Chase Elliott made a splash this past Sunday, claiming a major victory at the Jockey Made in America 250.

Elliott began in 34th place, but finished 5.705 seconds ahead of the next best driver, outlasting Christopher Bell for his second victory this season. Overall, Elliot has 13 victories, seven of which have been done on road courses. That number is the most road course wins amongst any active driver. In overall victories, Elliott ranks third.

Elliott discussed the composition of the course, stating, “It’s so long. You have a lot of opportunity to make mistakes or be good whenever you hit it.”

Elliott was savvy in regards to his strategy, outmaneuvering his opponents despite an undesirable starting position. To offset this hindrance, Elliott went into his pit early on the 11th lap, avoiding a caution that slowed down many other drivers just a few stops later.

Elliott, who had said he was unable to find his rhythm in his Saturday practice, mentioned that he was able to compose himself and push for victory.

“For whatever reason there, after about halfway through the race, I started finding some of that rhythm, was able to put it together, piece different parts of the track,” he said. “Finally I felt like I was able to piece most of it together.”

The crowd was near record highs, and Elliot celebrated with multiple burnouts. The crowd loved Elliott, who reciprocated the support of the fans. “I hope you enjoyed the show,” Elliott said.

After Ryan Blaney won the Folds of Honor QuickTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series leaves Georgia and heads to Tennessee. For the first time in over 50 years, the NASCAR Cup Series will head to a dirt track for the Food City Dirt Race.

The race marks the 121st race at Bristol Motor Speedway in series’ history, however, it will be the first Cup race on dirt since Richard Petty won in 1970 at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

The race will begin at 3:30 p.m. EST. on Sunday, March 28, and will cover 133.25 miles over 250 laps. All 39 cars are entered for the inaugural Food City Dirt Race, and for the first time since Daytona, practice and qualifying will take place. Practices will be held on Friday, March 26. Qualifying will take place on Saturday, March 27.

While the odds will surely change based on pole positioning, here are the current odds according to FanDuel Sportsbook:

– Kyle Larson (+250)
– Christopher Bell (+550)
– Austin Dillon (+900)
– Chase Elliott (+1200)
– Ricky Stenhouse (+1400)
– Kyle Busch (+1600)
– Ryan Blaney (+1800)
– Byron Wallace (+2200)
– Denny Hamlin (+2500)
– Martin Truex Jr. (+2500)
– Kevin Harvick (+2800)
– Alex Bowman (+3300)
– Kurt Busch (+3300)
– Brad Keselowski (+3300)
– Joey Logano (+3300)
– William Byron (+6600)

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