FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   MARATHON PARTNERS, L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 09/17/2007 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DOVER MOTORSPORTS INC [DVD] (Last) (First) (Middle) 52 VANDERBILT AVE, FL. 4 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10017 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value 1,657,333 D (1)   Common Stock, $0.10 Par Value 1,657,333 I (2) (3) Footnote (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MARATHON PARTNERS, L.P. 52 VANDERBILT AVE, FL. 4 NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
CIBELLI CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â
CIBELLI MARIO 52 VANDERBILT AVENUE, 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10017	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

Marathon Partners, L.P., By: Cibelli Capital Management LLC, By: /s/ Mario Cibelli		10/18/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
Cibelli Capital Management LLC, By: /s/ Mario Cibelli		10/18/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Mario Cibelli		10/18/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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)	Marathon Partners, L.P., a New York limited partnership, directly holds the common stock to which this Form 3 relates (the"Shares").
(2)	Mario Cibelli is the managing member of Cibelli Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company that is an investment management firm which serves as the general partner of Marathon Partners, L.P.
(3)	Mr. Cibelli is also the managing member of Cibelli Research & Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company that is an investment management firm which serves as the general partner of Marathon Focus Fund, L.P., a New York limited partnership and serves as the general partner of Marathon Offshore, Ltd., a Cayman Islands limited partnership, each of which is a direct owner of Shares. Mr. Cibelli also serves as portfolio manager to a number of separate managed accounts that directly owns Shares. Mario Cibelli and each of the entities listed above each disclaim beneficial ownership in the Shares reported on this Form 3 except to the extent of their pecuniary interest, if any, therein, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission that either Mario Cibelli or any of the entities listed above are the beneficial owners of the Shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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