After six years of driving in NASCAR’s highest racing circuit, Dawsonville native Chase Elliott won the Xfinity 500 on Sunday night and earned a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race.Elliott will compete against Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Denny Hamlin on Sunday, Nov. 8 at the Phoenix Raceway to close out the 2020 NASCAR season, with a chance to win the Cup Series. This is the first time that Elliott qualified for a Cup Series Championship race. “Biggest win ever for us,” Elliott said to NBC Sports immediately after the race. “Just so proud to be able to be backed into a corner like that and win tonight. I feel like that’s what we’ve been missing these past four or five years to perform when we don’t have a choice.”
Sound the Siren! Elliott championship bound after win at Martinsville Speedway
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