2025 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400
NASCAR stock car race held in Dover, Delaware, U.S.
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The 2025 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on July 20, 2025, at Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware. Contested over 407 laps on the 1-mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, extended from 400 laps due to a overtime finish, it was the 21st race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, as well as the fourth race of the inaugural NASCAR In-Season Challenge.
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| Race 21 of 36 in the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
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| Date | July 20, 2025 | ||
| Location | Dover Motor Speedway in Dover, Delaware | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1 miles (1.6 km) | ||
| Distance | 407 laps, 407 mi (651.2 km) | ||
| Scheduled distance | 400 laps, 400 mi (640 km) | ||
| Average speed | 110.849 miles per hour (178.394 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Hendrick Motorsports | ||
| Time | 2.700 (Pandemic Formula) | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | |
| Laps | 238 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Time | 23.244 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | TNT | ||
| Announcers | Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth announcers | Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn announcers | Pat Patterson (1 & 2) and Doug Turnbull (3 & 4) | ||
Denny Hamlin won the race. Chase Briscoe finished 2nd, and Alex Bowman finished 3rd. Kyle Larson and Ty Gibbs rounded out the top five, and Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, and Brad Keselowski rounded out the top ten.
Report
Background
Dover Motor Speedway is an oval race track in Dover, Delaware, United States that has held at least two NASCAR races since it opened in 1969. In addition to NASCAR, the track also hosted USAC and the NTT IndyCar Series. The track features one layout, a 1 mile (1.6 km) concrete oval, with 24° banking in the turns and 9° banking on the straights. The speedway is owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports.
The track, nicknamed "The Monster Mile", was built in 1969 by Melvin Joseph of Melvin L. Joseph Construction Company, Inc., with an asphalt surface, but was replaced with concrete in 1995. Six years later in 2001, the track's capacity moved to 135,000 seats, making the track have the largest capacity of sports venue in the mid-Atlantic. In 2002, the name changed to Dover International Speedway from Dover Downs International Speedway after Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment split, making Dover Motorsports. From 2007 to 2009, the speedway worked on an improvement project called "The Monster Makeover", which expanded facilities at the track and beautified the track. After the 2014 season, the track's capacity was reduced to 95,500 seats.
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Practice
The practice session was canceled due to inclement weather.
Qualifying
Qualifying for the race was cancelled due to inclement weather. Chase Elliott was awarded the pole for the race as a result of NASCAR's pandemic formula with a score of 2.700.[7]
Starting lineup
Race
Race results
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 120
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 5 |
| 7 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Stage Two Laps: 130
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
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| 1 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 8 |
| 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 7 |
| 5 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 3 |
| 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 2 |
| 10 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1 |
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Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 150
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
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| 1 | 13 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 407 | 57 |
| 2 | 2 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 407 | 44 |
| 3 | 16 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 407 | 49 |
| 4 | 25 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 407 | 40 |
| 5 | 9 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 407 | 39 |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 407 | 48 |
| 7 | 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 407 | 31 |
| 8 | 31 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 407 | 31 |
| 9 | 12 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | Ford | 407 | 28 |
| 10 | 15 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | Ford | 407 | 27 |
| 11 | 10 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 29 |
| 12 | 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 407 | 25 |
| 13 | 7 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 407 | 24 |
| 14 | 8 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 407 | 25 |
| 15 | 23 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 22 |
| 16 | 26 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | Ford | 407 | 21 |
| 17 | 20 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 407 | 20 |
| 18 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 38 |
| 19 | 11 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | Ford | 407 | 18 |
| 20 | 21 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 407 | 17 |
| 21 | 28 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 406 | 16 |
| 22 | 30 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 406 | 15 |
| 23 | 34 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | Chevrolet | 405 | 14 |
| 24 | 32 | 35 | Riley Herbst (R) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 405 | 13 |
| 25 | 24 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 405 | 12 |
| 26 | 18 | 99 | Daniel Suárez | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 404 | 11 |
| 27 | 27 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | Toyota | 404 | 10 |
| 28 | 14 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 404 | 9 |
| 29 | 29 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | Ford | 403 | 8 |
| 30 | 6 | 88 | Shane van Gisbergen (R) | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 400 | 7 |
| 31 | 5 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 393 | 18 |
| 32 | 36 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 393 | 5 |
| 33 | 19 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | Chevrolet | 382 | 4 |
| 34 | 37 | 44 | J. J. Yeley (i) | NY Racing Team | Chevrolet | 369 | 0 |
| 35 | 33 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | Chevrolet | 302 | 2 |
| 36 | 35 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 231 | 1 |
| 37 | 17 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 220 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 13 among 10 different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 50
- Red flags: 1 for 56 minutes and 23 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 40 minutes and 18 seconds
- Average speed: 110.849 miles per hour (178.394 km/h)
Media
Television
TNT covered the race on the television side. Adam Alexander, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Marty Snider, Danielle Trotta, Alan Cavanna and Mamba Smith handled pit road for the television side.
| TNT | |
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| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Adam Alexander Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Color-commentator: Steve Letarte | Marty Snider Danielle Trotta Alan Cavanna Mamba Smith |
Radio
The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Brad Gillie and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field races down the front stretch. Pat Patterson called the race from atop a billboard outside of turn 2 when the field races through turns 1 and 2, and Doug Turnbull called the race from a billboard outside of turn 3 when the field races through turns 3 and 4. On pit road, PRN was manned by Brett McMillan & Heather DeBeaux.
| PRN | ||
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| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Brad Gillie Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1 & 2: Pat Patterson Turns 3 & 4: Doug Turnbull | Brett McMillan Heather DeBeaux |
Standings after the race
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NASCAR In-Season Challenge bracket
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| 1 | #11 Denny Hamlin | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | #6 Keselowski | 37th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | #8 Kyle Busch | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | #6 Brad Keselowski | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #48 Bowman | 19th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #48 Alex Bowman | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | #22 Joey Logano | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | #48 Bowman | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #23 Wallace | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | #23 Bubba Wallace | 22nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | #99 Daniel Suárez | 34th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 Nemechek | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 John Hunter Nemechek | 26th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | #21 Josh Berry | 32nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 Nemechek | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #9 Elliott | 16th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | #9 Chase Elliott | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 | #3 Austin Dillon | 20th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | #42 Nemechek | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #43 Jones | 29th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | #1 Ross Chastain | 33rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #43 Erik Jones | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | #43 Jones | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | #47 Stenhouse Jr. | 31st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | #20 Christopher Bell | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | #47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | #10 Ty Dillon | 28th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 21st | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | #19 Chase Briscoe | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | #4 Noah Gragson | 25th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 | #4 Gragson | 30th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #60 Preece | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #60 Ryan Preece | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | #24 William Byron | 37th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | #60 Preece | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Reddick | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | #12 Ryan Blaney | 40th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | #77 Carson Hocevar | 10th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | #77 Hocevar | 35th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Reddick | 3rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | #5 Kyle Larson | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Tyler Reddick | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | #45 Reddick | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 5th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | #71 Michael McDowell | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | #16 A. J. Allmendinger | 12th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | #16 Allmendinger | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Ty Gibbs | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | #7 Justin Haley | 23rd | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | #54 Gibbs | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #38 Smith | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #38 Zane Smith | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | #2 Austin Cindric | 38th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | #38 Smith | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #17 Buescher | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | #17 Chris Buescher | 9th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | #34 Todd Gilliland | 27th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
