From his pole-position start, Dawsonville native Chase Elliott fought through a series of misfortunes that started with the loss of power steering on lap 20, to muscle his No. 9 Chevy across the finish line for an 11th place finish over the weekend.
NASCAR’s second short-track race of the season took place on the half-mile oval of the Bristol Motor Speedway on April 7 and the Food City 500 delivered the action and excitement expected from such close-quarters racing.
Elliott muscles way to top-15 finish at Bristol