Dover Speedway signs Autotrader and EchoPark Automotive as sponsors for July race

Staff WriterSports, News Briefs

Autotrader, a Cox Automotive brand and America’s online leader for car buyers, and EchoPark Automotive, one of the nation’s top sellers of pre-owned vehicles, are partnering with Dover Motor Speedway on The Monster Mile’s signature event of 2025.   The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday, July 20 (2 p.m., TNT, Performance Racing Network) is the centerpiece of Dover Motor …

Factory Sports, pictured above, is one of five locations in Delaware to be awarded money in the second round of the Sports Tourism Fund grants.

5 sports complexes share $10M in second round of Sports Tourism Fund grants

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Sports

Five sports facilities in the First State will share $10 million to make upgrades as part of the second round of grant allocations made by the newly formed Delaware Sports Tourism Capital Investment Fund. After considering 17 applications requesting a combined $47,138,560, here’s who the Delaware Tourism Office is dishing the money out to: Kirkwood Sports Complex – $4 million: …

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Food Bank to host only one mass distribution this month

Bradley VasoliCulture, Headlines

The Delaware Food Bank will host just one mass drive-thru distribution of food this month, on Tuesday, June 18, in Dover. It’s the Food Bank‘s first since December. That’s a big change from the monthly events that were held in all three counties, starting at the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic in spring 2020. Kim Turner, the Food Bank’s …

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Hamlin holds off Larson for second Monster Mile win

Betsy PriceHeadlines, Sports

Denny Hamlin won his second career Monster Trophy when he dominated the final stage on his way to a victory in the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway Sunday. Driving the No. 11 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing, Hamlin notched his third win of the year and 54th of his career, tying him on NASCAR’s all-time wins list with …

TSD Review April 18

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – April 18, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include School board voter guides include nominees’ positions, more State moves to control hospital budgets to lower health costs Makers of inappropriate deep fake images could face penalties Metastatic cancer patients could get expanded treatment coverage Military students could get priority in school choice William Penn powers past Saint Mark’s Click on the image below to …

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Dover Motor Speedway honors NASCAR legend Richard Petty

Bryan ShupeBusiness, Headlines

  Petty, a seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and seven-time Monster Mile winner, to make appearances before Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday, April 28. Petty Family is celebrating its 75th anniversary in NASCAR this season. LEGACY MOTOR CLUB co-owner Jimmie Johnson, an 11-time Dover winner, also to appear on the Monster Monument and race in the Würth 400. Visit DoverMotorSpeedway.com to …

TSD Review Mar 28

TownSquareLIVE Weekly Review – March 28, 2024

Sonja FreyTown Square Live, Weekly Review

This Week’s Top Headlines Include Your guide to Easter in Delaware After 42 years, ChaddsFord Winery is seeking a buyer Veg curious? 9 places to sample plant-based food Bill to pump $100 million into Medicaid seems set to roll College sexual assault prevention training could be required Bill making javelin a DIAA event moves on, some coaches oppose Click on …

NASCAR comes to Dover Motor Speedway April 26-28.

Dover Fan Zone adds DockDogs, Mirror Men and Robocars

Jarek RutzHeadlines, Culture, Sports

Team mascots, diving dogs, bumper cars and a giant rubber duck will add to the merriment at  the Dover Speedway’s Fan Zone April 26-28. Best part: It’s all free as the speedway hosts a  NASCAR tripleheader weekend. “It’s not only the action on the track that makes a Dover NASCAR weekend a one-of-a-kind experience, but also all the entertainment outside …

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These holiday lights will help you get your glow on

Betsy PriceCulture, Headlines

  We might be living through the golden age of holiday lights displays. Whether you want inside or out, huge or just enough, artistic or deliberately tacky, walk-through or drive-through, free or you’re willing to pay, there’s a display for you either here in the First State or right over the state line. In Delaware, many of the displays have …

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Firefly ’23 canceled to ‘recharge lights,’ whatever that means

Charles MegginsonCulture, Headlines

Organizers for Delaware’s largest and most successful music festival have announced that next year’s event will not be happening. “After 10 magical years of Firefly in The Woodlands, we’ve decided to take a year to recharge our lights,” the announcement said. “We will see you in 2024!” Organizers didn’t offer any explanation for the cancellation.  Dover Motor Speedway, which owns …