Chase Elliott wins BetMGM 300 at Charlotte Motor Speedway after starting P30

After starting in the back of the field, all the way in P30, Chase Elliott turned things around and ended up winning at Charlotte. The NASCAR Xfinity Series field got a taste of what the Cup Series champion is capable of.

This is a track that is really good for Chase Elliott. It plays into his strengths. He also happens to have a very smart crew working behind the scenes. Elliott had an extra set of sticker tires and it mattered in the end.

With his fresh tires, Elliott put the No. 17 car into Victory Lane for the second time this season in the Xfinity Series. Greg Ives on the box today gave him a great plan and they executed accordingly.

Huge applause for this win at Charlotte!

Now all he has to do is get the win in the big 600-mile race tomorrow. A really solid day for Chase Elliott in the BetMGM 300.

Justin Allgaier tells Cup drivers to move aside

Going into the race, it was all about the four Cup Series drivers in the race. Ty Gibbs, Kyle Busch, Chase Elliott, and Noah Gragson. With Gibbs and Busch on the front row when the race began, it appeared they would drive away.

Despite having a 5-second lead in the middle of Stage 1, Gibbs and Busch would not be able to win the first segment. Instead, it was a long and slow build for Justin Allgaier to move to the front and eventually, pass for the lead.

I know that Allgaier has been in the Xfinity Series for a long time. He did the Cup thing and it didn’t work out. Based on talent and skill alone Allgaier is perfectly capable of competing with these drivers when they come down to his series.

Somehow, some way, one lap at a time, Justin Allgaier was able to win the first stage. He didn’t stop there, either.

Gator gets it done again in Stage 2

There is only one way to show these Cup drivers you mean business – sweep the stages. So that is exactly what Allgaier did. The JR Motorsports veteran was just so damn good and so fast throughout the first two stages.

There were more incidents in this part of the race. Riley Herbst was put into the wall by AJ Allmendinger. Other than that, it was a lot of single-car incidents throughout the field sporadically.

It was enough caution flags to allow drivers like Chase Elliott to switch up their pit strategy. Some drivers would stay out on old tires, banking sticker sets for late in the race. Others took tires when they could and used it to get track position.

The moral of this story, Justin Allgaier was great. His pit crew was great. So, the stages both went to the No. 7 team.

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