Chase Elliott finished eighth in his first home track race after starting in the 24th spot at the Atlanta Motor Speed Way for the Folds of Honor 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race on Sunday. "I'm really proud of our effort," said Elliott. "I think a big goal today was just to try to run 500 miles and try to stay on the lead lap, and I'm really proud that once the green flag dropped we were able to move forward and gain some ground.