Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
MCGLYNN DENIS
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DOVER MOTORSPORTS INC [DVD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President and CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1131 N. DUPONT HIGHWAY
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/28/2009
(Street)

DOVER, DE 19901
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, $.10 par value 04/28/2009   F   837 D $ 1.56 216,460 (1) D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Class A Common Stock (2)               (2)   (2) Common Stock 797,000   797,000 D  
Class A Common Stock (2)               (2)   (2) Common Stock 52,000   52,000 I Wife
Options granted 05/05/2000 (5) $ 5.03               (3) 05/04/2010 Common Stock 35,000   35,000 D  
Options granted 05/09/2002 (5) $ 7.23               (4) 05/08/2010 Common Stock 25,000   25,000 D  
Options granted 01/03/2003 (5) $ 4.68               (4) 01/02/2011 Common Stock 25,000   25,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
MCGLYNN DENIS
1131 N. DUPONT HIGHWAY
DOVER, DE 19901
  X     President and CEO  

Signatures

 Elia D. Trowbridge via Power of Attorney Filed With the Securities & Exchange Commission   04/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 87,812 shares of restricted stock granted under the Company's Incentive Stock Plan in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3 (full amount of original grant, whether or not vested, less shares disposed of, if any). Shares vest one fifth per year beginning on the second anniversary of the grant date (beneficial ownership in unvested shares is disclaimed for Section 16 purposes). Grant dates and number of shares granted were: January 3, 2009: 25,000 shares; January 3, 2008: 15,000 shares; January 3, 2007: 15,000 shares; January 3, 2006: 15,000 shares; January 3, 2005: 12,000 shares; and April 28, 2004: 12,000 shares.
(2) Class A Common Stock is convertible into Common Stock at any time on a share for share basis at the option of the holder thereof.
(3) Ten-year options with exercisability phasing in as follows: 5/5/06 - 8,286 shares; 5/5/07 - 8,839 shares; 5/5/08 - 8,839 shares; 5/5/09 - 8,839 shares; 1/1/10 - 197 shares.
(4) Eight-year options with exercisability phasing in. Beginning one year after date of grant, one-sixth becomes exercisable. An additional one-sixth becomes exercisable over the succeeding five years.
(5) Previously reported.

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