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

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.

Despite clinching the pole position at the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 race at Dover Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott got tangled in a pit road blunder.

Denny Hamlin is impressed with what Chase Elliott has done over the last few weeks. On the Actions Detrimental podcast, Hamlin shared his reaction to Elliott’s run that has led him to become the new NASCAR Cup Series points leader.

With a last lap pass on another former NASCAR Cup Series champion, Chase Elliott shot past Brad Keselowski and to the checkered flag to win the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, earning his first win of the 2025 season and the 20th of his Cup career.

Chase Elliott won a drama-filled NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta, which also served as the first round of the inaugural In-Season Challenge.

Dover Motor Speedway was poised for some action packed midseason showdown, with the in-season tournament in full swing and the road-course fatigue of fans and drivers, somehow Dover of all tracks became something that the nascar community was actually looking forward to.

SportsLine reveals its projected leaderboard for the 2025 AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 and Round 4 of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge. Use it for NASCAR picks at sites like DraftKings, FanDuel and PrizePicks.