Chase Elliott Likelier To Focus On Crash Avoidance Than Winning
4 months agoChase Elliott sits 10 points behind Tyler Reddick for the regular-season points lead with two races before the playoffs as he seeks to win his second regular-season championship. Although he has never yet won at Daytona unlike his father Bill, he has been consistently competitive, winning three poles and leading at some point in almost every race, including two second-place finishes. It seems probable that Elliott will win there at some point, but will it be Saturday? Probably not, as he has adopted for a more conservative style than usual in response to missing the 2023 playoffs, and he is more likely to want to minimize the probability of a crash, particularly since Reddick crashes there more frequently than he does. Expect Elliott to attempt to play it safe rather than going for the win.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference