Chase Elliott wins at Road America

 

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    Chase Elliott added his 7th career road course win at Road America on the July 4th holiday weekend race, making him the 3rd highest road course winner in the NASCAR Cup Series history.

Pole winner William Byron led the entire first stage of the "Jockey Made in America" 250, presented by Kwik Trip. 

Stage 2 had a bit more action than Stage 1, as some underdogs and other lesser known names took to the front. For about 7 laps, Matt DiBenedetto and Austin Cindric fought for the lead. Kyle Busch got past them after Cindric lost control of his car, but would surrender the lead to Tyler Reddick, who would bag the Stage 2 win.

During Stage 3, DiBenedetto was still a front runner, leading 5 more laps of the day. After that, it was basically the Chase Elliott show as he led 24 of the last 25 laps. 

William Byron won Stage 1.

Tyler Reddick won Stage 2.

Below are the complete race results:

1. Chase Elliott- No. 9
2. Christopher Bell- No. 20
3. Kyle Busch- No. 18
4. Kurt Busch- No. 1
5. Denny Hamlin- No. 11
6. Chase Briscoe- No. 14
7. Ross Chastain- No. 42
8. Tyler Reddick- No. 8
9. Martin Truex Jr- No. 19
10. Matt DiBenedetto- No. 21
11. Austin Dillon- No. 3
12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr- No. 47
13. Aric Almirola- No. 10
14. Brad Keselowski- No. 2
15. Joey Logano- No. 22
16. Kyle Larson- No. 5
17. Cole Custer- No. 41
18. Chris Buescher- No. 17
19. Erik Jones- No. 43
20. Ryan Blaney- No. 12
21. Corey LaJoie- No. 7
22. Alex Bowman- No. 48
23. Josh Bilicki- No. 52
24. Bubba Wallace- No. 23
25. Justin Haley- No. 77
26. Ty Dillon- No. 96
27. Kevin Harvick- No. 4
28. James Davison- No. 15
29. AJ Allmendinger- No. 16
30. Michael McDowell- No. 34
31. Cody Ware- No. 51
32. Ryan Newman- No. 6

33. William Byron- No. 24

34. Quin Houff- No. 00
35. Kyle Tilley- No. 78

36. Daniel Suarez- No. 99
37. Anthony Alfredo- No. 38 - DNF
38. Austin Cindric- No. 33 - DNF
39. Ryan Eversley- No. 53 - DNF
40. Ryan Preece- No. 37 - DNF

CHECKERED FLAG: THE 9️⃣ WINS AGAIN ON A ROAD COURSE! @chaseelliott captures the #Jockey250 at @roadamerica! pic.twitter.com/97iQLUN0EH

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 4, 2021

Teammates collide! 😱@Alex_Bowman makes contact with @KyleLarsonRacin entering the corner! pic.twitter.com/STmQhZLszY

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 4, 2021

A promising day goes bad in a hurry for @AustinCindric.

The No. 33 spins and has a mechanical problem. (📺: NBC) pic.twitter.com/gZdNtBOwVi

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 4, 2021

NEW LEADER: @mattdracing to P1 early in the second stage!

Is today the day for the @woodbrothers21 driver? 🏁 pic.twitter.com/FA40cFRkYq

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 4, 2021

An early problem for @Daniel_SuarezG.

The No. 99 has come to a stop on Lap 3. pic.twitter.com/aukqfbiEE6

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 4, 2021

For the first time since 1956, the NASCAR Cup Series is racing at @roadamerica! Let’s go!

📺: NBC | 📲: https://t.co/r61CT6B6jq pic.twitter.com/YeOUMSJsoG

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) July 4, 2021