After a series of disappointments, HMS’ #9 driver Chase Elliott finally drove his car to the Top 5. Elliot’s P5 at the Cup Series clash in Richmond is his best finish this season and team owner Rick Hendrick definitely heaved a sigh of relief on having the reigning ‘Most Popular Driver’ up there after so long. However, the journey is far from over as Chase Elliott looks to one-up his recent performance. And just like any top driver would, the HMS racer, too, started by dissecting his own run and finding out what he lacks!
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Chase Elliott is proud of his Richmond performance
Time and again, several drivers in the circuit have iterated how hard it is to pass fellow drivers during a race owing to the emergence of Next-Gens. And even Chase Elliott seemed to be talking along the same lines during a post-race interview at Richmond. Stating how he fell behind during the “mid portion of the race”, the racer revealed his difficulty in passing competitors.
“Overall a solid weekend all together. Just really proud of the fight you know. We kind of fell behind there in the mid portion of the race. And those last two or three runs had a little momentum, for I was able to pass some guys under green. That’s a hard thing to do nowadays, at least to me. So passed a few guys there and got ourselves, you know, back to part of the top 10. And when the caution came out, gave ourselves the opportunity to come down the pit road and have a good pit stop, and get in the mix.”
Elliott also shared his optimism for the next race at Martinsville Superspeedway, and talked about how he’s now close to clinching that elusive win. “So we are a row or two back from having a shot at it. But, nonetheless, nice to get a solid top 5, and something to build on here as we get to go to Martinsville and beyond.”
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