Chase Elliott moved into the NASCAR Cup Series regular season points lead with a strong day at Dover on July 20. Elliott earned his first stage victory of the season in Stage 1, added more points in Stage 2 before finishing sixth. William Byron crashed late and finished 31st, ceding the points lead.

Following Shane van Gisbergen's second consecutive win one week ago at Sonoma Raceway, the NASCAR Cup Series was at Dover Motor Speedway on Sunday for the running of the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, which saw Denny Hamlin prevail in a double-overtime finish over teammate Chase Briscoe and go back-to-back at the Monster Mile.

The NASCAR Cup Series hits Dover Motor Speedway for an afternoon race that will also serve as the fourth round of the in-season challenge.

With a 20th-place finish, Dillon -- the No. 32 and final seed in the In-Season Challenge -- advanced to the final round of the tournament, where he will race Gibbs (who won his matchup against Tyler Reddick) for a $1 million prize in next weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis.

Dover Motor Speedway was poised for some action packed midseason showdown, with the in-season tournament in full swing and the road-course fatigue of fans and drivers, somehow Dover of all tracks became something that the nascar community was actually looking forward to.

Chase Elliott asserted that Dover Motor Speedway is his favorite track on the NASCAR schedule after amassing two wins and 10 top-5 finishes at the Monster Mile.

Chase Elliott exuded high optimism on the return of the NASCAR Cup Series to its traditional ovals after two eventful road course weekends.

NASCAR's Most Popular Driver may not have the wins or laps led to show for it, but his consistency is nothing short of incredible in a sport that's schedule is as versatile as any in motorsports.