By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
Hooters-sponsored driver Chase Elliott has picked up his first win of the season. He won the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 on Sunday at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas.
This is Elliott’s 19th career NASCAR Cup Series. He ended a lengthy 42-race drought that spanned back to the 2022 season.
“It couldn’t feel any better, first off thanks to everyone that came out today, you guys are unbelievable,” said Elliott. “Couldn’t be more grateful for this journey and kinda the path that hasn’t always been fun but certainly have enjoyed working with our guys.”
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Elliott joins a list of drivers to get a win this season. William Byron leads the pack with three wins. Denny Hamlin is second with two wins.
Then, after these two drivers, Daniel Suarez, Christopher Bell, and Kyle Larson have a win.
“Oh man, it couldn’t feel any better,” a smiling Elliott said, who did a “reverse” victory lap around the track in homage to the late series champion Alan Kulwicki, whose car was also sponsored by the Hooters restaurant chain that Elliott’s car carried on Sunday. “Couldn’t be any more grateful for this journey and the fact it hasn’t always been fun, but certainly, I have enjoyed working with our guys.
“We’ve been working really hard and really well together and that’s always been fun. We’ve enjoyed the fight together.”
BuildSubmarines.com sponsored driver Brad Keselowski finished second. Keselowski’s Ford was the only Ford-manufactured car in the Top 5.
“We didn’t have a ton of speed, I was more frustrated than anything because I feel like we have a great team and we don’t have the speed to go with it and we’re doing all we can do to overcome that,” Keselowski said, adding: “So proud of the team for the pit stops, the strategy and the execution [Sunday].”
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Liberty University-sponsored driver Byron finished third.
The Beast Unleashed sponsored driver Tyler Reddick finished fourth. Kubota-sponsored driver Suarez finished fifth.
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