Chase Briscoe had the fresher tires, and only one man to beat on the final restart at Dover International Speedway. Unfortunately, it was his teammate in Denny Hamlin, and the elder-statesman of Joe Gibbs Racing was able to hold off the newbie for the win.

Denny Hamlin scored his series-best fourth win of the Cup season Sunday at Dover in double overtime. Joe Gibbs Racing went first and second with Chase Briscoe placing second. Alex Bowman finished third and Kyle Larson placed fourth for Hendrick Motorsports. Ty Gibbs completed the top five.

Chase Elliott overtakes teammate William Byron for the regular-season points lead; here are other playoff story lines to watch this week.

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.

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.

Denny Hamlin held off his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe in overtime to win his third NASCAR Cup race at Dover. See race highlights, recap.

Chase Elliott seemed ready to take the bull by the horns and dominate on his way to Victory Lane at Dover this past weekend. However, a late mishap on pit road ruined that dream for the Hendrick Motorsports wheelman.

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Following a sixth-place finish at Dover Motor Speedway, Chase Elliott took the top seed in the standings from Hendrick Motorsports teammate William Byron.

Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway got 2.009 million viewers on TNT, per Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal. Viewership dropped 27% during the near hour-long rain delay in Stage 3.

Chase Elliott has been awarded the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover (2 p.m. ET, TNT Sports) after qualifying was rained out.

With 20 NASCAR Cup Series career victories and a Cup championship in 2020, Chase Elliott has emerged as one of the top drivers in today's field.