Chase Elliot Wins at Richond

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Elliott's win is Chevy's 400th: With his win of the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway, Chase Elliott in his #9 Napa Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro captured the 400th all-time victory for Chevrolet in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition. This unprecedented win secured yet another historical landmark for Chevrolet as the most successful manufacturer in NASCAR history. In addition to reaching this unequaled 400th race win triumph for the brand; Elliott brought his Camaro to Victory Lane for the 27th time in the nameplate's history.
   This win was the defending NASCAR Xfinity Series champion's fourth career series victory. Chevrolet's rich heritage in NASCAR Xfinity Series competition began when Tommy Houston took the checkered at Hickory Motor Speedway on August 1, 1982 in his Chevy Malibu. Thirty-three years later the 'Bowtie Brand' has continued to set the mark.

 1st WIN: 8/01/82 - Tommy Houston - Hickory Motor Speedway, Hickory, NC
100th WIN: 3/09/96 - Terry Labonte - Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta, GA
200th WIN: 8/25/00 - Kevin Harvick - Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN
300th WIN: 6/03/06 - Jeff Burton - Dover International Speedway, Dover, DE
400th WIN: 9/11/15 - Chase Elliott - Richmond International Raceway, Richmond, VA

 Chevrolet's accolades in NASCAR racing are vast. To date, the manufacturer has earned 18 Driver's titles and 16 Manufacturer's championships as a result of its 400 victories in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. No manufacturer has powered more drivers and teams to victory lane or championships in NASCAR's Xfinity Series than Chevrolet.(Chevy Racing)(9-12-2015)


Chase Elliott wins XFINITY race at Richmond: #9-Chase Elliott won the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway for his first win of 2015. #54-Kyle Busch finished second, followed by #2-Brian Scott, #22-Joey Logano, #20-Erik Jones, #7-Regan Smith, #88-Josh Berry, #3-Ty Dillon, #33-Austin Dillon, and #60-Chris Buescher.
Buescher now leads Elliott by 21 points in the standings.
There were 6 cautions for 48 laps and 6 lead changes among 8 leaders.


Richmond XFINITY Race Fast Facts:
Chase Elliott won the 35th Annual Virginia 529 College Savings 250, his fourth victory in 58 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first victory and 20th top-10 finish in 2015. He broke a 39-race winless drought with the victory.
This is his first victory and fourth top-10 finish in four races at Richmond International Raceway.
Kyle Busch (second) posted his 17th top-10 finish in 20 races at Richmond International Raceway. It is his seventh top-10 finish in 2015.
Brian Scott (third) posted his fifth top-10 finish in 13 races at Richmond International Raceway.
Daniel Suarez (12th) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chris Buescher leads the point standings by 21 points over Chase Elliott.
(NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(9-11-2015)

XFINITY Driver standings following Richmond:
[8 races remaining]
1) #60-Chris Buescher, 908
2) #9-Chase Elliott, 887, -21
3) #3-Ty Dillon, 881, -27
4) #7-Regan Smith, 859, -49
5) #1-Elliott Sadler, 803, -105
6) #2-Brian Scott, 797, -111
7) #6-Darrell Wallace Jr., 796, -112
8) #18-Daniel Suarez, 791, -117
9) #62-Brendan Gaughan, 764, -144
10) #16-Ryan Reed, 683, -225