Chase Elliott, Taylor Gray Secure Poles for 2025 NASCAR Races at Dover

The NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series both have races scheduled at Dover Motor Speedway, known as the 'Monster Mile,' with qualifying sessions recently completed or set. Chase Elliott earned the pole for the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Cup race after qualifying was rained out and the grid was set by a metric considering previous finishes and points standings. For the Xfinity Series BetRivers 200, Taylor Gray secured the pole position with a strong lap time, beating other rookies like Nick Sanchez and Connor Zilisch, although two drivers failed to qualify. Dover's high-banked, all-concrete one-mile oval demands precision and is one of the toughest tracks on the NASCAR circuit, making qualifying critical. The qualifying formats for both series involve two laps per driver, with the fastest lap counting, and the starting orders influenced by recent race results and current points standings. Notably, Ryan Truex aims for a third consecutive Xfinity win at Dover, while Connor Zilisch arrives riding momentum from recent victories but faces challenges as a first-time competitor at this track.