Chase Elliott has been consistently putting on strong performances for quite some time now, which materialized into a Cup Series title win last year. Perhaps that is why a winless start to the season has seen many express their surprise.

The name of the game for Elliott, then, is to spark a run of good results that includes race victories as well. Speaking in the post-race press conference, team owner Mr. Rick Hendrick has emphasized the fact that the organization as a whole still has ‘work to do’.

He stated, “So when you look through the organization, Chase has had some tough luck. He dominated the road course race. Tough today with the problem they had with the jack.”

You always want to improve, said the Hendrick Motorsports team owner

“But I think you build momentum slowly in this sport. You can come on red hot, but if you get everybody kind of making a step. We still got work to do.”

Elliott has of course chipped in with decent enough showings that see him occupy the fourth spot in the drivers’ standings. With the cars looking fast enough and scope for improvement always the motto for the premier organization, the No.9 will look to step up to the next level.

Mr. Hendrick continued, “We got work to do in the pits. You always want to improve. But we got good speed. The cars are handling well.

“All of these guys, from William to Alex, they’re all getting into another year. With their ages, they’re just going to get better.”

Chase Elliott could get his first win of the season over the next few races

The 2020 Cup Series champion looked absolutely dominant in the road course race at Daytona. Even at Las Vegas, Elliott had a fantastic first stage, which saw him finish only behind Brad Keselowski.

However, a mixture of bad luck, lesser relative pace, and mistimed pit strategies have plagued Elliott’s efforts over the four rounds now. In that regard, he will want to stage a comeback and secure his first win, possibly even at Phoenix next weekend.

Therefore, Elliott has quite a journey to traverse in the 2021 Cup Series campaign and will still be a prime contender to defend his title. But right now, he just needs things to go his way and would focus on becoming even better than he has been in the races so far.

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