In the NASCAR Cup Series at Dover, Kyle Larson showcased a strong performance, securing his series-high sixth stage victory of the season during Stage 2. Larson, who had not led earlier in the race, took the lead for the first time after overtaking Corey LaJoie, who had delayed his pit stop. His teammate Alex Bowman also displayed a robust challenge, taking second place and closing in on Larson during the latter part of the stage. Denny Hamlin, after a successful pit stop, led briefly before Larson reclaimed the lead. The race featured intense competition among top drivers, with Martin Truex Jr., Alex Bowman, and Denny Hamlin consistently performing well.
Restart order with 62 to go: Hamlin-Larson-Truex-Gragson-Elliott-Hemric-Busch-Bowman-Blaney-Gibbs-Reddick-Allmendinger-Chastain-Cindric-Berry are top 15.
As we reset here, Hamlin leads Larson, Truex, Gragson, Elliott, Hemric, Busch, Bowman, Blaney, Gibbs ahead of the choose. Then it's Reddick, Allmendinger, Chastain, Cindric, Berry, Buescher, Logano, Suárez (free pass), LaJoie (-1) and JHN. #NASCAR
Restart order with 72 laps to go at Dover: Larson-Hamlin-Truex-Elliott-Gragson-Hemric-Busch-Bowman-Blaney-Gibbs-Wallace-Reddick.
How the rundown shakes out Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin Martin Truex Jr. Chase Elliott Daniel Hemric Noah Gragson Kyle Busch Alex Bowman Ryan Blaney Ty Gibbs Bubba Wallace Tyler Reddick Josh Berry Ross Chastain AJ Allmendinger
Trouble for @StenhouseJr! The yellow is out after the No. 47 spins into the inside wall. https://t.co/UYvPYYOob3
With this caution falling in the midst of green-flag pit stops, the scoring is indeed shuffled a bit right now. Daniel Hemric is the leader over Larson, Hamlin, Busch, Truex, Bowman, Elliott and Gragson -- the only eight cars on the lead lap. Blaney P9, -1 lap. #NASCAR
Caution with 79 to go Ricky Stenhouse around and in the wall right in the middle of green flag stops Tab Boyd says they got ran over
Caution. Stenhouse in the wall. NOT happy with Josh Berry. Contact between them coming off pit road. #NASCAR #Wurth400
Larson and the No. 5 team jumps Hamlin for what should be the race lead at the end of this pit cycle. Incredible job by Larson to be on Hamlin's rear bumper on entry to pit road. CAUTION 4 - Lap 321: Crash on the backstretch. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. against the inside wall. #NASCAR
Caution with 79 laps to go: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Denny Hamlin: "Just a little bit free." The No. 11 Toyota has led 57 laps and counting today, extending his streak of leading multiple laps in every race so far this season -- now 11 for 11 for No. 11. #NASCAR
Worth noting that Larson is cutting into Hamlin's lead. That may be impacted by lapped traffic, but the gap was 3.2 seconds at Lap 292. At Lap 304, Larson has cut it to 1.978 seconds. #NASCAR https://t.co/taaJwt9fwP
Denny Hamlin leads Kyle Larson, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr., and Alex Bowman with 100 laps to go at Dover
300 laps complete, 100 laps to go at Dover. Denny Hamlin leads Kyle Larson by 2.498 seconds, then it's Busch, Truex, Bowman, Blaney, Elliott, Gibbs, Reddick, Wallace. 11. Stenhouse 12. Berry 13. Dinger 18. Byron #NASCAR
100 laps to go: Hamlin Larson Busch Truex Bowman Blaney Elliott Gibbs Reddick Wallace Stenhouse Berry Allmedninger Chastain Bell Buescher Briscoe Byron Gragson Logano
30 laps into the final stage, Denny Hamlin remains the fastest car on track in clean air. Sitting 3.5 seconds ahead of Larson with 120 laps to go. Healthy lead. #NASCAR #Wurth400
Hendrick and Joe Gibbs Racing cars remain the class of the field. Six cars inside the top 8. Lone exceptions: KyBusch (4th) & Blaney (6th). #NASCAR #Wurth400
Restart Hamlin gets a big jump on Larson and to the lead Bowman to the outside on Larson but can't take the spot Busch and Truex follow
Denny Hamlin is the new race leader after winning the race off of pit road. This is the first time Hamlin has led today. Hamlin-Larson-Bowman-Busch-Truex-Elliott-Blaney-Reddick-Wallace-Gibbs (first time in top 10 today) to start Stage 3.
Hamlin (+2) wins the race off pit road over Larson (-1), Bowman (-1), Busch (+2), Truex (-1), Elliott (-1), Blaney (+1), Reddick (-1), Wallace (+1) & Gibbs (+1). Kevin Hamlin says the Goodyear lettering was rubbed a bit after that three-wide action with the 5 and 11 but no harm.
Denny Hamlin, Kyle Larson, and Alex Bowman the first three off pit road
#NASCAR Stage points today at Dover 17 - Martin Truex Jr 16 - Kyle Larson 13 - Denny Hamlin 12 - Tyler Reddick 12 - Alex Bowman 10 - Ryan Blaney 9 - William Byron 9 - Kyle Busch 8 - Chase Elliott 3 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 1 - Bubba Wallace
CAUTION 3 -- Lap 251: Kyle Larson wins Stage 2 over Bowman, Hamlin, Truex, Elliott, Busch, Reddick, Blaney, Stenhouse and Wallace. 11. Gibbs 12. Allmendinger 13. Bell 15. Berry 17. Byron 18. Logano 23. Heim #NASCAR
Stage 2 goes to @KyleLarsonRacin. Bowman stalled out as the No. 5 changed his line toward the end of the stage. @TeamHendrick 1-2. Hamlin, Truex, Elliott, Busch, Reddick, Blaney, Stenhouse and Wallace the top 10 getting points.
.@KyleLarsonRacin wins Stage 2
Kyle Larson wins Stage 2, his series-high sixth stage victory of the season. No other driver in the series has more than two stage wins in 2024. #NASCAR
Larson in HEAVY lapped traffic! Both lanes in front of him. Can Bowman/Hamlin pounce? Three to go in Stage 2.
Kyle Larson leads teammate Alex Bowman and Denny Hamlin. Martin Truex Jr. has fallen to fourth. 239/400
15 laps to go in stage: Larson Bowman Hamlin Truex Elliott Busch Reddick Blaney Stenhouse Wallace Gibbs Allmendinger Bell Buescher Berry Byron Chastain Logano Gragson Cindric
That boy @Alex_Bowman is movin' QUICK. Fastest car on track right now and closing in on his teammate for the lead. 15 to go in Stage 2. HMS 1-2, JGR 3-4. #NASCAR
48 radio: "You're the fastest car out here." He's 0.526 seconds behind Larson. Hamlin third, Truex fourth, Elliott fifth. Rest of the top 10: Busch, Reddick, Blaney, Stenhouse, Wallace. Byron still mired in 16th after his pit issue. #NASCAR
We could see an Alex Bowman pass for the lead shortly. He has continued to make ground on Kyle Larson. Bowman enters the corners very high (as high as anyone) and then gets a great run off.
Alex Bowman is wasting no time at a track he had circled. Bowman missed this race a year ago due to his injury but hasn't missed a beat. He's P2 right now, 1 second behind teammate Kyle Larson for the lead at Dover. Gap was as low as 0.184 seconds but grew in traffic. #NASCAR
Hendrick Motorsports running 1-2 with Larson and Bowman leading way at Dover. 48 radio: "We're better than the 5. Let's go get 'em." #NASCAR
Alex Bowman has the best car this run. He passes Martin Truex Jr. and immediately closes in on Kyle Larson for the race lead. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson has moved to the lead. Corey LaJoie is still out on the track with 30 laps remaining in the stage. Martin Truex Jr., Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are the top five. #NASCAR
Whoa, Bowman is looking great here as the run goes on. Instead of Truex tracking down Larson, it's now Bowman trying to pass Truex for P2. Meanwhile, Larson passed LaJoie for the lead (I was wrong about him not being caught until he pitted).
New leader: Kyle Larson to the point at Lap 219. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson drives around Corey LaJoie on lap 219/400 to take the lead. LaJoie still has not pitted.
.@KyleLarsonRacin takes the lead from @CoreyLaJoie under green. No. 7 will pit in the next 10ish laps. Larson-MTJ-Bowman-Hamlin-KFB once the No. 7 hits pit road.
Alex Bowman makes a move on the outside and suddenly passes Tyler Reddick for P3. It's now Larson-Truex-Bowman-Reddick-Hamlin with 36 to go in Stage 2.
LaJoie obviously still needs to pit, but the top three of those who pitted -- Larson, Truex, Reddick -- are all running within a second of each other. #NASCAR
200 down, 200 to go at Dover. LaJoie leads but hasn't pitted, then Larson-Truex-Reddick-Bowman-Hamlin-Busch-Elliott-Blaney-Stenhouse-Wallace.
Halfway through: LaJoie(hasn't pitted) Larson Truex Reddick Bowman Hamlin Busch Elliott Blaney Stenhouse Wallace Gibbs Buescher Allmendinger Bell Berry
New leader will be Kyle Larson after Corey LaJoie pits and the cycle finishes. This will be Larson's first time leading today. He jumped Truex during the cycle.
Kyle Larson leaped Martin Truex Jr. in the green-flag cycle. William Byron's No. 24 team had a disastorous stop. #NASCAR
Kyle Larson is inching closer to the front, passing Tyler Reddick for third. #NASCAR
Currently a long green-flag run at Dover. Truex continues to lead with Byron, Reddick, Larson and Blaney the other drivers within five seconds of him. 77 to go in Stage 2.
160/400 Leader Truex has a 1.6s lead over Byron but he's also 10 laps or so away from a group of lap cars And while the racing is procedural, we saw last stage how traffic stacks them up Lets see if the 19 is better in traffic than the 24 was on the last run
Truex the leader after Lap 155. Byron, Reddick, Blaney, Larson, Hamlin, Bowman, Busch, Allmendinger the top 10. 11. Stenhouse 12. Wallace 14. Cindric 15. Gibbs 19. Bell 20. Logano 26. Heim 32. Johnson (-1) 33. Keselowski (-1) #NASCAR
With 42 laps led and counting today at Dover @MartinTruex_Jr has gone over 400 laps led in the season moving to second place in that category leapfrogging @dennyhamlin Number 1 in that category coming into the Monster Mile @KyleLarsonRacin with 531 laps led. @PRNlive
151/400 Martin Truex William Byron Tyler Reddick Ryan Blaney Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin Alex Bowman Kyle Busch Chase Elliott AJ Allmendinger Ricky Stenhouse Bubba Wallace Chris Buescher Austin Cindric Ty Gibbs Josh Berry Ross Chastain Noah Gragson Christopher Bell Joey Logano
Stage 2 underway with some three-wide racing mid-pack. Truex comes away with the lead, followed by Byron, Reddick, Blaney and now Hamlin is fighting Larson for P5.
After a decent battle, Kyle Larson clears Denny Hamlin for P5. It's Truex-Byron-Reddick-Blaney-Larson now with 113 to go in Stage 2.
130/400 Back to green Truex retains over Byron Hamlin and Larson side by side for P5
Steve 2 underway with some three-wide racing mid-pack. Truex comes away with the lead, followed by Byron, Reddick, Blaney and now Hamlin is fighting Larson for P5.
Martin Truex Jr. and William Byron the first two drivers off pit road. It was the second stage win for Truex.
The leaders mostly hold serve on pit road. No one gained or lost more than a spot. Truex narrowly beat Byron to the line on pit road and will restart as the leader for Stage 2.
Hendrick Motorsports that first stage... Chase Elliott +20 to 9th Kyle Larson +16 to 5th William Byron +1 to 2nd Alex Bowman +1 to 8th All four cars finished inside the top 10. #NASCAR #Wurth400
Dover Cup Stage 1 results Martin Truex Jr. William Byron Tyler Reddick Ryan Blaney Kyle Larson Denny Hamlin Kyle Busch Alex Bowman Chase Elliott Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -- AJ Allmendinger Noah Gragson Bubba Wallace Chris Buescher Ross Chastain Ty Gibbs
Stage end should be Truex Byron Reddick Blaney Larson Hamlin Busch Bowman Elliott Stenhouse
Martin Truex Jr. to the race lead at Dover on Lap 115/400
Martin Truex Jr. takes the lead away from William Byron in lapped traffic as the stage winds down.
Kyle Larson into the top five. So now it's Byron-Reddick-Truex-Blaney-Larson with 10 to go in Stage 1.
Quietly back in 8th, Alex Bowman running times a tenth of a second faster than teammate/leader William Byron. Would be one to watch if he ever got the track position next stage. #NASCAR #Wurth400
100 laps down, 300 to go at Dover. Three different leaders so far in Stage 1 (Busch led the first 33, then Blaney led 45, now Byron has led 22).
Race leaders William Byron and Ryan Blaney are in heavy lapped traffic. Might allow for Tyler Reddick and Martin Truex Jr. to close in. #NASCAR
New leader: William Byron at Lap 79. Other updates: Truex: P4 (started P15) Larson: P6 (started P21) Elliott: P9 (started P29) Stenhouse: P10 (started P17) #NASCAR
Martin Truex Jr. passes Kyle Busch for P4. It's now Blaney-Byron-Reddick-Truex-Busch-Larson-Hamlin with 44 laps to go in Stage 1.
Kyle Larson passes Noah Gragson for P6. It's now Blaney-Byron-Reddick-Busch-Truex-Larson. This track always seems to get the heavy hitters up front.
Truex to P6 and Hamlin to seventh as Briscoe drops back to eighth. Larson and Bowman into the top 10 as Stenhouse and Allmendinger fall out of it. Ryan Preece to pit road. #NASCAR
The march for Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Larson continues. Truex is battling for fifth; Larson is up to eighth. #NASCAR
Top 10 at Lap 55, seven laps into this restart: Ryan Blaney leads Byron, Reddick, Busch, Briscoe, Gragson, Truex, Hamlin, Stenhouse and Larson. #NASCAR
Chase Briscoe is up into the top five (passed teammate Noah Gragson a couple laps ago). It's now Blaney-Byron-Reddick-Busch-Briscoe after 55 laps.
48/400 Back to green Blaney leads Byron, Reddick, Busch, Briscoe and Gragson
Back to green at Dover with 73 laps to go in Stage 1. Blaney shoots out to the lead over Byron and Reddick....OH, and Hamlin appeared to get moved out of the groove and loses several spots!
#NASCAR ... In the first 20 laps today at Dover Kyle Larson has gained six spots and is running 15th Martin Truex Jr. has gained 2 spots and is running 13th Ross Chastain has gained 1 spot and is running 21st Chase Elliott has gained 2 spots and is running 27th
Kyle Larson looks like he has a fast car. Moved up six spots early to 15th and is using the outside lane to make passes. #NASCAR
Xfinity | Love: • @JebBurtonRacing: Needed solid p11 after roller-coaster start to 2024. • @ryanellisracing: Fought tooth and nail for strong Dover. APR No. 43 needed boost and earned it Saturday. #NASCAR
Xfinity race results from Dover: https://t.co/pvfVp7ZiXi
Stage 1: Justin Allgaier Stage 2: Cole Custer! Win: ?🏁? Leaderboard and more» https://t.co/8BlkBmYWQd https://t.co/xpIBT7n9b1
.@ColeCuster wins Stage 2
Cole Custer wins Stage 2, his second stage victory of the season. #NASCAR
Top-10 at end of Stage 1: Allgaier Jones Custer Creed Herbst Hill CSmith Allmendinger Truex Mayer
Stage 1: Justin Allgaier! Stage 2: ??? Stage 3: ??? More» https://t.co/8BlkBmYWQd https://t.co/iOsi37mXPS
NASCAR Cup Series Dover practice results https://t.co/15L84GWpHI
Blaney, Reddick, Byron fastest in practice. Full results: https://t.co/cKtHkqYqU6
Cup practice results from Dover: https://t.co/mJLo6Z8l5W
Consecutive 10-lap averages for #NASCAR Cup Series practice @MonsterMile. Hendrick Motorsports' William Byron leads the category, just ahead of JGR teammates Hamlin, Gibbs. #FantasyNASCAR https://t.co/znQ013uvsh
Byron fastest in Group A practice. 24 1 16 17 11 8 4 6 23 41 the top-10. Byron also fastest in 10 consecutive lap run
William Byron, Ross Chastain, AJ Allmendinger, Chris Buescher and Denny Hamlin are the top five in Group A practice at Dover. #NASCAR