Hendrick Motorsports rolls on. Chase Elliott ended a 42-race winless streak and became the third of four Hendrick drivers to win through nine races with his triumph at Texas. It was Chevrolet's sixth win in nine races as the series heads to its largest track at 2.66-mile Talladega in Alabama.
Chase Elliott celebra su victoria en la Copa NASCAR en el Texas Motor Speedway, en Fort Worth, Texas, el domingo 14 de abril de 2024. Chase Elliott pits during a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024. Chase Elliott , right, greets fans during driver introductions before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Sunday, April 14, 2024.
Fast facts: The race ended on the 16th caution after Elliott had taken the white flag for the 276th lap in a race scheduled for 267 laps. The caution flag flew after William Byron bumped second-place Ross Chastain. Byron finished third; Chastain 32nd. ... Elliott’s win was his first since Talladega in 2022. It also was the fifth win this season for Hendrick Motorsports and the 306th for NASCAR’s winningest team. ...
Fast facts: The victory was Mayer’s fifth in the series and first this year. ... Sieg was bidding for his first victory in 342 career starts for the RSS Racing team owned by his family. ... Justin Allgaier finished third after leading 117 of the race’s 200 laps. It was Allgaier’s 266th career top-10 finish — in 446 starts — in the series, matching Kyle Busch’s record. ... Chandler Smith remains the points leader, now by 19 over Cole Custer and 33 over Austin Hill.
Last race: Kyle Busch overcame a series of late restarts and led 112 of 167 laps to win for the sixth time in the truck series at Texas and the 20th time overall on the 1.5-mile layout.Schedule: Thursday, practice, 11:30 p.m.; Friday, Sprint qualifying, 3:30 a.m., and Sprint, 11 p.m.; Saturday, qualifying, 3 a.m.; Sunday, race, 3 a.m. .Fast facts: Verstappen, the three-time defending champion, has won 22 of the last 26 races. ...
Fast facts: Josef Newgarden won the only points race of the season and leads runner-up Pato O’Ward by 14 in the points race and third-place Scott McLaughlin by 19.
Automobile Racing Chase Elliott Talladega Auto Racing Sports Jeb Burton Alabama Justin Allgaier Ross Chastain Kyle Busch Denny Hamlin Ryan Sieg Max Verstappen Brad Keselowski Sam Mayer Kansas City S William Byron
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