Kyle Busch, Harvick start 1-2 in Dover playoff race

Rain washed out qualifying for Sunday’s Gander Outdoors 400 at

Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware.

Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, who each have seven Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series wins this season, will start 1-2 to kick off the round-of-12 playoff race on the mile concrete track. The field was set on points, giving the top dozen spots to the 12 playoff drivers.

Busch said the pole is about six to eight spots higher than he thought he might have qualified.

NHRA: At Ennis, Texas, Clay

Millican (Top Fuel), Tommy Johnson Jr. (Funny Car), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Matt Smith (Pro Stock Motorcycle) paced qualifying for the AAA Texas Fallnationals at Texas Motorplex. would be fixed and he’d be back on the road. No point in stressing.

The former two-division champion has that same type of assertiveness for his new venture with Eddie Hearn, an English promoter for Matchroom Boxing, and DAZN, the combat sports streaming service that recently launched in the United States.

“Eddie Hearn explained to me this new platform with DAZN,” said Vargas, a Las Vegas native. “I thought it through. His ideas and what he had for the future made sense. Everyone is trying to keep up. The world is changing. Everyone is trying to get on the new market, and I believe this is going to be it.”

Vargas’ gamble with Hearn and DAZN already is paying off. Vargas will headline an event Saturday in Chicago against Puerto Rico’s Thomas Dulorme with the WBC silver welterweight belt on the line and a potential world title shot.

The $9.99 per month app is scheduled to stream fights at 3 p.m., with the main card starting at 6. The co-main event features heavyweight contender Jarrell Miller against Tomasz Adamek.

Vargas, 29, hopes he found a long-term home with Matchroom Boxing and DAZN. Vargas’ past two fights were with Premier Boxing Champions.

Before that, Vargas spent four