He started sixth on the grid and completed all of the 200 laps run. Sadler retains his position as the points leader in the 2017 NXS championship standings after the event, leading William Byron (finished fourth in the race) by 11 points.
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Showing posts with label Chase Elliott. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Sadler fifth at Phoenix, increases NXS lead
He started sixth on the grid and completed all of the 200 laps run. Sadler retains his position as the points leader in the 2017 NXS championship standings after the event, leading William Byron (finished fourth in the race) by 11 points.
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Chase Elliott Profile
via RotoWorld/Dan Beaver
A lot is about to change in NASCAR. A new entitlement sponsor has an
emphasis on youth at a time when approximately one quarter of the field
will be made up of drivers with four or fewer years’ experience. Several
of these drivers land in the top 16 profiles, but one name stands above
the rest.
Chase Elliott bridges the gap between the old guard and new. His father Bill Elliott won the 1988 Winston Cup Series championship, but his impact went much deeper. For many years, he was one of the principle rivals of Dale Earnhardt Sr., Darrell Waltrip, and Rusty Wallace. He raced with Benny Parson, Richard Petty, and Cale Yarborough and now it is his son’s time to shine.
Elliott comes along at a time when several top-named drivers are peaking. Teammate Jimmie Johnson might have another couple of championships left in him, but he will not dominate as he once did. In fact, with the new winner-take-all format of the final round it is unlikely that anyone will be able to string a long streak of championships together like Johnson, Earnhardt, and Petty. Once he learns how to win races, however, Elliott is going to be one of best and most consistent fantasy values in the game.
Elliott started last season like he had something to prove. He won the pole for the Daytona 500, lost 40 laps to crash damage, and finished poorly. An accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was reminiscent of another rookie who tore up a lot of No. 24 cars, but once he settled down Elliott was consistent and fast. Fantasy players should recall the frequency with which Jeff Gordon crashed as a rookie and reflect on the career he went on to have.
Despite crashing in two of the first three races last year, Elliott scored 11 top-10s and a 12th in the first 15 races. He sustained crash damage in six of the next 11 races as his focus shifted to making the playoffs. Bracketing this span of disappointments were a pair of second-place finishes at Michigan International Speedway that helped him become the best fantasy value on two-mile tracks. During the playoffs, he finished third twice—at Chicagoland Speedway and Dover International Speedway, which are two completely different tracks to Michigan.
It is his second full season, one should expect him to go further into the playoffs. Chase will qualify for the third round and might even have a shot at the Cup. His biggest impact is going to be overall improvement everywhere, however. Look for him to challenge for wins on unrestricted, intermediate speedways once more, improve his short track program, and run better on one-mile tracks than he did as a rookie.
Victories: None
Top-fives: 10 (.278)
Top-10s: 17 (.472)
Top-15s: 25 (.778)
++ Swept Victory Lane
+ Top-five sweeps
* Top-10 sweeps
Chase Elliott bridges the gap between the old guard and new. His father Bill Elliott won the 1988 Winston Cup Series championship, but his impact went much deeper. For many years, he was one of the principle rivals of Dale Earnhardt Sr., Darrell Waltrip, and Rusty Wallace. He raced with Benny Parson, Richard Petty, and Cale Yarborough and now it is his son’s time to shine.
Elliott comes along at a time when several top-named drivers are peaking. Teammate Jimmie Johnson might have another couple of championships left in him, but he will not dominate as he once did. In fact, with the new winner-take-all format of the final round it is unlikely that anyone will be able to string a long streak of championships together like Johnson, Earnhardt, and Petty. Once he learns how to win races, however, Elliott is going to be one of best and most consistent fantasy values in the game.
Elliott started last season like he had something to prove. He won the pole for the Daytona 500, lost 40 laps to crash damage, and finished poorly. An accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was reminiscent of another rookie who tore up a lot of No. 24 cars, but once he settled down Elliott was consistent and fast. Fantasy players should recall the frequency with which Jeff Gordon crashed as a rookie and reflect on the career he went on to have.
Despite crashing in two of the first three races last year, Elliott scored 11 top-10s and a 12th in the first 15 races. He sustained crash damage in six of the next 11 races as his focus shifted to making the playoffs. Bracketing this span of disappointments were a pair of second-place finishes at Michigan International Speedway that helped him become the best fantasy value on two-mile tracks. During the playoffs, he finished third twice—at Chicagoland Speedway and Dover International Speedway, which are two completely different tracks to Michigan.
It is his second full season, one should expect him to go further into the playoffs. Chase will qualify for the third round and might even have a shot at the Cup. His biggest impact is going to be overall improvement everywhere, however. Look for him to challenge for wins on unrestricted, intermediate speedways once more, improve his short track program, and run better on one-mile tracks than he did as a rookie.
Victories: None
Top-fives: 10 (.278)
Top-10s: 17 (.472)
Top-15s: 25 (.778)
|
Track
|
3-Yr
Avg. Fin |
Career
Avg. Fin |
Best
Fin |
Career
Attempts
|
Career
Top-10s |
Race 1
|
Race 2
|
|
Michigan International Speedway + |
2.00
|
2.00
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
|
Chicagoland Speedway |
3.00
|
3.00
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
|
|
Dover Downs International + |
3.00
|
3.00
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
|
Texas Motor Speedway + |
4.50
|
4.50
|
4
|
2
|
2
|
5
|
4
|
|
Auto Club Speedway |
6.00
|
6.00
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
6
|
|
|
Atlanta Motor Speedway |
8.00
|
8.00
|
8
|
1
|
1
|
8
|
|
|
Phoenix International Raceway * |
8.50
|
8.50
|
8
|
2
|
2
|
8
|
9
|
|
Talladega SuperSpeedway |
8.50
|
8.50
|
5
|
2
|
1
|
5
|
12
|
|
Bristol Motor Speedway |
9.50
|
9.50
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
15
|
|
Homestead - Miami Speedway |
11.00
|
11.00
|
11
|
1
|
|
11
|
|
|
Watkins Glen International |
13.00
|
13.00
|
13
|
1
|
|
13
|
|
|
Richmond International Raceway |
15.67
|
15.67
|
12
|
3
|
|
12
|
19
|
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
16.50
|
16.50
|
15
|
2
|
|
15
|
|
|
Pocono Raceway |
18.50
|
18.50
|
4
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
33
|
|
Charlotte Motor Speedway |
19.67
|
19.67
|
8
|
3
|
1
|
8
|
33
|
|
Kansas Speedway |
20.00
|
20.00
|
9
|
2
|
1
|
9
|
31
|
|
Sonoma Raceway |
21.00
|
21.00
|
21
|
1
|
|
21
|
|
|
Martinsville Speedway |
23.33
|
23.33
|
12
|
3
|
|
20
|
12
|
|
New Hampshire Motor Speedway |
23.50
|
23.50
|
13
|
2
|
|
34
|
13
|
|
Darlington Raceway |
25.50
|
25.50
|
10
|
2
|
1
|
10
|
|
|
Kentucky Speedway |
31.00
|
31.00
|
31
|
1
|
|
31
|
|
|
Daytona International Speedway |
34.50
|
34.50
|
32
|
2
|
|
37
|
32
|
|
Las Vegas Motor Speedway |
38.00
|
38.00
|
38
|
1
|
|
38
|
|
++ Swept Victory Lane
+ Top-five sweeps
* Top-10 sweeps
Saturday, June 25, 2016
Elliott's good XFINITY road course stats apply for Sonoma? Let's analyze
This weekend, the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series heads to Sonoma Raceway for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 on Sunday.
Picking drivers for fantasy NASCAR can be tough at road courses because of the fact that certain drivers don't run as well on road courses than they do on oval tracks.
But we're looking at one rookie that may be able to help you.
That would be Chase Elliott.
Elliott has yet to run a road course in Sprint Cup, but his XFINITY road record is impressive. He has Top-10s in all six starts and four top fives in the series at road courses.
None of those were Sonoma,but that still can be applied in saying that those road course experiences can help Elliott at Sonoma this weekend.
We called Elliott an "optional" pick in the title of this piece because this is his first start at Sonoma in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, but tie will only tell how he performs in that start.
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