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Chase Elliott Likely Won't Factor for the Win at Darlington
Although Chase Elliott came close to winning the last two 2020 races at Darlington before two separate crashes with Joe Gibbs Racing drivers took him out of contention, he hasn't really factored for the lead at Darlington since. However, he's still been pretty consistent with top-12 finishes in all but two of the last nine races despite not qualifying better than 13th since qualifying returned in 2022. That trend continued on Saturday as he qualified a mediocre 21st, but he has definitely been faster this year overall than he was in either 2023 or 2024, so it stands to reason he should run a little better this year. He has gained an average of 11.6 positions in the last five races here, which makes him a solid bet for a top-10 showing. He's not one of the best overall DFS options, but he's likely a very good one, and the only reason he's probably not a top-tier option is that at $9,500, he may be priced a little high.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
