NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott vence em Daytona

Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) venceu a Go Bowling 235, no no “Roval” do Daytona International Speedway, 23ª etapa da NASCAR Cup Series. Foi a segunda vitória de Elliott no ano, e oitava na categoria. Denny Hamlin e Martin Truex Jr., parceiros na Joe Gibbs Racing, completaram os três primeiros.

Elliot liderou o maior número de voltas, 34, de 65 disputadas. Assumindo a ponta em definitivo faltando 12 voltas para o final. Vencendo com 0s202 de vantagem sobre Hamlin. Truex Jr. foi o terceiro.

Jimmie Johnson (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) terminou em quarto, seguido por Chris Buescher (Roush Fenway Racing Ford).

Clint Bowyer (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford), Kaz Grala (Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet), William Byron (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet), Joey Logano (Team Penske Ford) e Michael McDowell (Front Row Motorsports Ford) fecharam os dez primeiros.

Lider do campeonato Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing Ford) rodou na metade da prova. Terminando na 17ª posição.

Harvick soma 939 pontos, seguido por Hamlin com 821.

A próxima etapa acontece no Dover International Speedway, em rodada dupla nos dias 22 e 23 de agosto.

Final:

1 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 65
2 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 65
3 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 65
4 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 65
5 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 65
6 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 65
7 Kaz Grala (i) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 65
8 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 65
9 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 65
10 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 65
11 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 65
12 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 65
13 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 65
14 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 65
15 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 65
16 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 65
17 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 65
18 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 65
19 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 65
20 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 65
21 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyota 65
22 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 65
23 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 65
24 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 65
25 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 65
26 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 65
27 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 65
28 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 65
29 Timmy Hill (i) MBM Motorsports Toyota 65
30 James Davison Petty Ware Racing Ford 65
31 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 65
32 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 65
33 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 64
34 J. J. Yeley (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 64
35 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 62
36 Garrett Smithley (i) Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 60
37 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 53
38 Stanton Barrett Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 49
39 Brendan Gaughan Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 46