NASCAR Sprint Cup: AAA 400 at a glance

AAA 400tmpplchld ___tmpplchld _Distance: 400 laps, or 400 miles.tmpplchld _Where: Dover International Speedway, a 1-mile, high-banked, concrete oval in Dover, Del.tmpplchld _When: 2:30 p.m. EDT, Sunday.tmpplchld _TV: NBC Sports Network.tmpplchld _Last year’s winner: Jeff Gordon.tmpplchld _Also this week: Hisense 200, Xfinity Series, Dover International Speedway, 3:30 p.m., Saturday, NBC Sports Network; Rhino Linings 350, Truck Series, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 10 p.m., Saturday, Fox Sports 1.tmpplchld _Worth mentioning: This is the final race in the Chase’s opening round; the bottom four in the 16-driver field will be eliminated.tmpplchld ___tmpplchld Who’s Hot/ Who’s Nottmpplchld ___tmpplchld HOTtmpplchld _Matt Kenseth: Wins way into Chase’s second round at New Hampshire and continues Joe Gibbs Racing’s domination.tmpplchld _Denny Hamlin: Has finished first and second in the Chase races, not bad for a guy with a bum knee.tmpplchld _Ryan Blaney: Pulsating victory in Xfinity race at Kentucky, winning in a green-white-checkered finish.tmpplchld ___tmpplchld NOTtmpplchld _Kevin Harvick: Reigning Cup champion has come up empty in two Chase races, has one last chance to advance at Dover.tmpplchld _Kyle Busch: Can’t shake those Chase blues; wreck at New Hampshire sends him to 37th-place finish, 13th in points.tmpplchld _Danica Patrick: Had a good run going at New Hampshire until wreck on Lap 203 knocked her out of the race.tmpplchld ___tmpplchld (c)2015 The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)tmpplchld Visit The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.) at www.charlotteobserver.comtmpplchld Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.tmpplchld