Talladega wasn't good to Chase Elliott.
FILE PHOTO: Oct 6, 2019; Dover, DE, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott talk with his crew chief Alan Gustafson on pit road prior to the Drydene 400 at Dover International Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Matthew O'Haren-USA TODAY Sports
Three laps from the end of Stage 2, he was caught up in a 10-car wreck. Again, no stage points. Though Elliott recovered to finish eighth in the event, third best among the Playoff contenders, he left Talladega 22 points below the cut line for the Round of 8 — the residue of a blown engine early in the opening Round of 12 race at Dover.
Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports teammates, Alex Bowman and William Byron are in the same leaky boat. Bowman is 18 points out of the last Playoff-eligible spot, currently held by Joey Logano. Byron is last among the Playoff drivers in 12th place, 27 points behind Logano.“Obviously, one of us could make it through, and the rest of us couldn’t,” Elliott said. “So there’s definitely more at stake. I’m not really sure it changes how we do things, though.
Accordingly, Bowyer likely must win on Sunday to stay eligible for the series championship. It was a bad turn of luck that put him in dire peril of elimination. “We have a lot of positive mojo going on,” Bowyer said. “That sucked last week. The thing that bummed me out the most was that I finally felt like we had some things going our way. All summer long, it’s been one crummy thing after another of just a letdown. A strong run only to be let down with something crazy happening. I thought we had that shook off, but I will be damned if I wasn’t stuck on the apron. I didn’t see that coming.
“To win the race on Sunday, you’re going to have to be able to be good in all the lanes,” said Keselowski, a two-time victor at the 1.5-mile track. “When you catch lapped traffic and get in dirty air, you’re going to lose so much speed that, if you can’t find another lane to run in, you’ll get passed by someone behind you.
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