WATCH: Chase Elliott produces “burnout of the year” at Madhouse infield grass after winning The Clash
2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott produced an impressive burn out as he celebrated his record lap leading The Clash win.
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Chase Elliott wins The Clash at Bowman Gray (Images Via @TeamHendrick and @NASCAR/X)
The 2025 unofficial Cup season opener marked the return of Bowman Gray Stadium to the NASCAR after over five decades with The Clash. The 200 lap even was won by the most popular driver in the garage, Chase Elliott. He started the race on pole and went on to lead a record 171 laps, a record in the event history, to secure the victory.
2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney and Joe Gibbs Racing veteran Denny Hamlin gave the Hendrick Motorsports racer tough challenge throughout the race. But the No:9 Chevy was solid, and the previous racing experience Chase Elliott has had at the track gave him an advantage, though he previously claimed it wouldn’t be the case.
They said he used the wall, but it looks like a perfect drift to me
— 4-time Champs 🏆 (@Jwilliams8825) February 3, 2025
After winning the event, the veteran racer was over the moon, and he celebrated it in style. Rick Hendrick’s driver produced an impressive burnout, which started before the grandstands where he initially burned the rubber on the tarmac before moving into the infield grass of the track to continues the drifting.
Fans on social media was impressed with the drift and shared their feelings on the comments. Few even branded it as “burnout of the year” and a 10/10 drift. Some even suggested that it was on par or better than the drifts of Kyle Larson after victories, as the 2021 Cup champion is known for his impressive burnouts.
Chase Elliott explains how tough the race win was
The 2020 Cup champion, after the race, shared his feeling about the duels with Ryan Blaney and Denny Hamlin. He pointed out that Blaney kept him honest towards the end of the race and Hamlin gave a tough challenge in the race as well.
Had a tough race. Ryan kept me honest there at the end. Denny was really good at the second half of that break… I hope it was a good show for you. I think they deserve this event.
Chase Elliott said.
The HMS racer also seemed really impressive about the support from the fans and believed that he gave them the race they deserve. It would be interesting to see how the champion driver can convert this victory momentum to help him fight for the championship in 2025 season.
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