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USA TODAY Sports’ Jeff Gluck previews the top story lines at the upcoming AAA 400 Drive for Autism.
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DOVER, Del.  — It’s NASCAR race day at Dover International Speedway, and we’ve got some essential information you need to get ready for Sunday’s AAA 400 Drive for Autism Sprint Cup race.

START TIME: Jason Jones, star of the TBS comedy The Detour, is scheduled to instruct drivers to start their engines at 1:07 p.m. (ET) today. If you want to skip the pre-race show and just tune in for the race, turn on your TV at 1:15 p.m. for the green flag.

RACE DISTANCE: The AAA 400 Drive for Autism is 400 laps around the 1-mile track for a total of 400 miles.

NATIONAL ANTHEM: Nashville singer Tom Dixon will perform the anthem at 1:01 p.m.

TV/RADIO SCHEDULE: Fox Sports 1 will broadcast today’s race. The pre-race show is scheduled at 1 p.m. (ET). Motor Racing Network will call the race on the radio.

WEATHER: Sunday’s forecast calls for an afternoon high of 60 with little chance of rain.

LAST TIME: Jimmie Johnson won last year’s spring race at Dover, outgunning Kevin Harvick in a green-white-checkered finish. And in the fall Chase for the Sprint Cup race, Harvick dominated to advance to the second round, while Johnson was eliminated from the Chase.

STARTING LINEUP: The lineup was formed using Friday morning practice speeds after rain washed out qualifying. Harvick and Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start on the front row.

Here’s the starting lineup for today’s NASCAR race at Dover:

1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet

2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet

3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota

4. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota

5. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford

6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota

7. (78) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota

8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet

9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet

10. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota

11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet

12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet

13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet

14. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford

15. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford

16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford

17. (44) Brian Scott, Ford

18. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford

19. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet

20. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet

21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet

22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford

23. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet

24. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet

25. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford

26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet

27. (23) David Ragan, Toyota

28. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet

29. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota

30. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford

31. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet

32. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet

33. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet

34. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet

35. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford

36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet

37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet

38. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet

39. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford

40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet

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Austin Dillon and Kasey Kahne share their thoughts on the upcoming race in Dover.
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