NASCAR: Winners And Losers From Chicagoland

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Sep 18, 2016; Joliet, IL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Chase Elliott (24) during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /

Winner: Gaining Experience

Throughout the 2016 season, we’ve seen Chase Elliott run some pretty good races. We’ve also seen him get pretty hard on himself when things haven’t gone as planned.

Elliott led at Chicagoland for 75 laps and held a one second lead on Martin Truex Jr. when the caution came out with just four laps to go. Similar to the past race at Michigan, Elliott wasn’t able to get back out front on the final restart of the race and he finished in third.

I was always told you'd have that in big time auto racing. It's on.
— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) September 19, 2016

Instead of taking it hard like he has the past few times, he simply went on to say that he expected it and, according to Matt Weaver, mentioned that he had to “embrace it” since it’s “the first step in learning to move on.”

Elliott nearly pulled off the first Cup Series victory of his career in the first Chase race of his career–something that would’ve been quite impressive for the talented rookie. Now he has some valuable experience in Chase racing.

Watch for Elliott to continue to contend as the Chase moves along.

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