Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports team knew from the jump that Sunday\\\"s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway was going to be contested one. Mother Nature at the \"Monster Mile\" certainly proved as such.

Sunday’s AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway got 2.009 million viewers on TNT, per Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal. Viewership dropped 27% during the near hour-long rain delay in Stage 3.

Chase Elliott had a topsy-turvy race weekend at Dover as the Hendrick Motorsports driver started the race from pole, was leading the race at one point, but finished in sixth place.

Chase Elliott has been awarded the pole for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover (2 p.m. ET, TNT Sports) after qualifying was rained out.

And, although the No. 9 did not lead every lap, after surviving a late challenge from the likes of Christopher Bell and Denny Hamlin, Elliott converted his pole into the stage win after 120 laps of action. Rounding out the top 10 were Chase Briscoe, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Joey Logano and Kyle Larson, who rose 15 spots during the opening stage.

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.

SportsLine's Steven Taranto reveals his picks and NASCAR props for 2025 EchoPark Automotive 400 at Dover Motor Speedway, where Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney and William Byron are favorites