2017 NASCAR Race Schedule Announced – Dover Hosts 2 Race Weekends

May 5, 2016 Posted by Matt Pencek Featured Sports, Racing

On Wednesday, the 2017 NASCAR schedule was released. Dover International Speedway will once again host two race weekends including participation in the season ending Chase events.

The change from this year to next is that the Monster Mile’s spring race returns to it’s traditional weekend after Memorial Day spot. The Camping World Truck, Xfinity, and Cup series will compete June 2-4, 2017.

Later in the season, NASCAR returns to Dover Sept, 29 – Oct. 1, 2017 with the Chase event scheduled for Sunday October 1. That race will be the third of the first four eliminations of the 16-driver Chase field.

The start of the Cup season will be the Daytona 500 on Feb. 26. For the complete 2017 schedule click here:

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/news-media/articles/2016/5/5/nascar-2017-schedule-announcement-national-series.html

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Matt joined WBOC in October 2015 as a Sports Broadcast Journalist. He is a native of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. Matt graduated from Penn State where he received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He started his broadcast career as the news/sports director of WEMR AM 1460 in his hometown of Tunkhannock. Matt held that same position for WALI/WROG radio in Cumberland, MD. His first television position was as the weekend sports anchor at WHAG-TV in Hagerstown, MD where he eventually became the Sports Director. Matt then moved to Florence, SC to become a sports reporter/anchor for WPDE-TV In 2011 along with his brother David, Matt co-authored The Great Book of Penn State Sports Lists. From 2012 – 2015 he was the lead radio play-by-play voice for The Friday Night High School Football Game of the Week for DE FOX Sports 1290 in Wilmington, DE. The last 2 years at the radio station Matt was the studio host during the University of Delaware Football radio broadcasts. He has also called the action for the both the Blue Hens men’s and women’s basketball teams. Outside of work, Matt is married to his wife Shannon and has two sons; Jack and Connor. E-mail Matt Pencek at mpencek@wboc.com and follow him on Twitter @mattpencek_wboc. Check out all stories by Matt.