Racing Insights predicts Chase Elliott most likely to win at Nashville
With 10 races left in the regular season, time is ticking for Chase Elliott and others hoping to get a win and a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. So, who is most likely to score their golden ticket and race into the postseason? Thankfully, we don’t have to come up with the answers on our own as Racing Insights has it all done for us.
Whenever you can go to the analytics, you should. There are just things that you can’t see with the naked eye. However, some of the answers that Racing Insights gave aren’t the most surprising. When the NASCAR season returns next week in Nashville, there is one name that comes up.
Of course, the analytics have pointed out Chase Elliott as the most likely to get a win at Nashville. He won the race last year and it could be a place where he turns his season around.
“He took the checkered flag under the lights last year in Nashville and it wouldn’t be a surprise if Elliott goes back-to-back to kick off NASCAR’s summer stretch,” Racing Insights says. “Elliott will need a win sooner rather than later with 84 points to make up as he sits 27th in points.”
Here is how the rest of the season is stacked up and which winless drivers are most likely to get their first W of the season:
Chicago – Ross Chastain
Atlanta – Brad Keselowski
New Hampshire – Kevin Harvick
Pocono – Daniel Suárez
Richmond – Alex Bowman
Michigan – Bubba Wallace
Indy Road Course – AJ Allmendinger
Watkins Glen – Michael McDowell
Daytona – Chris Buescher
Chase Elliott needs it sooner rather than later
The sooner Chase Elliott can win, the better. He definitely doesn’t want to get to Daytona and be faced with a must-win situation on the superspeedway. It isn’t just the broken leg or the one-race suspension from Gateway that has Elliott down, but that sure hasn’t helped.
Looking at the season, it is hard to say “Chase would have won THIS race instead of so-and-so.” Coming off of the off week, it might give Elliott a chance to refocus and get the job done. Then again, he’s had multiple weeks to “reset” and get his mind right.
A NASCAR Playoffs without Chase Elliott – that’s not good for anyone. Especially not the ratings. Nashville would be a great place for Elliott to pick up his first win of the season, but at this point, he will take it wherever he can get it.
Will we be seeing the Hendrick Motorsports driver in Victory Lane any time soon? Or will this be the year without Chase Elliott?