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Elliott, No. 24 Team’s Day Ends Early at Indianapolis

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A promising start to Chase Elliott and the No. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS team’s run in the 24th annual Brickyard 400 was cut short due to an engine issue.

Elliott started 16th in Sunday afternoon’s race at the historic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The 21-year-old driver wasted little time advancing forward as he climbed to 11th before the red flag was displayed for inclement weather on Lap 12.

 

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Brickyard 400 Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, IN USA Saturday 22 July 2017 Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, NAPA Chevrolet SS and Alan Gustafson World Copyright: Nigel Kinrade NKP

 

Once the event resumed, Elliott reported to his NAPA AUTO PARTS team that he felt like his car was experiencing engine issues. During the competition caution on Lap 30, the No. 24 team made an extended pit stop to evaluate the issue and sent Elliott back on the track.

The engine issues proved to be terminal as Elliott’s race ended just before the end of Stage 1. The misfortune left the NAPA AUTO PARTS team with a 39th-place finish.

 

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Start / Finish: 16th / 39th
Points Earned: 1
Points Standing / Total: 8th / 588 points

 

Next Race: July 30, Overton’s 400, Pocono Raceway
How to Watch or Listen: 3:00 p.m. ET on NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM Channel 90

 

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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.

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