Chase Elliott failed pre-race inspection and started from the back of the field, but powered his way to the win at Phoenix to capture the Cup championship.
The Dawsonville, Georgia, native rallied from the rear of the field to dominate and pull away late from his title rivals to claim his first Cup title in his fifth full-time season.
The Dawsonville, Georgia, native will lead the field to the start of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series finale at Phoenix while contending for his first premier series title.
Nine wins, earning the 2020 Regular Season Championship, capturing 20 top fives with 1531 laps led; it’s been an impressive season by any standard. But it was not enough for Kevin Harvick to advance to the Championship 4.
A late turn of events at Martinsville Speedway resulted with Chase Elliott racing his way into the Championship 4 finale by winning and Kevin Harvick eliminated from title contention by a narrow margin.
The 2016 Daytona 500 winning crew chief and veteran is set to lead Bubba Wallace and the newly formed 23XI Racing atop the pit box for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season.
