stalls were eliminated, leaving space for 40 cars. Each pit stall was increased 2 feet in length, to 34 total feet. All stalls remain 16 feet wide.
• 550 feet of new asphalt was added between the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series garage entrance and the Start-Finish line.
The May 12-15 NASCAR weekend includes the Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, May 13, the NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash heats and points race on Sturday, May 14 and the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, May 15.
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