Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jul. 31, 2013 Common stock	Jul. 31, 2013 Class A common stock
Entity Registrant Name	DOVER MOTORSPORTS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0001017673
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		18,390,831	18,510,975
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2