April 27, 2025
Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports will start 30th after qualifying for Sunday's Jack Link's 500. This marks the lowest-ever Cup Series starting position for the No. 9 Chevrolet driver at the Alabama track. In 18 Cup starts in his career at Talladega, Elliott has 13 top-20 finishes, with eight inside the top 10, and two wins. Through nine races so far this year, Elliott has five top-10 finishes, an average finish of 11.6, and remains the only driver to place in the top 20 in all Cup events. Elliott has incredible upside from his starting position, and with Talladega being one of his more favorable tracks historically, he should be one of the first drivers to consider rostering in all formats this week.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
April 13, 2025
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will start 20th for the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be the second time ever in his Cup career that Elliott will start 20th or lower in a Cup race at Bristol. In 15 races at the site, Elliott has 12 top-20 finishes, including nine inside the top 10, and an average finish of 11.0. After eight races so far in the 2025 season, Elliott remains the only driver to place in the top 20 at the end of every race, with five top-10 finishes. In practice, Elliott ranked 18th in overall lap averages while ranking as high as eighth in 30 consecutive lap averages. Due to his great track history, favorable practice speeds, and overall upside, Elliott is worth rostering in all formats for this week's race at Bristol.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
April 7, 2025
Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott finished eighth in Sunday's race at Darlington Raceway, the Goodyear 400. Starting from the 15th position, Elliott struggled with his car at the beginning of the first stage. He lost ground to other drivers and ended up in the 23rd position at the end of stage one, making him unable to earn any stage points. In the second stage, Elliott and his team worked on his car during pit stops, and it showed some improvement. Elliott climbed up to 12th by the end of the second stage but still fell short of scoring any stage points for the day. In the final stage, Elliott quietly ran inside the top 10 for most of the stage and kept his car clean. Despite taking a pit strategy of pitting earlier than some other drivers to gain track position, he could not make it to the front of the pack. Elliott ended Darlington in the eighth position for his fourth top-10 finish at Darlington since 2022 and fifth overall for the 2025 season.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: NASCAR.com
April 6, 2025
Chase Elliott of Hendrick Motorsports will start 15th for this week's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway. Elliott qualified higher than this current position only thrice during the 2025 season so far. In 16 races at Darlington in his Cup career, Elliott has 10 top-15 finishes, including four straight finishes of 12th or better in his last four appearances. With seven races completed so far during the 2025 season, Elliott has four top-10 finishes and is the only driver in the series to place in the top 20 of all races. In practice, Elliott ranked 34th in overall lap averages while displaying top-15 speeds in the 20, 25, and 30 consecutive lap average categories. Overall, Elliott is one of the more trustable drivers to compete for a top-10 finish based on track history, equipment, and practice speeds this week.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com