Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, drives during the Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
Always the unquestionable fan favorite at NASCAR‘s famed Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, Georgia-native Chase Elliott made a last-lap pass to claim the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 victory Sunday afternoon — having to better one of his best friends, Ryan Blaney, to earn the first automatic bid into the next round of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
