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Matt Kenseth, driver of the No. 17 Ford of Roush Fenway Racing, will be racing on his favorite track Sunday when the Sprint Cup Series makes a stop at Dover (Del.) International Speedway, writes Johnny Benson of NBCSports.com.

Keys to success at Dover
Dover International Speedway is the fastest of the three concrete tracks (Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway are the others) on the Sprint Cup circuit.

The track surface at Dover provides the cars with plenty of grip. There are two distinct grooves, meaning drivers can run high on this track. This is a very fast track, and the sensation of speed the drivers feel is probably greater than it is at the superspeedways.

The corners at Dover are long, and that contributes to why this is such a physically demanding layout for drivers. Dover is also a track where drivers have to be very patient and precise.

Pit road at Dover is very tight and becomes even tighter when cars come in under green. It's treacherous to get on it, to have work done to a car on it, and to get off of it. It's one of the toughest pit roads to enter on the Cup circuit.

In the past at Dover, it used to be hard to get on and off of a tight pit road. But the track has widened and lengthened pit road. That’s a change the drivers welcome.

Over the years pit-road incidents at Dover could take a car out of contention because of the damage done to it, but with the new car the damage from any incidents may prove less and more repairable so that may save some drivers from having their day ruined.