When 200mph Stops Being Racing: Elliott and Bell’s Michigan Nightmare
They were racing for position until the track decided to remind everyone what 200 mph really looks like when it all goes wrong.
They were racing for position until the track decided to remind everyone what 200 mph really looks like when it all goes wrong.
Chase Elliott returns to the site of his first Cup win carrying fresh momentum, old memories, and his worst Watkins Glen starting spot yet.
A fast start to 2026 and flawless execution at Texas suggest Elliott is no longer easing back into contention—he’s kicking the door in.
After years of grumbling about the track, Elliott left Texas Motor Speedway with another trophy and Denny Hamlin still stuck in his rearview mirror.
One win down, plenty left to prove. Chase Elliott says the focus now is stacking results before it’s too late.
Rick Hendrick picked up the phone, delivered a simple message, and by Sunday evening Chase Elliott delivered Chevrolet’s first win of the season—with interest.
Chase Elliott didn’t dominate Martinsville—he just made the one pit call that mattered.
Just when it looked like Denny Hamlin had Vegas wrapped up, Chase Elliott appeared in his mirrors like a speeding casino debt.
Let’s face it: the Daytona 500 doesn’t often behave like a movie.
Chase Elliott says the Daytona 500 is part skill, part survival and part lottery ticket—proof that even champions need luck when 41 cars barrel into Turn 1.