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Rain Cancels Practice and Qualifying at Dover, Elliott Earns Pole

Officials used NASCAR’s metric formula to determine the grid for Dover’s first July Cup race since 1969.

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Overview

  • Persistent rain forced cancellation of practice and qualifying for Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway.
  • NASCAR’s performance metric—combining previous lap times, finishing positions and owner points—locked Chase Elliott into the pole and placed Chase Briscoe alongside him.
  • Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick and William Byron complete the top five starters.
  • Teams will compete on a never-before-tested Goodyear tire compound without any prior on-track data at the high-banked concrete “Monster Mile.”
  • Joey Logano is set to make his 600th Cup Series start this weekend, becoming the youngest driver in NASCAR history to reach that milestone.