Despite slamming the No. 9 NAPA Chevy ZL1 Camaro straight into the tire barrier of turn one – known as the Tums Heartburn Turn – on the lap 66 re-start, Chase Elliott brought home the checkered flag from the Bank of America 400 Roval on Sunday, Sept. 29.
After pitting to repair the damage, Elliott re-entered the race at the tail-end of the pack in thirty-seventh. Taking advantage of a quartet of caution flags over the final thirty laps, he quickly maneuvered back into the top-five, briefly taking the lead on lap 78, and took the lead for good on lap 104 of 109 to cross the finish line 3/016 seconds ahead of teammate Alex Bowman.
Elliott advances in NASCAR playoffs