Elliott Vs Vegas

Chase Elliott Always Runs Well At Vegas But He Always Gets Insanely Unlucky. Let’s Break Down His 8 Career Vegas Starts So Far To See What Happened

Elliott’s Stats At Vegas

Starts: 8

Wins: 0

Top 5s: 2

Top 10s: 3

Poles: 0

DNFs: 3

Laps Led: 155

Stage Wins: 3

Average Start: 8.9

Average Finish: 21.5

Start 1 - March 6th, 2016

Started: 13th

Finished: 38th (DNF)

Elliott would start in 13th. He would get to 6th at the halfway point. He got as high as 2nd during the race. His average position was 13th. Elliott was running in 17th with 44 to go when Matt Kenseth spun up the track into Elliott’s line. Elliott drove into the back of Kenseth as he had no where to go. His race would end there. He would finish in 38th.

Start 2 - March 12th, 2017

Started: 12th

Finished: 3rd

Chase would start the race in 12th but would move up to 2nd by the halfway point of the race. He would run in the top 5 for a majority of the race with an average running position of 4th. Elliott was running 6th on the white flag lap when Joey Logano spun Kyle Busch. Elliott would make it through the mess and finish 3rd, his career high at Vegas.

Start 3 - March 4th, 2018

Started: 6th

Finished: 34th (DNF)

Elliott would roll of in 6th place in his first race in the 9 at Vegas. While his average running position was 16th, it was hurt greatly by the crash as he scored points in both stages. With 85 to go, Kurt Busch got loose under Elliott and turned up the track into him, wrecking both Busch and Elliott. Elliott would not be able to continue as he finishes 34th.

Start 4 - September 16th, 2018

Started: 7th

Finished: 36th (DNF)

Elliott would roll off in 7th for the first playoff race at Vegas. He would score points and both stages and ran relatively well as fellow Playoff drivers fell out of the race. Elliott would be running 6th with 56 to go when Jamie McMurray cut a tire ahead of him and spun up into Elliott’s lane. Elliott would be clipped by the 1 and then hit the wall. Chase would be injured in this crash as his shoulder popped (dislocated). He would finish 36th but was okay and would race the next week.

Start 5 - March 3rd, 2019

Started: 12th

Finished: 9th

Elliott would have a really quiet day in the Hooters car in Spring 2019. He scored points in both stages. He ran in the 8th-12th range most of the race and came home 9th.

Start 6 - September 15th, 2019

Started: 8th

Finished: 4th

Elliott’s 2019 races at Vegas would be very relaxing, and calm compared to years before and after. He would run inside the top 10 for a majority of the race, scored points in stage 2 and came home 4th for his 2nd career Las Vegas top 5. He also led his first 12 laps at Vegas.

Start 7 - February 23rd, 2020

Started: 10th

Finished: 26th

Elliott’s 2020 Vegas races were the opposite of 2019. He started the race in 10th and would get to the lead by lap 67. He would end up winning both stages and had one of the best cars along with Kevin Harvick. After green flag pit stops with around 50 to go Elliott would spin because the valve stem of his tire was broken by his tire changer. He would finish 26th after having to pit for repairs. He would lead 70 laps.

Start 8 - September 27th, 2020

Started: 3rd

Finished: 22nd

Elliott would roll off 3rd for the opening race of the round of 12 at Vegas. He would be competitive early as he finished 4th in stage 1. Stage 2 would be even better for Elliott as he won stage 2. He stayed up front for most of the race. He would in 4th place in points, +31 on the cut line going into NASCAR Overtime. On the final restart he would restart 9th behind Ryan Newman. Newman would have a terrible restart and would block Elliott after he tried to go to the outside to get around him. Newman would continue backing Elliott up until the checkered flag when Chase would finish 22nd. He ended the race +10 on the cutoff.

Chase Elliott should be looked at as one of the best drivers at Las Vegas. However he always seems to get unlucky when running well and his average finish at Vegas (21.5) is the 2nd worse for Elliott, only behind Daytona. Will Elliott have a good race at Vegas tomorrow? It seems like a matter of time until he wins at Vegas but if he continues to get unlucky he may struggle to get the win.

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