After the Southern 500 at Darlington, the opening salvo of the Cup Series playoffs, Chase Elliott sits 11th in the standings, with a slim nine-point cushion above the cut line heading into Gateway and Bristol. That spot leaves him locked in for now, but not safe from the slightest mishap. His teammates, William Byron and Kyle Larson, have built more stable margins, while Chase Elliott is sitting closer to the edge. And as questions about his playoff hopes keep rising, Chase Elliott clears out the noise and has doubled down on his own postseason performance.

Speaking to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Chase Elliott said, “ One thing I noticed in the questions that I get asked is, so often I think the playoffs get lumped into this one thing. And it’s not one thing; it’s two plus calendar months of

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