Thursday, November 9, 2017

Hendrick Motorsports Drivers Looking to Win Their Way Into the Chase Finale

Hendrick Motorsports Drivers Looking to Win Their Way Into the Chase Finale

Just One Race Remains Until the Championship 4 is Set

After the eighth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race, two of the Hendrick Motorsport drivers are striving to win for a chance to compete for the 2017 Championship. Unfortunately, Chase Elliott and Jimmie Johnson occupy the last two spots with a -49 and -51 points to the final four cutoff.


Chase Elliott - The second-year driver is set to make his fourth start at the one-mile oval this weekend. #NASCAR
ELLIOTT'S PHOENIX STATS: The second-year driver is set to make his fourth start at the one-mile oval this weekend. Elliott has collected two top-10 finishes in his three previous starts, led 106 laps and averaged a starting position of 9.0 and finishing position of 9.7. Elliott has also competed in five NASCAR XFINITY Series races at the Avondale, Arizona, track, garnering two top-five finishes and five top-10s.

Chase Elliott has an average Phoenix Finish of 9.7

Last Race:  In Texas, Elliott paid for starting 34th, missing out on collecting a bounty of stage points like his competitors. Finishing eighth place in the race was sixth-best out of eight playoff drivers at Texas, digging a deeper hole with just one race remaining until the Championship 4 is set.

Jimmie Johnson - The four-time winner at Phoenix also holds the track record for fastest qualifying speed. #NASCAR
JOHNSON'S RECORD PHOENIX SPEED: The four-time winner at Phoenix also holds the track record for fastest qualifying speed. On Nov. 13, 2015, Johnson clocked a time of 25.147 seconds or 146.308 mph around the one-mile track. He is credited with 35 career pole positions, three of which have come at Phoenix. Johnson won one Phoenix event from the pole position, which was in November 2009.

Jimmie Johnson has an average Phoenix Finish of 9.0

Last Race:  In Texas, Johnson sank from his ninth-place starting position immediately, and pitted off-cycle in Stage 1 due to a vibration. That put him two laps down, and he finished 27th. He is in win-or-bust mode heading into Phoenix, with a shot at winning his eighth Monster Energy Series championship at stake. (Can You Say Pressure!?!)

Sunday's race at Phoenix International Raceway will air live on NBC at 2:30 p.m. ET. Can't make it to a television? The race can be heard live on MRN, and Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Below is the broadcast schedule for the weekend.

Chase Elliott - The second-year driver is set to make his fourth start at the one-mile oval this weekend. #NASCAR

Jimmie Johnson - The four-time winner at Phoenix also holds the track record for fastest qualifying speed. #NASCAR


Chase Summary

Already Clinched: Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, and Martin Truex Jr.

Clinching for Championship 4

  • Brad Keselowski: If Keselowski wins, he will clinch. If Kyle Busch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver wins, he would guarantee a clinch on points with 37 points. .
  • Denny Hamlin: If Hamlin wins, he will clinch. Could clinch on points with a Kyle Busch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver win and help. .
  • Ryan Blaney: If Blaney wins, he will clinch. Could clinch on points with a Kyle Busch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver win and help. .
  • Chase Elliott: If Elliott wins, he will clinch. Could clinch on points with a Kyle Busch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver win and help. .
  • Jimmie Johnson: If Johnson wins, he will clinch. Could clinch on points with a Kyle Busch/Truex/Harvick or a non-playoff driver win and help.


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