Once again, Chase Elliott is faced with a chance to contend for a win. He has top-10 speed at Michigan, and his focus has remained the same. Points is one thing, but getting a win makes you a contender. No one wins the NASCAR championship without winning races.
40 points below the cutline and four races to go in the regular season, Chase Elliott has to have some big performances. Elliott has not been able to really contend for a win since he returned from his injury. Things have seemed to have gotten worse in the last four to six weeks.
As far as Elliott and his team are concerned, a win is a must. That is the goal. Nothing has changed and this is another chance to turn this season around.
“My stance has been the same since I got back and I think we need to win,” Elliott lamented. “And like I’ve said a thousand times since I’ve been back, I think gaining a lot of points and contending for wins is very much one in the same. It’s not a coincidence that the guys that are high up in points have race wins but they’re also leading the regular season thing or whatever it’s called, too. Like those two things go hand in hand. So, if you’re gaining a lot of points, you’re probably going to have a shot to win and if you’re not, you’re probably not going to have a shot to win. I think those are one in the same.”