As part of their annual Team Dover vs. Team Pocono Celebrity Softball Game, Dover International Speedway and Pocono Raceway will go head-to-head for the fourth time on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Daniel S. Frawley Stadium, home of the Wilmington Blue Rocks, in Wilmington, Del.
This event will feature NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Austin Dillon and Kasey Kahne, along with Todd Bodine, two-time NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion and current Fox Sports 1 analyst. The rosters from each team will be rounded out with members of national and local motorsports media, as well as other local media personalities.
The 2016 Dover Vs. Pocono Celebrity Softball Game will be the fourth meeting between these two tracks, with “The Monster Mile” having won two of the three games against the “The Tricky Triangle.”
Access to the celebrity softball game is free with a ticket to the May 3 matchup between the Blue Rocks and the visiting Frederick Keys. Reserve Box seats are $6 and Box/Upper Box seats are $7. Any fan who comes to the ticket window wearing NASCAR gear will also receive those special discounted prices. All children 12 and younger will receive free admission to the Blue Rocks’ Fun Zone. For tickets to this special event, please call 1-302-888-BLUE or visit www.BlueRocks.com, using the promo codes POCONO and DOVER.
Gates for the softball game will open at 3:30 p.m. with the event beginning at 4:00 p.m. Following the softball game, time permitting, Dillon and Kahne will throw out the first pitch for that evening’s 6:35 p.m. baseball game.
Throughout the softball and baseball games, both tracks will be promoting and giving away tickets to their respective NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races being held on Sunday, May 15 (Dover) and Sunday, June 5 (Pocono).
NASCAR returns to Dover International Speedway May 13-15, 2016 and includes the Camping World Truck Series race on Friday, May 13, the NASCAR XFINITY Series Dash 4 Cash race on Saturday, May 14 and the “AAA 400 Drive for Autism” NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday, May 15. For race tickets or more information, call 1-800-441-RACE or visit www.DoverSpeedway.com.
Three weeks later, Pocono Raceway will host their Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 race weekend from June 3-5, 2016. In addition to Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race, the race weekend includes the “General Tire #AnywhereIsPossible 150 ARCA Racing Series Presented by Menards race on Friday, June 3, and the inaugural running of the NASCAR XFINITY Series race at ‘The Tricky Triangle’ on Saturday, June 4. For race tickets or more information, call 1-800-RACEWAY or visit www.PoconoRaceway.com.
All dates, times and attendees are subject to change without notice. Neither NASCAR nor any of its affiliates are sponsors of this promotional event.
Dover Motorsports/Pocono Raceway PR
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