Chase Elliott to Use Interesting Advice From High School Teacher for Charlotte Playoff Race

Published 10/10/2020, 9:00 AM EDT

Chase Elliott breathed a sigh of relief last weekend when his penalty at Talladega was rescinded. NASCAR originally penalized him for going below the yellow line, before determining that he was forced down there to avoid a wreck.

He finished 5th instead of 22nd, giving him 17 extra points in the playoff race. He still has a job to do at the Charlotte Roval, but he will fancy his chances there, given his past record on road courses. Elliott enters the Charlotte Roval on the back of a hat-trick of road course wins in the NASCAR Cup Series.

All the drivers apart from Denny Hamlin, Kurt Busch, and Kevin Harvick will have to calculate the points scenario, along with what they need to do at Charlotte to make the Round of 8. Elliott, however, is not worried about ‘passing marks.’

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The Hendrick Motorsports star has decided to take up the advice of his high school teacher.

Chase Elliott has an interesting take on the playoff situation

In the build-up to the race, Elliott said, “I feel like the worst thing you can do is just sit there and play the numbers game.

“It’s like I had a teacher tell me in high school one time. ‘Don’t come into my final exam just figuring out what you have to make to pass,” he added.

He feels like just sitting and thinking about the points and standings will not help his cause. Instead, he wants to focus on having a good race this Sunday. Given his confidence heading into a road course, the strategy seems to be ideal.

“So, I’m going to take her advice and try not to do that this week and just focus on trying to run good.”

Importance of points

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Elliott also admitted how important those extra 17 points could turn out to be for him in the larger scheme of things. “That’s a huge deal for us. That’s massive when you’re talking these three-race rounds. And where we are in the points situation,” he expressed.

Since his win at Daytona, Elliott has been consistent but a win still eludes. The Charlotte Roval, where he also won the 2019 playoff race, presents him with the best chance to do that.

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Aayush Majumdar is a NASCAR content strategist, a Tennis Writer, and a sports analyst at EssentiallySports. He is well-tenured as a tennis and NASCAR writer, with over 900 articles across both sports. After pursuing a Post Graduate program in Sports Management, Aayush explored various roles in Sports Media, including a Sports Reporting role at a leading English daily.

Chase Elliott to Use Interesting Advice From High School Teacher for Charlotte Playoff Race

Chase Elliott has an interesting take on the playoff situation

Importance of points

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