NASCAR Live Race Updates: AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover
Welcome to the Racing America On SI Live Race Updates page for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway.
Be sure to refresh this post throughout Sunday's event as the Live Race Updates story will be updated regularly with the biggest moments from the 400-mile race around the 1-mile high-banked concrete oval, including lead changes, crash replays, the winner of the race, finishing results, and In-Season Tournament updates.
Final Stage Updates
Lap 407: Denny Hamlin Wins at Dover!
Denny Hamlin scored the win in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway as he held off Chase Briscoe.
Fin | Car | Driver | Laps | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 407 | -- |
2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 407 | 0.310 |
3 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 407 | 0.409 |
4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 407 | 0.667 |
5 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 407 | 1.465 |
6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 407 | 1.497 |
7 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 407 | 1.655 |
8 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 407 | 1.824 |
9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 407 | 2.006 |
10 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | 407 | -- |
Click here for the full race results
Lap 405: Green Flag!
Denny Hamlin leads the field to green, and he is attempting to hold off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe for the win.
Lap 399: Green Flag!
We head to overtime, and Denny Hamlin will lineup alongside Kyle Larson for the win. Green flag is in the air, and Hamlin gets a push from Chase Briscoe to take the lead, Briscoe follows to second, but another crash back in the field for Zane Smith crashing on the backstretch will send us to a second Overtime attempt.
It looked like Joey Logano and Ryan Preece made contact which sent Preece into Smith. Preece pounded the outside wall and Smith spun out.
Lap 392: Back to Green!
Denny Hamlin leads the field back to the green flag with eight laps to go. Christopher Bell battles side-by-side with Hamlin for the lead, and Bell spins out off of Turn 4. William Byron and Noah Gragson crash in the incident as well.
BELL SPINS GOING FOR THE LEAD pic.twitter.com/lPtXpqOHsF
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 20, 2025
6:30 PM ET: Red Flag Lifted; Back to Yellow
The cars are rolling again after a red flag for weather. There are 13 laps to go, and we should be back to green very soon.
5:53 PM ET: Track Drying Underway
Track drying is underway after the rain that brought out the red flag on Lap 386. The trophy, which had been transported to the garage for the potential makeshift victory lane celebration, has returned to normal victory lane, which indicates we're nearing a return to the race.
Lap 386: Red Flag
Rain during the caution for Ross Chastain's crash has brought out the red flag. Denny Hamlin leads with 14 laps to go. NASCAR is attempting to wait out the weather.
Lap 383: Caution!
Ross Chastain has suffered an issue, which led to him pounding the outside wall in Turn 2. That has brought out the caution. As his No. 1 Chevrolet was smoking and he was attempting to get back to pit road, he spun out. Denny Hamlin leads Christopher Bell, and weather is extremely close to the track.
Lap 366: Christopher Bell Pressuring Hamlin
Denny Hamlin is getting pressure for the race lead from Christopher Bell, but so far, he has held off every challenge. Bell has 15-lap fresher tires, but Hamlin has a track position advantage.
Lap 345: Back to Green!
Denny Hamlin leads the field back to green, and he got a great restart.
Lap 341: Denny Hamlin Stays Out, Inherits Lead
As Christopher Bell, Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott and the remainder of the lead-lap cars hit pit road under this caution for rain, Denny Hamlin stayed out and took the lead. There is a larger cell coming behind the small one that hit, but it's a question of how long it will take for that cell to hit.
Lap 337: Caution for Rain
Rain has brought out the caution on Lap 337. Christopher Bell had yet to pit, and he is being scored the leader. Austin Dillon is second, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Larson are the rest of the top-five.
Lap 327: Elliott and Hamlin Pit With Rain Closing in
Rain is closing in, but race leader and Denny Hamlin have opted to hit pit road. If rain does come, this could ruin their hopes to win this race.
Lap 311: All Chase Elliott; Weather Closing In
Chase Elliott is up to a 2.77 second lead over Denny Hamlin on Lap 311, but weather is closing in on the 1-mile speedway. Will we see a rain delay? We'll see shortly.
Lap 270: Logano Puts Bumper to Rival Chastain
Joey Logano exacted a little bit of revenge on his rival Ross Chastain as he nudged past him for the 12th position on Lap 270.
Lap 266: Back to Green!
Chase Elliott leads the field to green, and he takes full possession of the lead over his teammate Alex Bowman on the restart.
Lap 260: Back to Green!
Christopher Bell leads the field to green, but Chase Elliott hangs with him through Turns 1 and 2, and oh my! Bell goes spinning in turns 3 and 4. Elliott leads. After a video replay, it is clear there was no contact. Bell lost control over a bump.
AROUND GOES BELL ON THE RESTART! pic.twitter.com/JJnw18NkPn
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 20, 2025
Lap 254: Bell Wins Race Off Pit Road, Elliott Up to 2nd
Christopher Bell, who won Stage 2, won the race off pit road to hold onto the lead heading into the final Stage of the race, but Chase Elliott, who dominated the early portion of the race, is back up to the runner-up spot after a great pit stop.
Bell, Elliott, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Chase Briscoe, Kyle Larson, Ty Gibbs, William Byron, and Bubba Wallace are the top-10 heading into the restart to begin Stage 3.
Stage 2 Updates
Lap 250: Bell Collects Stage 2 Win
Christopher Bell was able to get the lead of the race following the green flag pit cycle, and he ended up cruising to the Stage 2 win in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover.
Stage 2 results:
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 10 | 1 |
2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 9 | -- |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | -- |
4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 7 | -- |
5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 6 | -- |
6 | 24 | William Byron | 5 | -- |
7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 4 | -- |
8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 3 | -- |
9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | 2 | -- |
10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 1 | -- |
Lap 245: Bowman Moves to P2
Alex Bowman got around Denny Hamlin with five laps left in Stage 2 to move into the runner-up spot in the race. Christopher Bell leads by more than four seconds and looks like a safe bet to take the Stage 2 race win.
Lap 200: Christopher Bell to the Lead
While the pit road sequence is still cycling out, Christopher Bell, who has already pitted, has taken the lead from Daniel Suarez, who hasn't pitted yet. Bell will be the leader of this race after this round of stops, and he'll be followed by Denny Hamlin, Alex Bowman, and William Byron. Chase Elliott will likely be fifth after that pit road miscue earlier.
Lap 187: Elliott Has Issues on Pit Road
Chase Elliott's No. 9 Chevrolet fell off of the jack on a Lap 187 pit stop. That led to an ultra-slow stop, which will drop Elliott from the lead once the green flag pit sequence cycles out. Disastrous pit stop for Elliott's team.
Green-flag pit stop issues for the No. 9 changes up the lead. 👀 pic.twitter.com/zT4OYukcDb
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 20, 2025
Lap 159: Chase Elliott Has Had a Dominant Day
Chase Elliott has surpassed 145 laps led on the day. The driver of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet has led more laps today at Dover Motor Speedway than he has led throughout the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season heading into today's race. Elliott had 136 laps led on the season prior to today.
Lap 130: Back to Green!
Chase Elliott leads the field to the green flag on this restart, and Christopher Bell will slot in behind him in second.
Lap 124: Chase Elliott Wins Race Off Pit Road
Chase Elliott won the race off pit road under the pit stops during the stage break caution.
Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Larson, and Kyle Busch will be the top-10 heading into this restart.
Stage 1 Updates
Lap 120: Chase Elliott Takes Stage 1 Win
Chase Elliott was able to hold Christopher Bell off to take the Stage 1 win in Sunday's AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover. As the Stage was coming to an end, Erik Jones cut a tire and got into the outside wall.
Stage 1 Results:
Fin | Car | Driver | Stage Points | Playoff Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 1 |
2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | 9 | -- |
3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | 8 | -- |
4 | 24 | William Byron | 7 | -- |
5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | 6 | -- |
6 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | 5 | -- |
7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | 4 | -- |
8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | 3 | -- |
9 | 22 | Joey Logano | 2 | -- |
10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | 1 | -- |
Lap 114: Elliott Finally Gets Around Suarez
Chase Elliott finally put Daniel Suarez a lap down, and has some breathing room over Bell, who has now fell into the clutches of Denny Hamlin for the runner-up spot.
Lap 111: Chase Elliott Caught Behind Suarez
Chase Elliott is attempting to put Daniel Suarez a lap down, but Suarez is fighting hard. This has allowed Christopher Bell to cut Elliott's lead from 2.5 seconds down to 0.225 seconds on Lap 111. We could see a lead change soon if Suarez keeps giving Elliott fits.
Lap 85: Kyle Busch to Fifth
Kyle Busch has worked his way around Chase Briscoe and now runs fifth in the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet. Briscoe continues to fall, and is now back to seventh as Alex Bowman got by him a couple of laps later for sixth.
Lap 84: Bubba Wallace Into Top-10
Bubba Wallace, who started from the 22nd position, has moved into the top-10 on Lap 84. Wallace has had a very solid start to this race.
Lap 77: Hamlin to P4
Denny Hamlin is the latest driver to work his way around Chase Briscoe as he has moved into the fourth position on Lap 77. Briscoe's freefall continues as he now runs fifth.
Lap 75: William Byron Moves to Third
William Byron worked his way to the inside of Chase Briscoe, and he took the third position over on Lap 75. Chase Elliott continues to lead the race by 2.491 seconds over Christopher Bell.
Lap 59: Bell Finally Gets Past Briscoe for P2
Christopher Bell got by Chase Briscoe for the runner-up spot on Lap 59. But after battling since the restart, Chase Elliott has pulled out to a 2.567 second lead over Bell.
Lap 50: In-Season Tournament Update
With 350 laps remaining, Ty Gibbs is ahead of Tyler Reddick, his competition this week in the In-Season Tournament. Gibbs is seventh, while Reddick is eighth.
Ty Dillon runs 24th, which puts him ahead of John Hunter Nemechek, who is in 31st. The two drivers who win the two head-to-head matchups this weekend, will compete for $1 million next weekend in the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Lap 43: Back to Green!
Chase Elliott gets a good restart, and he holds onto the lead on the restart. Close call between Chase Briscoe and Christopher Bell, who are still side-by-side for the runner-up spot.
Lap 38: Chase Elliott Wins Race Off Pit Road
Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, Christopher Bell, Kyle Busch, William Byron, Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Ty Gibbs, Joey Logano, and Michael McDowell were the top-10 off of pit road under the competition caution.
Lap 36: Competition Caution
With no practice or qualifying this weekend and Goodyear utilizing a new tire this weekend, we are under a competition caution for teams to check tire wear if they so choose to.
Lap 27: SVG Team Confirms Tire Was Going Flat
It was a flat tire that caused SVG to feel an issue with his car in the early laps of the race. The team got the tires changed, and he is back on track, four laps down.
Lap 14: Lead Change
Chase Elliott, utilizing the high line, got around Chase Briscoe on Lap 14 and re-took the lead of the race.
Lap 12: SVG Pits Under Green
Shane van Gisbergen is telling his team that he thinks something is broken in the front of his race car. He has gone to pit road, where his No. 88 Trackhouse Racing team are looking over the car.
Lap 8: Shane van Gisbergen Sliding Back
After starting from inside of the top-10, Shane van Gisbergen has slipped outside of the top-30 in the opening laps. He says his No. 88 car feels extremely tight.
Lap 1: Lead Change
Chase Briscoe hung with Chase Elliott in Turns 1 and 2, and took the lead from Elliott on the opening lap. Briscoe was credited as the leader of Lap 1. Elliott has settled into P2.
2:22 PM ET: Green Flag!
Chase Elliott leads the field into Turn 1 from the pole position, which he earned after qualifying was washed out on Saturday.
Pre-Race Updates
2:08 PM ET: Engines Fired!
Philadelpha Eagles players Nakobe Dean and Jihaad Campbell gave the command to start engines ahead of Sunday's AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway. Engines have come to life, and cars are about to roll onto the track for pace laps ahead of the 400-lap event.
2:00 PM ET: Invocation and National Anthem Completed
Chaplain Dan Jenkins of the Calvary Assembly of God conducted the invocation, which included a moment of silence for fallen NASCAR Cup Series champion Rex White, who passed away this week at the age of 95.
Following the invocation, Senior Airman Nolan Kuhn from the Dover Air Force Base performed the National Anthem.
Next up is the command to start engines!
No Cars To Rear As Of Now
No cars had issues getting through pre-race inspection at Dover Motor Speedway on Saturday, which means barring unforeseen circumstances, there will be no cars dropping to the rear of the field prior to the start of Sunday's AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway.
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Pre-Race Info
The AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 will be televised on TNT, the fourth of five NASCAR Cup Series races to be covered by the cable television channel this season. The TNT Sports race broadcast will begin at 2:00 PM ET, and the five-race TNT schedule can also be streamed on the HBO Max streaming service.
The Performance Racing Network (PRN) and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio will provide the radio broadcast of Sunday's race. For subscribers of the HBO Max streaming service, NASCAR Driver Cam, which streams live in-car camera footage from every car in the field, will be available for today's race.
The overall race purse, which teams will fight for their portion of in Sunday's race, is a total of $11,055,250.
The race distance is 400 laps around the 1-mile high-banked concrete oval, which equates to a 400-mile race distance.
The AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 will be broken up into three Stages. Stage 1 will end at the conclusion of Lap 120. Stage 2 will end at the conclusion of Lap 250. And the race is scheduled to finish at the end of Lap 400, barring an Overtime finish.
The winner of Stages 1 and 2 will be awarded one Playoff Point, and the overall race winner will be awarded five Playoff Points. The Playoff Points will be added to the reseeded point totals if the drivers make it into the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, and will be carried through each round of the Playoffs.
Denny Hamlin is the defending winner of this event.
Chase Elliott On Pole With Assist From Mother Nature
Chase Elliott will start Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway from the pole position after rain washed out Saturday's practice and qualifying sessions at the 1-mile oval.
Elliott had the best metric formula score, which secured him the top starting sput per the NASCAR Rule Book. Chase Briscoe will start from the outside of the front row, making it an all-Chase front row.
Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, and William Byron made up the remainder of the top-five starters for the 400-mile event.
AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Starting Lineup
Pos | Car | Driver | Team | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota |
5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet |
6 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen # | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet |
7 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet |
8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford |
9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota |
10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet |
Click here for the full starting lineup
In-Season Tournament Matchups
- No. 32 seed Ty Dillon vs No. 12 seed John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 23 seed Tyler Reddick vs No. 6 seed Ty Gibbs
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