1 week agoHendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott will start sixth for this week's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This will mark the fourth time since 2022 that Elliott will have a top-10 starting position at Phoenix. In 17 races at the site, Elliott has one win and nine top-10 finishes, including an eighth-place finish in his last appearance during the November 2024 Cup event. In practice, Elliott ranked 19th in overall lap average and displayed top-20 speeds in all other categories. Despite the promising qualifying run and Elliott's solid stats at Phoenix, his practice speeds and lower upside combined with a high salary ($9,500 on DraftKings) make him best suited for tournament lineups only for DFS.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
2 weeks agoAfter starting third, Chase Elliott's race at Austin spun out of control literally after a bump from Ross Chastain dropped him to 36th. After making repairs on the Stage 1 caution, he didn't catch up to the field in time as he restarted over 10 seconds behind the other lead lap cars in Stage 2. Nonetheless, the Stage 2 caution allowed him to make a frantic charge as he drove from 30th on the lap 49 caution to eventually finish 4th after passing a faltering Kyle Busch on the last lap. Although many people expected Elliott to spin Chastain out once he caught up to him, Chastain was smart for once and decided to let Elliott through unimpeded. Elliott improved from 10th in points to a tie for 4th with race winner Christopher Bell.
--Sean Wrona - RotoBallerSource: Racing Reference
2 weeks agoChase Elliott, the inaugural Circuit of the Americas winner, will start third for Sunday's Echopark Texas Grand Prix. It will be the highest starting position yet for Elliott in his Cup career at the site. In three previous races at COTA, Elliott has two top-5 finishes and missed the 2023 race at the site due to injury. Outside of Chicago, Elliott has an average finish of 10.4, with seven top-5 finishes in 14 races at road courses since 2022. In final practice, Elliott ranked third in overall lap averages while ranking second in both five and 10-consecutive lap averages. Expect Elliott to compete for the win based on his strong COTA history and top-notch equipment from Hendrick Motorsports.
--Sean Engel - RotoBallerSource: DriverAverages.com
3 weeks agoDon't be surprised if Chase Elliott contends for the Ambetter Health 400 victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend. The Hendrick Motorsports driver has been one of the best at this track since it was repaved and reconfigured prior to the 2022 season, as Chase has the third-best average finish (8.6) and driver rating (97.7) over that three-year span. This weekend, Elliott qualified back in 19th-place, but that's not a bad thing at all. In fact, it actually makes him an even more attractive option on DraftKings, as he now has pretty high potential for Place Differential FPTS as well. At $9,500 on the DFS site, Chase should be one of the core drivers in a good portion of your lineups this weekend.
--Jordan McAbeeSource: ifantasyrace
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