Race 4 - Watkins Glen
Pole Winner: #11 Denny Hamlin
Race Winner: #9 Chase Elliott
Pool Standings:
1. asleep at the wheel -182. G Money -18
2. Cake Lady -24
2. Harry Hogge - 35
2. Kat -37
What a race this past weekend! Congrats to Chase Elliott and his Hendrick's team on their first win. It's pretty cool that Chase, and his dad both got their first win on a road course. And the fact that Bill was there to see it, and spot for him, makes it even cooler. Truex gave it one hell of a shot at the end of the race. He could get to Chase's bumper, but could never make a pass. On the last lap, Chase over-drove it into turn 1 and I thought Truex was going to pounce, but he tried to cut it too hard under Chase and got sideways. This gave Chase just enough time to recover and hold on to the lead. Truex ended up running out of gas with a couple of turns to go, but it wouldn't have mattered b/c the #9 Chevrolet had his sights set on the checkered flag.
It was good to see someone outside of the "Big 3" win, especially seeing Chase win it. Some of those guys seemed to struggle a lot at the Glen. It looks like they will need to make some serious adjustments to get ready for the ROVAL in Charlotte in a couple months. The boys are heading to Michigan this weekend for some all-left-turn racing.
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