Chase Elliott, a two-time Talladega winner, agrees with the general consensus that this weekend’s 500-miler on the sport’s biggest track is a real opportunity for anyone to win. There have been 17 different race winners to date this season with Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain adding his name to the list last Sunday at Kansas — and there are still six races remaining in the season.
“It does seem like we have a more consistent widespread number of winners yearly since we’ve had this car, so that’s been interesting to watch,’’ said Elliott, who is ranked seventh in the Playoff standings, only four points above the cutoff line with two races remaining in this round.
“And I think a lot of that has come down to just the aero-platform that we have to work with, and just how much defense can be played by the lead car; restarts shaking out, how fast your pit stop is, all those little details throughout the day can put you in a good position at the end of those races. And a lot of guys are good enough to hold on for short stints. We see a lot of green-white-checkered finishes … all those things are really just recipes for more winners.”
Elliott rolls off 11th Sunday.
