Elliott, NAPA Team Collect Impressive Runner-Up Result at Richmond

Chase Elliott started and finished second in Saturday night’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway.
Elliott started on the outside pole for Saturday night’s race and ran inside the top five until there were less than 30 laps to go in Stage 1, when tire fall-off saw him begin to slip back a few spots. Elliott managed to maintain a top-10 position, finishing the first stage in seventh.
Elliott continued to race inside the top 10 for the majority of the second stage as well until he radioed to his team that he was battling the handling of the No. 9 NAPA Brakes Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, reporting he might have used up the tires too quickly. He fell to 15th before the green-checkered flag waved at Lap 200 to end Stage 2.
Beginning the final stage in ninth, Elliott continued to push inside the top 10, even through two cycles of green-flag pit stops. The No. 9 driver entered pit road eighth for a pit stop under caution at Lap 370. A fast stop by the NAPA Brakes crew propelled Elliott to sixth for the ensuing restart with 22 laps remaining.
The race was slowed by a caution again at Lap 390 with Elliott scored sixth. Following up on their previous quick stop, the NAPA Brakes pit crew gained their driver another spot to allow Elliott to restart fifth with six laps remaining. He quickly jumped to third after the green flag before, yet another caution waved at Lap 397.
Elliott lined up third for an overtime restart and was able to bypass second and hang on to the runner-up spot through the checkered flag.
The finish marked the eighth runner-up result of Elliott’s career — the same number his father, Bill Elliott, amassed before capturing his first NASCAR Cup Series win.
Start / Finish: 2 / 2
Points Earned: 39
Points Standing / Total: 20th / 175 points
Next Race: April 29, Talladega 500, Talladega Superspeedway
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Founded by Rick Hendrick in 1984, Hendrick Motorsports is the winningest team in NASCAR Cup Series history. At the sport’s premier level, the organization holds the all-time records in every major statistical category, including championships (14), points-paying race victories (312) and laps led (more than 82,000). It has earned at least one race win in a record 40 different seasons, including an active streak of 39 in a row (1986-2024). Headquartered in Concord, North Carolina, the team fields four full-time entries in the NASCAR Cup Series, including the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet driven by 2020 champion Chase Elliott.