Overview

• Persistent rain at Dover Motor Speedway forced cancellation of Saturday’s Cup Series practice and qualifying sessions.
• NASCAR invoked its metric-based formula—weighted 15% on fastest lap times, 25% on driver finishes, 25% on owner finishes and 35% on owner points—to set the starting grid.
• Chase Elliott claimed the pole position under the metric system, with Chase Briscoe joining him on the front row and Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and William Byron rounding out the top five.
• Teams will begin Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on a new, untested Goodyear tire without any practice feedback at the high-banked concrete Monster Mile.
• Sunday’s race marks Dover’s first July Cup event since 1969 and carries added uncertainty from lingering weather and surface conditions.