The NASCAR XFINITY Series (NXS) will take a detour from road-course racing and head to Bristol Motor Speedway, as NAPA AUTO PARTS driver Chase Elliott and the No. 9 JR Motorsports team prepare for a one-day show at the .533-mile high-banked short track referred to as “Thunder Valley.”
So far in a wildcard month of racing that includes three road races in four weeks, Elliott has consecutive top-10 finishes, tallied by a seventh-place effort at Watkins Glen International and a fifth-place run at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Next up is Bristol, a track where in three NXS starts Elliott has never finished outside the top 10. Bristol has been an important track for Elliott, whose championship hopes were bolstered by a third-place finish at the bullring last August en route to claiming the 2014 title.
With 12 races to go, Elliott will see an array of track sizes to round out the season, which will further test his adaptability. Six of the remaining courses are 1.5-mile surfaces, while the rest consist of Bristol (.533-mile), Road America (4.048-mile), Darlington (1.336-mile), Richmond (.75-mile), and Dover and Phoenix (both classified as 1-mile facilities). Elliott and the No. 9 team know that consistently strong runs over this stretch are key to keeping their championship dreams alive.
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