Denny Hamlin won today’s NASCAR All-Star Race at Dover Motor Speedway. The event went off early under the sunshine at 1:00 PM, and after endless cautions, Denny Hamlin ultimately found victory lane. He and his No. 11 team win $1 million as the prize for winning the non-points race.
The top-5 was rounded out by a chasing, but runner-up, Chase Briscoe. Erik Jones ended in 3rd, with Austin Dillon in 4th and Connor Zilisch in a very strong 5th.
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All-Star Race Results
Finishing Position
Driver
1
Denny Hamlin
2
Chase Briscoe
3
Erik Jones
4
Austin Dillon
5
Connor Zilisch
6
Austin Cindric
7
William Byron
8
Michael McDowell
9
Alex Bowman
10
Noah Gragson
11
Brad Keselowski
12
AJ Allmendinger
13
Ryan Blaney
14
Carson Hocevar
15
Ty Dillon
16
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17
Kyle Busch
18
Josh Berry
19
Shane van Gisbergen
20
Bubba Wallace
21
Daniel Suarez
22
Tyler Reddick
23
Christopher Bell
24
Ty Gibbs
25
Joey Logano
26
Kyle Larson
The following drivers failed to transfer into the final 200-lap portion of the All-Star Race:
Cautions Galore at Dover
In what seemed like more than what it was, there were 7 unscheduled cautions in the All-Star Race across all three segments. The likes of Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain, and Kyle Busch were collected.
Those who had a clinched spot in the final segment, and could not race, were replaced by the next-best open driver available per average finishing position across the 2 opening race segments.
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The final segment luckily only had 2 cautions, of which 1 was scheduled: a competition caution at lap 226.
Best Finishers
Denny Hamlin wins a $1 million prize at Dover’s All-Star Race. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin wins for the 3rd time at Dover in the NextGen Era, earning $1 million for himself and his No. 11 team. When asked where the money would go, Hamlin replied, “It’ll go to Moma.”
Chase Briscoe was fast, but clearly not as fast as Hamlin on the long run. In the final stretch, Hamlin eventually made the pass on Briscoe at lap 322, never looking back.
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This story was originally published by Athlon Sports on May 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the Racing section. Add Athlon Sports as a Preferred Source by clicking here.