Chase Elliott was looking to lock up a spot in the playoffs with a win at Watkins Glen, a track he won twice at in his career. But Elliott ran out of gas with 36 laps left. That's the way this year has gone.
Current points leader William Byron looks on during ceremonies before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race Sunday, July 30, 2023, in Richmond, Va. The 25-year-old Hendrick Motorsports driver won his fifth race of the season Sunday, and let other drivers know he is a definite contender for his first NASCAR Cup Series championship.
“We are going to have faster cars when the playoffs start,” Fugle said. “We are going to have more pace and hopefully we can execute. That is what the playoffs are about.” Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick can rest easier going into the Daytona; the duo clinched playoff spots with good finishes Sunday.With Keselowski and Harvick wrapping up spots in the postseason, that leaves just one spot in the 16-driver playoff field heading to the unpredictable restrictor plate race at Daytona International Raceway.
That’s the way things have gone for the 2020 Cup champion this season. Elliott missed six races because of
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