Chase Elliott Needs Nearly 7 Hours to Win at Nashville
Chase Elliott salvaged a crummy day for Hendrick Motor
sports
and interrupted a capacity Toyota rout by using winnin
g the rain-sopping
wet race at Nashville Superspeedway on Sunday night ti
me.
Elliott recovered from an early problem that dropped h
im
deep into the sector to take the lead with 38 laps fin
al and hold off three
Joe Gibbs Racing drivers for his 2d Cup victory of the
season.
It took NASCAR's maximum popular driving force almost
seven hours
and a overdue four-lap shootout to get to victory lane
.
NASCAR moved the start up by using 12 mins due to loom
ing horrific climate,
then sat via an hour-lengthy stoppage for lightning wi
thin the vicinity,
observed by means of a later rain delay that stretched
a tick past two hours.
“So pleased with our group," Elliott said.
"We had sort of a setback there about halfway and beca
me able to get the Chevy dialed
lower back in and get returned within the mix. It beco
me a long day, fun day.”
The race resumed proper on the halfway point with grou
ps uncertain
if the entire 300 laps would be completed or if the race might be
stopped early due to extra rain.