NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott in odd position as defending champion at Pocono
Elliott was awarded the win at Pocono Raceway last year after finishing third when Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were stripped of their 1-2 finishes.
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Elliott was awarded the win at Pocono Raceway last year after finishing third when Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were stripped of their 1-2 finishes.
LONG POND, Pa. -- Chase Elliott had just landed from the plane ride back from Pocono when texts started coming in from friends congratulating him on his latest NASCAR victory.
Elliott was awarded the win at Pocono Raceway last year after finishing third when Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were stripped of their 1-2 finishes.
Chase Elliott had just landed from the plane ride back from Pocono when texts started coming in from friends congratulating him on his latest NASCAR victory. “No, we ran third,” Elliott said he replied. Finished third, yes — but won the Pocono race, all because of a bizarre disqualification that stripped Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch of their 1-2 finishes and sent Elliott to victory last year.
LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Chase Elliott had just landed from the plane ride back from Pocono when texts started coming in from friends congratulating him on his latest NASCAR