NASCAR
Chase Elliott, 9 Team Look To Make Homestead after Dover Win
As the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series heads to Talladega, there is 1 Playoff driver who can breathe a sigh of relief. That driver is last week’s winner Chase Elliott, because with that win he locked himself into the Round of 8. This means Elliott can be aggressive this weekend, as he doesn’t need to worry about points. Chase can run up front for the entirety of the race. Carr number 9 can try to pick up the most Playoff points possible. This is good for Chase, as he already runs well at Talladega.
In 5 career starts at NASCAR’s largest speedwa,y Chase Elliott has earned 1 pole and 2 top-five finishes. These stats may not jump out at you, but Talladega is always a wildcard race. A 40% top-5 finishing rate is impressive even if it is in just 5 starts. So with that being the case, look for Chase Elliott to be aggressive when the green flag drops.
Chase Elliott on a hot streak as of late.
The number 9 Chevy Camaro running up front should come as a surprise to nobody, as he has been doing it a lot as of late. In his last 11 races, Elliott has an average finish of 8.4. He is also tied for the lead in top-5s with 6 in that span. It could possibly be that the #9 car has finally found some speed. However, there could possibly be another reason for his recent performance.
Throughout his playoff career, Chase Elliott has been remarkably consistent. In fact, Elliott boasts the second-best average finish in Playoff races. Chase has made 14 career playoff starts and has an average finish of 9th. In those 14 races, Elliott has 1 win, 8 top-5s, and 10 top-10s. So it seems as if Elliott might be a big race driver and with his recent performance he could cause problems as we get deeper into the Playoffs.
