Points leader Chase Elliott crashes out of the first round of the playoffs

Chase Elliott, the regular season’s top finisher, will come in last in the playoffs’ first race at Darlington Raceway (S.C.).

Chase Elliott crashes Nascar 2022

In the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Elliott led the championship heading into the postseason. He will now need all 40 of those extra points to win.

At Darlington, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series winner will come in 36th overall (last).

He spun in the waning seconds of the opening stage when he lost power. Chase Briscoe, a fellow playoff racer, was damaged in the spin along with both cars. Elliott was unable to race because time was running out on the Damaged Vehicle Policy (DVP) clock whereas Briscoe was still able to.

Elliott will have his second straight DNF after colliding at Daytona previous weekend, marking his third DNF of the 2022 season.

“I don’t think anybody is safe at any point in time,” Elliott said of the playoffs during Media Day ahead of Sunday’s race. “You have to respect this format from Week One all the way to Week 10. I don’t think there is ever a period of time where you should think anything is taken for granted.”

Kyle Larson, another member of his squad, also experienced problems with mechanical gremlins. 

Despite being three circuits back, he is still in the race.

“I just hit the wall in (Turns) 1 and 2 and broke something in the right-rear,” said Elliott after being released from the infield care center.

He simply responded, “A lot better than we did today,” when questioned how he should approach the next race.

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