Defending series champion comes to Fontana with three straight top-10s
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After starting the season with a disappointing 28th-place showing at Daytona International Speedway, Chase Elliott looks like he’s back in his 2014 form. The same form that allowed the 19-year-old JR Motorsports driver to run away with the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship.
Since Daytona, Elliott has registered two fifth-place finishes and a seventh-place showing. He will attempt to run for his fourth consecutive top 10 in Saturday’s Drive4Clots.com 300 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California (4 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1).
Elliott remains fond of the two-mile track where he finished sixth last season in his first-ever start there.
“It’s such a blast to race at Auto Club,” he said. “There are so many different grooves drivers run, and that’s what makes it so exciting. You may see four-wide as we fan out on restarts during Saturday’s race.
“If you’re a race fan, this is a must watch, no question about it.”
Next weekend, Elliott will make his long-awaited NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut at Martinsville Speedway, but first he must focus on defending his XFINITY Series title. The No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet driver ranks fourth in the standings, 25 points behind leader Ty Dillon.
He hopes to close in on Dillon with a visit to Victory Lane.
“The West Coast swing has been a good two weeks,” Elliott said. “We are looking to close on a high note this weekend in California. A win would do that.”
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