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NASCAR: Five Lessons Learned From Chicagoland

By Michael Guadalupe

Sep 18, 2016; Joliet, IL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Joliet, IL, USA; Sprint Cup Series driver Martin Truex Jr. (78) during the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400 at Chicagoland Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mike DiNovo-USA TODAY Sports /
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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
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 /

Chase Elliot Will Only Get Better

Chase Elliot finished 3rd at Chicagoland, but he led a good amount of laps and was in a position to win the race before a late cation came out.

If you don’t realize by now that Elliot has been performing at an astounding leveling for a rookie driver, the race at Chicagoland should have been an eye opener, and one where NASCAR fans realize that Elliot is the future of this sport.

For a rookie to make the Chase during his first season, and then go on to almost win the first race of the Chase is a major accomplishment and makes Elliot a driver everyone should be watching.

With a majority of the Chase races being held on tracks like Chicagoland, if Elliot can survive and hold a sold position at these next two tracks, we could see Elliot be a factor at Homestead.

Elliot put on a fantastic performance at Chicagoland and NASCAR fans need to realize that this rookie is the future of the sport.

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