The second-round opener at Texas dished Elliott another finish outside the top 30, with a downed tire and subsequent crash dropping him to the edge of the elimination line with only a four-point buffer for Talladega.
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The Hendrick Motorsports driver overcame that dent with an 11th-place run at Kansas, followed by a runner-up result at Bristol to keep his title hopes alive. The playoffs have presented quite the reset, especially in round-opening races.Ī Stage 1 crash in the postseason opener at Darlington Raceway left Elliott with a last-place finish.
All those things are fantastic, we’re super proud of that.”Įlliott cruised to the Cup Series’ Regular Season Championship this year, with few blips in his chain of consistency. Obviously great to move on into the next round, get six more bonus points.
Had a bad week last week, had a good week this week. That’s just part of the deal. So, yeah, just try to ride the wave. “It’s going to roll on, right? You either learn to ride it during the good days, during the bad days, too, or you don’t. “Yeah, I mean, I feel like I’ve been doing this long enough now to understand the roller coaster that is racing,” Elliott said. The undulations along the way? For Elliott, that’s almost part of his job description. RELATED: Playoff standings | Elliott surges to ‘Dega win
The outcome tamped down the heartache of his early crash-out in the Round of 12 opener at Texas, enhancing his chances at a second Cup Series championship and taking the pressure off for Sunday’s elimination race at Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval. Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway marked another striking zig.Įlliott righted the ship in a big way Sunday, earning safe passage into the next round of the Cup Series’ postseason with a convincing final charge to a narrow victory in the YellaWood 500. If documenting Chase Elliott’s starts so far in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs were done by line graph, the resulting chart would resemble a jagged connection of points with high peaks and precipitously low valleys.
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