Column By: JESSY MILLER / RPW – TALLADEGA, AL – It may be Earnhardt Country, but the Dawsonville Elliott siren was wailing after Sunday’s checkered flag.
While Chase Elliott was holding off the field, Kyle Larson was taking a tumble down the front stretch, pulling the yellow flag. The race finished under yellow, with Elliott still in the lead. Every driver involved in wrecks Sunday afternoon was okay and able to walk on their own to the ambulances.
Listen in as the @NASCARonFOX crew breaks down the crash that brought out the race’s final caution.#GEICO500 | @TalladegaSuperS pic.twitter.com/xwkFkkHJxk
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 28, 2019
Elliott’s victory broke Ford’s streak of seven straight race wins in Talladega Cup races, six of the last nine races in Talladega belonged to Team Penske. It seemed that a Penske car would make a reappearance in Victory Lane, but then Brad Keselowski got turned around on his way into the pits (performing a beautiful pit stop) and Joey Logano lost his many lap lead and Ryan Blaney was caught up in the last wreck. Elliott was in the right time at the right place to take over at the end.
Nice slide. pic.twitter.com/9qb05IFBal
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 28, 2019
The No. 9 team now sits 6th in points with their first win of the year. Can Elliott make it two in a row next weekend in Dover? Tune in to find out!
Just a bump between buds.@Blaney | @chaseelliott pic.twitter.com/xg9ZHew06Q
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 28, 2019
NASCAR Cup Series Points (NASCAR On Fox Broadcast):
- Kyle Busch (3 wins)
- Denny Hamlin (2 wins)
- Brad Keselowski (2 wins)
- Joey Logano (1 win)
- Martin Truex Jr. (1 win)
- Chase Elliott (1 win)
- Kevin Harvick (-)
- Kurt Busch (-)
- Ryan Blaney (-)
- Aric Almirola (-)
“How ‘bout that, fellas?!?!”@chaseelliott | #GEICO500 pic.twitter.com/mMtsKPli0E
— Talladega Superspeedway (@TalladegaSuperS) April 28, 2019
