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Denny Hamlin triumphs in double overtime at Dover
Denny Hamlin held off the field in two overtime restarts to win Sunday's rain-delayed Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway. It is Hamlin's series-high fourth win of the season and 58th of his career. This also was the second year in a row Hamlin has won at Dover. Hamlin seemed on the way to the victory before rain stopped the race 14 laps from the scheduled end at the 1-mile concrete track. That delayed the race 56 minutes. "It was tough," Hamlin told TNT. "Those guys gave me a run for it, no doubt about it." Hamlin led 67 of 407 laps. Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Chase Briscoe finished second. Alex Bowman placed third, Kyle Larson was fourth and Ty Gibbs completed the top five. Chase Elliott, who led a race-high 238 laps, finished sixth. The top six were either from Joe Gibbs Racing or Hendrick Motorsports. Bubba Wallace, who entered holding the final playoff spot, finished seventh. Gibbs finished ahead of Tyler Reddick (12th) to advance to next week's $1 million final at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Ty Dillon, the lowest seed in the 32-driver event, finished 20th and beat John Hunter Nemechek (21st) to advance to next week's final of the In-Season Challenge. Christopher Bell finished 18th Sunday after two spins, including one in overtime. On the first green-flag lap after the rain delay, Bell spun while racing Hamlin for the lead. Noah Gragson hit the wall and collected points leader William Byron. Byron finished 31st. Gragson placed 32nd. While racing side-by-side with Elliott for the lead off the restart at the beginning of the final stage, Bell spun in front of the field. No one hit him. "Underbody's fine," crew chief Adam Stevens told Bell. "We're better than all of these jokers here, so we're going to have about 134 more when we get it. We can get back up in there into the top five, not a problem. Nice and smooth. Take a deep breath." Bell caught a break in the final stage. With rain approaching, he stayed out during a green-flag cycle. The caution came out at Lap 337 for rain and Bell had yet to pit and was leading. Only seven cars were on the lead lap at the time of caution. Rain later stopped Bell. He was running second to Hamlin when rain came out and stopped the race after 386 laps. Stage 1 winner: Chase Elliott Stage 2 winner: Christopher Bell Next: The series races at 2 p.m. ET Sunday, July 27 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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13-07-2025
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NASCAR starting lineup: Shane van Gisbergen wins Cup pole at Sonoma
Shane van Gisbergen scored his third consecutive pole on a road course, posting the fastest lap in Cup qualifying Saturday at Sonoma Raceway. The Trackhouse Racing driver won the pole and race at Mexico City and repeated the feat last weekend in the Chicago Street Race. Advertisement Saturday, he toured the 1.99-mile road course north of San Francisco at 96.040 mph. Chase Briscoe (95.719 mph) qualified second to join van Gisbergen on the front row. Points leader William Byron (95.488) will start third, followed by Ross Chastain (95.409) and AJ Allmendinger (95.367). NASCAR: Toyota / Save Mart 350 How to watch Sunday's Cup race at Sonoma: Start time, TV info and weather The race in Northern California will be held in July for the first time. Ty Gibbs, who finished second to van Gisbergen last weekend at Chicago, will start sixth after a lap of 95.357 mph. The green flag is scheduled to wave at 3:50 p.m. ET Sunday.
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07-07-2025
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Winners, losers from Chicago Street Race won by Shane van Gisbergen
A look at the winners and losers from Sunday's Cup race at Chicago. WINNERS Shane van Gisbergen — He's scored back-to-back wins on road courses with his wins in Mexico and Chicago. Ty Gibbs — He tied his career-best finish by placing second in Chicago. Advertisement Tyler Reddick — His third-place result gives him back-to-back top-five finishes. Ryan Preece — He finished seventh for his best result on a road course. While he remains below the playoff cutline, he moved from 23 points back to two points from it. Austin Hill — His ninth-place finish was his best Cup result in 12 series starts. Ty Dillon — While he finished 20th, it was enough to advance in the In-Season Challenge. He is the 32nd seed and now is among the final eight drivers going for $1 million. LOSERS William Byron — He finished last in the 40-car lead and his points lead dwindled. Four drivers are within 50 points of Byron with seven races left in the regular season. Advertisement Bubba Wallace — He was racing Alex Bowman for a top-10 spot in the final laps when contact turned him and he finished 28th. Wallace continues to hold the final playoff spot but saw his advantage on Ryan Preece go from 23 points to two points with seven races left in the regular season. Will Brown — The reigning Supercars champion completed only two laps, eliminated when Carson Hocevar crashed, creating a chain-reaction crash that collected Brown. Michael McDowell — Won the opening stage and was on a one-stop strategy only to see his chance to win ruined by a throttle cable issue. McDowell, needing a win to make the playoffs, finished 32nd.
