Chase Elliott

Chicagoland Winner
Chicagoland Winner
The first race in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship at Chicagoland Speedway goes to Martin Truex, Jr.  Using a late pit stop for new tires, Truex caught and passed rookie Chase Elliott in the final restart of the race and held on for the victory.  Elliott had led 75 laps until that last caution flag came out.
1st Cup Win
1st Cup Win
Two drivers looking for their first career Sprint Cup victory battled to reach their goal in Sunday's race at Michigan Speedway.  Chase Elliott had a big lead until a caution for debris on the track set up the final restart with nine laps left.  But on the restart Kyle Larson got a solid push from Brad Keselowski giving him just enough of an edge to take the lead and held off Elliott the rest of t