Denny Hamlin Survives Rain Delay, Overtime Finish to Win for 2nd Straight Year at Dover
DOVER MOTOR SPEEDWAY, DOVER, DELAWARE, JUL 20 – Denny Hamlin claimed his fourth win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup season after a rain-delayed race featuring 13 lead changes and an overtime finish at Dover Motor Speedway.
- Denny Hamlin won the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on July 20, 2025, at Dover Motor Speedway after a rain delay and overtime finish.
- The race was interrupted by rain with 14 laps left, halting action after 386 laps on the 1-mile high-banked oval known as The Monster Mile.
- Hamlin, a Joe Gibbs Racing driver, led the final 66 laps, holding off teammate Christopher Bell despite older tires and a late challenge before the rain delay.
- The event featured 13 lead changes among 10 drivers over 407 laps, lasting 3 hours, 40 minutes and ending with Hamlin's margin of victory at.310 seconds.
- Hamlin's fourth victory of the 2025 season marked his 58th career Cup win and reflects a career turnaround at Dover despite his team's ongoing legal challenges.
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Hamlin survives rain delay, OT finish at Dover
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Hamlin survives rain delay, OT for 2nd straight win at Dover
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