Lost among the news of Chase Elliott’s first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup win Sunday at Watkins Glen was the milestone for the Hendrick Motorsports team.
Driving the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Chase Elliott won his first monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race in his 99th start.
If there were a “Driver of the Race” award in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, it would be difficult to give it to anyone other than Chase Elliott.
Daniel Suarez and Erik Jones finished fourth and fifth, respectively, in Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen.
It was bound to happen, and Sunday it finally did.
Denny Hamlin blitzed the Watkins Glen road course with the fastest lap of the day on Saturday to win the provisional pole for Sunday’s Go Bowling at the Glen
Joey Logano reaffirmed his mastery of the road course at Watkins Glen International,
Reigning Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion Martin Truex Jr. has demonstrated the ability to win on a wide variety of venues.
Daniel Suarez is a quick study. With a racing background that includes very little road course experience, Suarez nevertheless finished third last year at Watkins Glen
There are certainly worse things than being the subject of high expectations and A.J. Allmendinger would heartily agree as much.