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In the NASCAR Cup Series this year, track position, according to Chase Elliott, is extremely valuable. On Sunday, he possessed it for the majority of the race.
Elliott dominated 36 of the 62 tracks in the race that took place on Sunday at Road America, more than any other racer.
In the pair’s last green-flag pit stop of the race, Elliott actually passed Tyler Reddick down pit road. Nevertheless, Reddick was capable of passing him for position on lap 46, and as the last of the cars in front of him finished their stops on lap 47, he took the lead for the first time.
In the remaining 16 laps, Elliott made a gallant effort to overtake Reddick, but he never got any nearer than roughly a half-second. Reddick won by 3.304 seconds after finally establishing a lead.
“I didn’t do a very good job there (after the pit stop). I just let him stay close enough to pressure me there while we had decent tires and never could get enough of a gap,” Elliott said. “Made a couple mistakes.
“I was gaining a gap there a couple times and made a couple mistakes and let him get back close enough to get me out of sync, and then after that just started struggling.
“Obviously, it was super-difficult to get to somebody to pass them. It was impressive he was able to get up there and capitalize on my mistakes. Wish I could have done a better job there.
“I felt like we probably needed a little bit, but I think we were good enough to win, so those always hurt.”
For the majority of the race, Elliott’s bid for his second straight victory and third of the 2022 campaign seemed official.
Another new victor
About the only racer who could match Elliott’s speed on the racetrack was Reddick and his No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet.
“Congrats to him,” Elliott said of Reddick. “I know he’s been super-close to that first win, and I’ve been down that road and it can be a rocky one. I’m happy for those guys. They deserve it.”
Elliott claimed that the Next Gen car has, on some circuits, developed an even greater sensitivity to aerodynamics than the prior Cup Series model, making passing quite challenging at times.
“As the season goes on and … we learn what everybody needs in their vehicles, every car is going to become the same manufacturer to manufacturer,” he said
“And as that becomes the case, track position is going to become more and more of a premium. That’s just motorsports nowadays. Aero is huge, and you can’t unlearn, so that’s the road we’re on.”
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