Chase Elliott had to get through a few extra laps after 18 months since last winning a race.
Elliott pulled ahead and cleared Ross Chastain on the first lap after the second restart in overtime Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway, ending a 42-race winless streak for NASCAR’s most popular driver.
“A lot of things went on our way today. I’m not naive to that,” Elliott said. “You have to be in the mix and you’ve got to be up front to even have things go your way. And we were close enough to do that.”
