Sorry this post took so long to get online. I was waiting to see if I would be named Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Anyway, you still have a few hours to vote on the People's Pitstop lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race. Here is some information to help you form your decision.
Track basics: Dover International Speedway is nicknamed the "Monster Mile" because it is a mile of solid concrete. That is, it's a mile in perimeter, not in the depth of the concrete. That would be heavy. And even if you learned your math from these folks, the lap/mile count should be easy to remember. If you drive 400 laps on this track, you've driven 400 miles. Understand? Good. If not, click here.
Recent winners: Jimmie Johnson (2009), Kyle Busch (2008), Martin Truex Jr. (2007). One caveat: The schedule was slightly different when those three drivers won their races. Back then, the spring Dover race was the first race after the 600-mile one in Charlotte. This year, it's two weeks before that race.
Who wins here a lot: Johnson leads active NASCAR drivers with five Sprint Cup victories on this track. His teammates Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin are right behind him with four wins apiece.
Why does this place look familiar? Longtime readers of the People's Pigskin -- or at least those of you who were reading last fall -- will recall a trip to Delaware to take advantage of the state's recently established football lottery. Turns out that Dover Downs shares its real estate with Dover International Speedway. That means that in the fall, you could go down to Dover, make parlay bets on the NFL and watch a NASCAR race at the same time.
Better wrap up this post before I faint.
As always, you can click here to download a handy-dandy guide from our friends at Yahoo Sports. The lineup polls will close later tonight, so please vote now.
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