Chase Elliott Should Finish Well at Talladega Without Seriously Contending
2 months agoChase Elliott starts 11th at Talladega and enters the race in a tie with Joey Logano four points above the playoff cutline to reach the Round of 8. Elliott has consistently had speed at Talladega from the beginning as he won the pole for his first race there and won there twice in 2019 and 2022, which makes him better at this track type than most other playoff contenders. Although he still isn't running as well as he typically did prior to 2023, he has been very good at avoiding crashing out of races despite actually being tied for the fifth most incidents this season. He has his best career average finish to date and he has also failed to crash in his last eight Talladega starts. If these trends continue, he should be fine to advance to the Round of 8.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference