NASCAR Xfinity Series at Dover 2015: Full Schedule, Standings and Preview

As the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series season nears its conclusion, Saturday's race at Dover International Speedway promises to have a huge impact on the championship pursuit of several drivers.

Chris Buescher continues to hold on to the top spot, but with the likes of Ty Dillon, Chase Elliott and Regan Smith pushing him, there will be a great amount of pressure on the points leader to turn in a strong performance in the Hisense 200.

With the championship race heating up, here is a full preview for Saturday's event in Dover, complete with a look at the drivers who have the best chance to take the checkered flag.

Where: Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware

When: Saturday, Oct. 3, at 3:30 p.m. ET

Watch: NBCSN

Xfinity Series Dover Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Event	Watch
Friday, Oct. 2	1:30 p.m.	Final Practice	NBCSN
Saturday, Oct. 3	12:15 p.m.	Qualifying	NBCSN
Saturday, Oct. 3	3:30 p.m.	Hisense 200	NBCSN

Xfinity Series Standings

Rank	Driver	Car No.	Behind	Wins
1	Chris Buescher	60	Leader	2
2	Ty Dillon	3	-19	0
3	Chase Elliott	9	-25	1
4	Regan Smith	7	-47	1
5	Darrell Wallace Jr.	6	-108	0
6	Elliott Sadler	1	-110	0
7	Brian Scott	2	-125	0
8	Daniel Suarez	18	-130	0
9	Brendan Gaughan	62	-146	0
10	Ryan Reed	16	-247	1

Drivers to Watch

Chris Buescher

Buescher has held the No. 1 spot in the Xfinity Series standings for much of the 2015 season on the strength of two wins, and one of those victories came at Dover International Speedway in May.

The second Dover race of the year comes at a perfect time for Buescher since Dillon has been cutting into his lead as of late. That was especially true last week, as he fought hard to finish seventh but still allowed Dillon to gain some ground.

Based on the success Buescher had at Dover earlier in the year, he is extremely excited about the opportunity to take on the Monster Mile once again:

Buescher has run three Xfinity Series races at Dover in his career, and he has twice finished inside the top five, which bodes well for his chances of stopping the bleeding and adding to his lead rather than squandering it.

The 22-year-old Texan is in an unfamiliar position, as he has never been the guy to beat at such a high level of NASCAR racing. He is usually the hunter, but for much of the year he has been the hunted, which is a tough spot to be in.

Buescher has a great chance to demoralize those who are chasing him, and if he pulls out another victory or at least a top five, it could go a long way toward helping him win the championship.

Kyle Busch

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In addition to Buescher and the rest of the Xfinity Series regulars going for a title, there will be plenty of Sprint Cup drivers competing in Saturday's field with the sole purpose of entering Victory Lane. Kyle Busch is chief among them.

Busch is one of the best short-track drivers in the game, and he has thrived at the Monster Mile. He swept Dover in the Xfinity Series last year and has won there five times overall in NASCAR's No. 2 series. He also has two Sprint Cup Dover wins to his credit, which means nobody in the Hisense 200 field is more accomplished.

Perhaps more so than anyone else, Busch is well aware of what it takes to have success on a track as difficult as Dover, according to the Interstate Batteries blog:

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Dover, being a concrete track, is challenging. They're all a challenge, but Dover is especially so, just because of the way you have to run around that place. The way tires sometimes wear out. The way the rubber gets put down there. You've got to be fast through the corner. Two-thirds of your lap time is through the turns rather than down the straightaway, so you definitely have to make sure you have a good-handling racecar – one that's good in the beginning of the run on low air pressures and one that's good at the end of the run on high air pressures, and even through traffic, too. Some of the most challenging times are when you're trying to get through traffic with guys.

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Busch's primary goal this weekend is undoubtedly to have a strong showing in Sunday's Sprint Cup race since he is currently one point out of 12th place, which means he will be eliminated from contention if he doesn't move up.

Despite that focus, there is still a certain amount of importance regarding the Xfinity Series race since performing well could help him learn some things for Sunday and also give him some confidence.

Based on what he has done at Dover over the years, Busch has to be considered the driver to beat in both events.

Denny Hamlin

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For those who expected Denny Hamlin to lighten his schedule after tearing his ACL recently, the 34-year-old veteran has thrown a bit of a curveball, as he will compete in Saturday's Xfinity Series race.

Hamlin shocked many by winning the first race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup to punch his ticket to the next round, so over the past couple of weeks he has been playing with house money, which is always the case for him in the Xfinity Series.

After winning at Chicagoland a couple of weeks ago, Hamlin made it clear that he intended to take some risks and be aggressive until the next round of the Chase, according to FoxSports.com.

"Go have some fun the next two weeks, that's for sure. Takes some pressure off of us," Hamlin said.

That state of mind certainly applies to the Xfinity Series, as Hamlin can try some different things in an effort to see what will work best for him Sunday.

Although he has never won a Sprint Cup race at Dover, Hamlin has two Xfinity Series wins to his credit at the track, and it wouldn't be at all surprising if he manages to add another to his resume Saturday.

Hamlin has a great deal of momentum on his side right now, and that fact could make life difficult for his opponents in the Hisense 200.

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