NASCAR at Road America results: Chase Elliott collects seventh career Cup Series road course win

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Ever since he picked up his first Cup Series win at Watkins Glen in 2018, Chase Elliott has become the unimpeachable master of road racing in NASCAR. And he added another chapter to his growing road course legend with a resounding Fourth of July triumph at one of America's most historic circuits.

After taking the lead at the beginning of the last long green flag run, Chase Elliott easily paced the field to win the Jockey Made in America 250 at Road America, picking up his second win of the 2021 season. The defending Cup Series Champion has now won two of the four road course races this season, as he previously won at Circuit of the Americas in May.

With his victory, Elliott has now become the third-winningest driver on road courses in NASCAR Cup Series history. Elliott now has seven road course wins, which breaks a tie for third with Bobby Allison, Richard Petty, Ricky Rudd, and Rusty Wallace.

Unofficial Top 10:

  1. Chase Elliott
  2. Christopher Bell
  3. Kyle Busch
  4. Kurt Busch
  5. Denny Hamlin
  6. Chase Briscoe
  7. Ross Chastain
  8. Tyler Reddick
  9. Martin Truex Jr.
  10. Matt DiBenedetto

"It was a hot day, but a lot of fun, man," Elliott told NBC Sports. "Just really proud of our team for overcoming some adversity early and having to start in the back. Had good pit stops, had a really fast Napa Chevrolet. Just so proud -- We've had a rough few weeks, so it feels really good."

Elliott came into Road America in a bit of a slump, as he had a disqualification at Nashville and a 27th place finish at Pocono bookmarking another run outside the top 10. Elliott then had to start 34th after being unable to put up a fast time in qualifying on Sunday morning.

Despite those challenges, Elliott would take command of the race on a restart with 17 to go, when he took the lead from Kyle Busch and proceeded to put the field well in his rearview mirror. Elliott was credited with leading 24 of 62 laps, and beat Christopher Bell at the finish by nearly six seconds.

With his second win of the season in the books, Elliott will now return to Georgia as the native conquering hero when the Cup Series makes its second stop of the year at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

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Chase Elliott cruises through the last lap to easily win at Road America. Second win of the season for the defending Cup Champion.

1. #9 - Chase Elliott
2. #20 - Christopher Bell 3. #18 - Kyle Busch 4. #1 - Kurt Busch 5. #11 - Denny Hamlin 6. #14 - Chase Briscoe 7. #42 - Ross Chastain 8. #8 - Tyler Reddick 9. #19 - Martin Truex Jr. 10. #21 - Matt DiBenedetto

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White flag is out for Chase Elliott. He leads by over six seconds looking for his second win of the season.

 
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Two laps to go. Christopher Bell made a dent in Chase Elliott's lead, but he topped out at five seconds back and is now losing time.
Best on-track battle is between Kurt Busch, Denny Hamlin, and Chase Briscoe. Fourth, fifth, and sixth.

 
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Christopher Bell has made his way to second and has six seconds to try and make up with four laps to go.

Should Bell hang on, it will mark his best finish since winning at the Daytona Road Course in February.

 
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A couple of cars have come to pit road anticipating a caution, including Kevin Harvick and Michael McDowell. Alex Bowman is coming to pit road as a pre-emptive measure before he cuts a tire.

 
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Running order with 5 laps to go:

1. #9 - Chase Elliott
2. #18 - Kyle Busch 3. #20 - Christopher Bell 4. #11 - Denny Hamlin 5. #48 - Alex Bowman 6. #1 - Kurt Busch 7. #14 - Chase Briscoe 8. #42 - Ross Chastain 9. #21 - Matt DiBenedetto 10. #8 - Tyler Reddick

 
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Alex Bowman apparently lost his brakes entering Turn 5 and it came at the expense of his teammate. Larson spins and drops to 10th, while Bowman has some sheet metal damage and is now trailing smoke.

 
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Chase Elliott has now extended his gap to over 4.5 seconds. Things are so easy for him that he's tempted fate.

 
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Chase Elliott is off for a Sunday drive, as he's opened up his lead over Kyle Busch to over four seconds coming to seven laps to go.

 
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Top 10 with 10 laps to go:

1. #9 - Chase Elliott
2. #18 - Kyle Busch 3. #20 - Christopher Bell 4. #5 - Kyle Larson 5. #11 - Denny Hamlin 6. #48 - Alex Bowman 7. #1 - Kurt Busch 8. #14 - Chase Briscoe 9. #10 - Aric Almirola 10. #21 - Matt DiBenedetto

 
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New third place car, as Christopher Bel makes the move on Kyle Larson. Three of Joe Gibbs Racing's four cars are currently in the Top 5.

 
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