Elliott has won seven road-course races, good for third on the all-time list, and he has two wins at Watkins Glen. He is tied with Christopher Bell for most top-five road-course finishes in the Next Gen car, but none of his seven road-course wins were scored in the Next Gen era.

Chase Elliott walked out of Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday with more than a trophy. He left with proof that the No. 9 team has turned a corner, that their early‑season momentum is real, and that their execution has reached a level capable of winning races on the sport’s toughest intermediate tracks.

Q. For the second time this season, Chase Elliott is going to victory lane, and for the second time in your career, you get a win here at Texas. We talk about how tricky this particular mile and a half is.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Elliott climbed from his car and sat on the outside wall of the track in stunned disbelief that the Daytona 500 victory that was his — his first one, only a few feet from the finish line — was wiped out in a wreck.

Chase Elliott left Texas Motor Speedway with a second NASCAR Cup Series win of the season, but Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman Jeff Gordon still wants more for the No.