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

The NASCAR Cup Series continues the 2025 season with the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway.

Dover’s unpredictable weather crowned Chase Elliott as the pole sitter this weekend after NASCAR canceled both practice and qualifying due to persistent rain. The post “Bit of a Risk” - Chase Elliott Admits Fear as He Becomes NASCAR’s Experiment for Dover appeared first on EssentiallySports.

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.

Rain would not let up at Dover Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon, forcing NASCAR to cancel Cup Series practice and qualifying at the tricky concrete oval. Along with the usual unknowns going into a race weekend, teams also have a new and untested Goodyear tire for this race.

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SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway, where Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and William Byron are favorites