Chase Elliott

Elliott passed LaJoie with two laps remaining to take the lead. On the final lap, LaJoie attempted to pass Elliott but got blocked by the No. 9 car. LaJoie ...

Elliott said he didn't like blocking him like that, but he had to. He had to go for it because he didn’t care about P2; Elliott blocked it. On the final lap, LaJoie attempted to pass Elliott but got blocked by the No. 9 car.

Something unique happens whenever Chase Elliott wins a NASCAR Cup race – his fans sound a siren in his native Georgia. Why is this and when did the ...

Jeff Gordon matched him in 1997. In 2022, it has been sounded three times, as of the second Atlanta race – which Chase Elliott dominated on his way to a third win of the season. Something unique happens whenever Chase Elliott wins a NASCAR Cup race – his fans sound a siren in his native Georgia. Why is this and when did the tradition start?

A last-lap block on charging underdog Corey LaJoie and ensuing crash helped seal Chase Elliott's first career win at his home track of Atlanta Motor ...

When I get myself in that position again, I’ll be a little more prepared and hopefully we can do a little better job and be the one that control the blocks as opposed to the one that’s trying to make that late-race move because that guy usually is in the catbird seat.” They might go right for you some and they might not, and I don’t really know how you know what’s going to happen next to be able to make that choice.” “I was able to defend the bottom side block and I felt more comfortable defending more aggressively up to the top. “I hate to throw a mega block like that,” said Elliott. “I had kind of shied away from that big block throughout the day. I don’t know how you know exactly what choice to make in that situation. However, the road to victory—especially on a track designed with superspeedway racing in mind—is paved with wrecked cars and aggressive moves.

Chase Elliott emulated father Bill to became just the second Georgia born driver to win a NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta.

— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick)July 10, 2022 I’ve watched a lot of guys do it over the years; Jimmie (Johnson) out in California. We haven’t really had a very good run here, so I felt like today was a great opportunity for us. — Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick)July 10, 2022 “So was far enough to the backside of the bumper to launch me forward. “Obviously I knew he was going to have a big run,” Elliott is quoted on the official Hendrick website of LaJoie’s last-lap move. — Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick)July 10, 2022

Chase Elliott won the 2022 Quaker State 400 Sunday at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. The Dawsonville native, who received his usual passionate support from fans ...

I wanted to be here and I wanted to be successful, but when you start having days like that, days like this, it just makes you really appreciate it. I don’t feel like I deserve it. It makes me feel grateful for where I am and the opportunities I’ve had. You watch that from afar, you appreciate it, but until you start competing here and feeling a bigger connection with the fans, people before the race, when you feel that connection and vibe, you want to do well. LaJoie, who finished 21st after the wreck, sought out Elliott to congratulate him after the race. “He did exactly what he needed to do. “Much like the championship, checking that mark and joining my dad on that list, it’s a really proud moment for me,” Chase said. I just felt like we’re racing for a win here in Atlanta and I might not have this opportunity again so might want to throw one and hope for the best.” Proud to be from Georgia and hopefully made the folks who’ve supported us over the years proud. He swept the first two stages and took the lead again with two laps remaining to secure the victory. ... These are moments you wish you could bottle up and keep. ... This crowd, the stars aligned for us today.

NASCAR Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (9) celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Sunday, July 10, 2022, ...

“The way the fans, the way the Atlanta Braves organization and the University of Georgia have all just kept me as part of the family is really special and meaningful to me,” Elliott said. The Georgia Bulldogs won college football's national title in January. LaJoie, with only one top-five finish in his career, stayed on the gas, ran out of room and smacked the wall. Am I taking a chance of crashing when I threw it up in front of him? “Just a lot of motivation behind it and confidence coming into it," Gordon said. He led 96 of the 260 laps, more than twice as many as anyone else on the treacherous, high-banked track. But crew chief Alan Gustafson said it's far too soon to start looking ahead. There's still things we can do better.” “But, heck, we're on the last lap. That's a great combination to have at this point in the season.” Elliott won the first two stages of the Atlanta race. He was just very focused and determined.”

That is the hometown of NASCAR Hall of Fame Driver Bill Elliott and his son NASCAR Cup Series Championship Driver Chase Elliott. When yesterday's race began ...

Elliott checked off another box on his increasingly impressive resume with the win at Atlanta Motor Speedway, joining his father Bill as the only Georgia-born ...

“The way the fans, the way the Atlanta Braves organization and the University of Georgia have all just kept me as part of the family is really special and meaningful to me,” Elliott said. The Georgia Bulldogs won college football's national title in January. Am I taking a chance of crashing when I threw it up in front of him? LaJoie, with only one top-five finish in his career, stayed on the gas, ran out of room and smacked the wall. “Just a lot of motivation behind it and confidence coming into it," Gordon said. He led 96 of the 260 laps, more than twice as many as anyone else on the treacherous, high-banked track. But crew chief Alan Gustafson said it's far too soon to start looking ahead. There's still things we can do better.” That's a great combination to have at this point in the season.” “But, heck, we're on the last lap. Elliott won the first two stages of the Atlanta race. He was just very focused and determined.”

Corey LaJoie had victory in his sights. He was in position on the last lap at Atlanta Motor Speedway, in second place in a pack race that makes it easy to ...

It only got worse for Chastain once he and Denny Hamlin made contact for the second time in a month. It looked like a racing deal, a bump draft gone wrong -- which is typical at these types of pack races. It ensures a finish under green and puts unfair calls of favoritism to rest (Elliott is NASCAR's Most Popular Driver). But there's a touch of inconsistency in how yellow flags get officiated at the finish. Once again, all eyes were on Ross Chastain after a series of incidents marred his second-place Atlanta finish. They can stay conservative in throwing the yellow that late in the race but in cases where they have to? "He made a good block, and the siren's ringing in Dawsonville [Elliott's hometown], unfortunately." Green: Big Surprises -- Pack races usually bring out the best in mid-pack teams and Atlanta was no different. Leading a race-high 96 laps, he wasn't going to let this opportunity slip -- not with the crowd behind him and that Dawsonville Pool Room siren a short 90-minute drive away. Speeding Ticket: Finishing Under Yellow -- I understand why NASCAR threw the caution as LaJoie wrecked coming off turn 2. "But I wouldn't have changed a thing." As for LaJoie? Well, 21st is nowhere close to how the No. 7 challenged up front, 19 laps led almost doubling his career total.

A big crowd got to see Elliott get his first win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Quaker state 400.

His dad who is a Dawsonville native won five times at the historic Atlanta track and now Chase has one too. The Elliotts are the only Georgia-born drivers to win a cup race in Atlanta. A big crowd got to see Elliott get his first win at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the Quaker state 400.