Kyle Petty lays out the framework of a perfect drought-ending race win for Chase Elliott. Could a rivalry be brewing between the No. 9 and his teammates if this hot streak continues?
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00:00I guess it took a total eclipse of the Sun to get the planets lined up so that
00:05Chase Elliott could find his way back to victory lane. Honestly, this should come
00:11as no surprise if we go over the last three or four weeks. I called him Pooh
00:15Bear. Listen, I didn't know if there's a crow in the Pooh stories or not but I'm
00:19gonna have to eat some crow on this one. I called him Pooh because finally he
00:23showed up for a race. We get to Texas and through strategy and I'm telling you
00:27determination and I have to give him this. I have to give Chase Elliott this.
00:31The race for him, I believe, was won through strategy and a late race restart
00:38where he took the lead when the caution came out from Denny Hamlin and forced
00:43Denny to have to run a different race. At that time, he could have either been on
00:47offense or defense. Once he took the lead, he was offensive. He was offense, Denny
00:53was defense, and Denny backed that baby in the wall on defense. That's what happens
00:57when you have to play a different game than what you planned towards the end of the race.
01:00Chase Elliott, we need him to win. The sport needs him to win. We need that
01:06exposure. We need that Mr. Popularity. We need that Mr. Congeniality. We need him
01:12there. Yesterday, we got it back in Texas and that was a big step for us. That's a
01:17big step for the sport. I think as we've looked at the sport this year, it's been
01:21up and down. It's been a little everywhere. Obviously, William Byron has
01:25shown that he is the class of the field, but I think after two years, basically
01:30two full seasons because he missed some races, of not winning, this is going to be
01:35the first of many wins that we see from Chase Elliott this year. Will it be a battle to the end
01:41between Chase Elliott and William Byron? Stay tuned.