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Chase Elliott Gets Lucky but Still Has Best Run at Gateway
Chase Elliott typically didn't run very well at Gateway but stumbled into a third-place finish, making him the only Chevrolet driver to finish in the top 10, even though his teammates William Byron and Kyle Larson had outrun him all race. Elliott only ran in the top 10 for a single lap of Stage 1, but he made it count as he passed Shane van Gisbergen for 10th on the last lap of the stage. After spending most of Stage 2 outside the top 10 as well, he finished eighth, but he did run in the top 10 for most of Stage 3 before good strategy in pitting before a late caution came out elevated him to the top five ahead of Bubba Wallace and Larson, who had dominated much of the race. Elliott's best finish since Sonoma placed him 28 points ahead of Austin Dillon for the final spot in the Round of 12, a pretty safe position.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
