Chase Elliott had the car to beat in Sunday’s race at Dover Motor Speedway. Starting from the pole, Elliott led a race-high 238 laps. But in Stage 3, Elliott and his team made a strategy call that backfired.

Chase Elliott battled weather and strategy to finish sixth in Sunday's Cup Series race at Dover, taking over the regular-season points lead.

After Denny Hamlin celebrated his second straight win at Dover, Kevin Harvick had a more sobering message for Chase Elliott's powerhouse team - Hendrick Motorsports.

Wins and modern NASCAR have a weird relationship, and that’s all because of the playoffs. Now, wins are everything. They lock you into the playoffs, help you advance through them, and in many cases, clinch them on the final day.

Chase Elliott took advantage of heavy rain at Dover Motor Speedway to earn the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race.

Denny Hamlin doesn’t just have two wins in his last six starts, the Joe Gibbs Racing driver has five top-four finishes in his last seven starts. That type of consistency is hard to beat. And that has put him back atop these power rankings.

NASCAR Insights numbers show how a flawless day by Chase Elliott at Sonoma led to his 20th straight top 20 of the 2025 Cup Series season.

The weather just would not clear up at Dover Motor Speedway. As a result, Chase Elliott is on the pole for Sunday’s race. Elliott has started on the pole at Dover twice and finished P5 in both of those races.