- ESPN’s Monster Mile visit is the network’s only scheduled motorsports event stop during the 50-day event.
Dover Motor Speedway’s July 18-20 NASCAR tripleheader weekend is ESPN’s choice to represent The First State during its “SportsCenter: 50 States in 50 Days” feature this summer, the network announced today.
“SportsCenter” will be at live from The Monster Mile on Sunday, July 20. ESPN’s Marty Smith, who has covered NASCAR for more than two decades, will begin his coverage from the track during the 10 a.m. edition of “SportsCenter” which will go on to include multiple reports, interviews and features throughout the day.
ESPN’s visit to The World’s Fastest One-Mile Oval precedes that day’s Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR Cup Series race and is the network’s only scheduled motorsports event stop during the 50-day feature.
2025 marks 56 consecutive years that Dover Motor Speedway has hosted a NASCAR Cup Series race – annually Delaware’s largest professional sporting event. The Monster Mile is one of only 10 tracks in the country to host 100 or more NASCAR Cup Series races.
“A NASCAR weekend at Dover is truly a one-of-a-kind experience and we’re honored ESPN will share our story with the nation next month,” said Mike Tatoian, Dover Motor Speedway’s president and general manager. “From the top racing on the high-banked concrete oval to all the excitement in our family friendly Fan Zone, a Monster Mile visit is the highlight of any summer vacation for NASCAR Nation!”
Beginning Friday, June 27, the ESPN tour will feature a mix of live on-site shows and segments from a different state each day for 50 consecutive days. This marks the first time in 20 years that “SportsCenter” has embarked on a cross-country tour of this scale. ESPN last presented a “50 States in 50 Days” summer tour in 2005.
Summer will be celebrated in Dover’s Fan Zone next month with Miles Beach, presented by Visit Delaware, area, a 1-acre showcase with attractions including:
- 600 tons of sand and a boardwalk
- 25-foot lighthouse
- The World’s Largest Rubber Duck
- WHITE LIGHTNING Bar + Arcade, presented by BetRivers
- Delicious boardwalk food and refreshing beverages and cocktails
- Live appearances & performances all weekend long on the Miles Beach Stage
- Huge, 22-ton sand sculpture display
- Miles Beach Patrol
- Free caricaturist
- Numerous selfie photo opportunities with Miles the Monster in beach-themed designs
- Dunk Tank, benefitting Speedway Children's Charities, Dover Motor Speedway Chapter
Miles Beach, presented by Visit Delaware, hours:
- Thursday, July 17: 3-9 p.m.
- Friday, July 18: Noon to 9 p.m.
- Saturday, July 19: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Monster Mile Bash, presented by THOR, begins at 6 p.m.)
- Sunday, July 20: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Other previously announced Fan Zone attractions include:
- SPAZMATICS: “The Ultimate ‘80s New Wave Tribute” dazzles audiences around the country with their distinctive stage attire, sounds, dance steps and performances. Everything about the 1980s that you forgot you loved comes back to life when the Spazmatics hit the stage. SHOW DATE: Sunday, July 20 at the Grove Stage.
- DIALED ACTION: An extreme sports attraction, with more than 10,000 BMX and motorcycle performances across the country. Scheduled for multiple high-flying performances across the weekend.
- MIKE HINES AND THE LOOK: A 2022 inductee into the Delaware Rock & Roll Society Hall of Fame, this group is a high-energy, six-member dance band that has performed up and down the Delaware Valley for almost four decades with their mix of pop, hip-hop, funk, Motown and disco favorites. SHOWTIME: 6 p.m., Saturday, July 19 at the Miles Beach Stage in the Fan Zone after the BetRivers 200 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
- CAST IN BRONZE: Nationally recognized carillon performer featuring 35 bells, weighing four tons. This spectacular musical show performed at Mass of Pope John Paul II in New York in 1995 and Walt Disney World from 1998-2003, as well as numerous national TV and radio shows, including NBC’s “Today.”
The Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 NASCAR Cup Series race is race No. 4 in NASCAR on TNT’s debut five-race in-season tournament, which runs five consecutive weeks from June 28 (Atlanta) through July 27 (Indianapolis).
