‘This one means a lot in a lot of different ways,’ Championship leader Chase Elliott on his first win of 2022 at Dover Cup Series Race
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Chase Elliott wins the Dover Motor speedway Cup race
The No:9 Hendrick Motorsport team’s long wait for a victory is over as their former Cup Champion driver and 2022 championship leader Chase Elliott delivered them their first win of the 2022 season at the postponed DuraMAX Drydene 400 in Dover. Chase Elliott’s first win of the season means all the four drivers of HMS have secured a Cup win in 2022 in their Next-Gen car.
Chase Elliott was battling hard against Talladega race winner Ross Chastain in the last restart at lap 348 but kept his nerve to secure the pole just after the restart and hold on to it until the final lap. The champion’s desperation to end his 26 race winless drought meant he drove in a way making sure no one passes him and then P2 Ross Chastain lost the battle for P2 after he collided with Martin Truex Jr.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took the opportunity to secure the p2 after the No:1 car crash and he was accompanied by Christopher Bell and Alex Bowman at P4 and P5 below Ross Chastain at P3. The winner Chase Elliott in the post-race interview acknowledged that it is great to send on the winning side.
Find out what Chase Elliott had to say about his first win of the season
Chase Elliott acknowledged that he had really good circumstances in the race finally and he appreciate his crew chief Alan Gustafson for sticking with him in this five-month victory drought. He went on to add that it’s been hard racing for him over months and he feels great to get the No:9 HMS car to victory lane once again.
“We had some good circumstances finally. I really appreciate Alan (Gustafson, crew chief) and our entire No. 9 Chevrolet team for just sticking with it. We’ve had some tough races over the last, I don’t know, four, five months. Just great to get Hendrick Motorsports back to Victory Lane,” Chase Elliott said.
Chase Elliott went on to say that the means a lot to him in different ways and thanked all the fans who came out to watch the race. He once again thanked the fans who came over to see the race and shred his hopes the crowd size will only grow big next year. Chase Elliott added that his team has been deserving the title for a while and he is glad to get that done adding he will get back to the preparation for the next race in the upcoming days.
“Just so proud. This one means a lot in a lot of different ways. Just appreciate all the effort. But thanks to all the fans for coming out. You’re always awesome. Hope to see this big crowd here next year. A huge thanks to everybody involved. It’s been a fun day, and we’re certainly going to enjoy it. Like I told them after the race – those guys, they’ve been deserving of one for a while. Glad we could get across the line first. We’ll enjoy it for a few days and go to work next week,” Chase Elliott added.
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