Chase Elliott always consistent on 2-mile tracks in all series

Chase Elliott is 15/1 to win at Fontana.

NAPA AUTO PARTS BACK AGAIN: NAPA AUTO PARTS will be back as the primary sponsor of the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 this weekend at Auto Club Speedway (ACS). The Atlanta-based company will serve as majority sponsor for Chase Elliott and the No. 9 team for 26 NASCAR Cup Series races this year. Most recently, Elliott piloted the familiar blue, white and yellow scheme at ISM Raceway, where he finished third.

TWO-MILE PROWESS: This weekend, the 22-year-old driver is set to make his third NASCAR Cup Series start at ACS and his seventh overall Cup start at a two-mile track. In Elliott’s Cup and Xfinity Series career (10 combined starts), he has never finished outside the top 10 on a two-mile speedway (ACS and Michigan International Speedway). In his two previous Cup starts at ACS, Elliott has finished sixth (2016) and 10th (2017) from an average starting position of 10.5.

ISM RACEWAY REWIND: The No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS team had a consistent day at ISM Raceway resulting in a third-place finish. The finish moves Elliott to 16th in the driver point standings as the Cup Series heads to ACS.

HOME FOR THE WEEKEND: No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS rear-tire changer Chad Avrit will compete this weekend at his home track of ACS. Avrit grew up in El Centro, California, and was an avid surfer before moving to Mooresville, North Carolina, to pursue a career in motor sports. In addition to his position at Hendrick Motorsports, the California native is also the successful owner of two small businesses – Swell Board Shop and a Burn Boot Camp location.

Chase Elliott on the trip out west:
"I enjoy the West Coast swing. It’s a good time of the year to do it. It’s a good time to get away from the East Coast with bad weather and things a lot of times we have going on around here. I enjoy going out west. It’s kind of fun, we get to spend a little time in Colorado while we are there, which is nice. I enjoy it and they are three fun tracks, ending on what I think is probably the best of the three. I’m excited to get back to California, excited to get to all of them, but definitely, end it on a high note there.”

Elliott on Fontana:
“It’s just such a fun place. It reminds me a lot of Atlanta in some ways. It looks way different, but just the surface is old and worn out. The lines are very sensitive and you can move your car a foot or two up or down the racetrack and find a massive amount of grip that isn’t there two or three feet away from that, which is pretty cool. That is what makes the difference.” 

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2018 Season 16th in standings 4 starts 0 wins 0 pole positions 1 top-five finish 2 top-10 finishes 4 laps led     Career 81 starts 0 wins 3 pole positions 23 top-five finishes 40 top-10 finishes 922 laps led     Track Career  2 starts 0 wins 0 pole positions 0 top-five finishes 2 top-10 finishes 5 laps led

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