Chase Elliott held off Brandon Jones at Charlotte Motor Speedway to win the NASCAR Xfinity Series race. It was Elliott’s first Xfinity Series race win since 2016 and his sixth overall on Saturday. He has only run with four races in the past five years. Elliott became the 12th different winner at Charlotte in the last 12 years.
Running on fresh tires, Elliott held off Brandon Jones on Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway to win his first race on the NASCAR’s lower circuit since 2016 and his sixth overall. It was a rare cameo for Elliott, who has only run four Xfinity races in the past five years.
It also gives Elliott some track knowledge heading into the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, the longest race on the Cup Series schedule.A call to take on new tires with about 50 laps remaining helped Elliott win the race on a hot, slick track. Jones had car problems all day but continued to battle and finished second. Sammy Smith was third and Sam Mayer was fourth after it looked as though he might have a great shot to win late before falling off the pace.
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