Here is look at the winners and losers from this past weekend at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.
WINNERS
Chase Elliott — Won at his home track for the second time in his Cup career. Masterful race capped by last-lap pass that created an electric atmosphere when the checkered flag waved. Elliott snapped a 44-race winless drought and moved to second in the points after his third consecutive top-five finish.
Brad Keselowski — While he still needs a win to make the playoffs, his runner-up finish is his fourth top 10 in the last six races — his best stretch of the season.
Four of the top seven finishers entered the race outside a playoff spot and without a win this year.
Alex Bowman — His third-place finish moved him off the playoff cutline. It is his second top-five finish in the last three races. Next up for the series is the Chicago Street Race, which Bowman won last year.
Tyler Reddick — His fourth-place finish was just his second top 10 in the last 10 races.
Legacy Motor Club — Erik Jones’ fifth-place finish gives Legacy MC a top-10 finish in three consecutive races. That is the team’s longest streak of top-10 finishes this season. John Hunter Nemechek had finished sixth in each of the last two races.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — His sixth-place result tied for his second-best finish of the year.
Zane Smith — His seventh-place result ties for his best result of the season. He has placed seventh in two of the last four races.
Ty Dillon — Finished a season-best eighth and provided the biggest upset of the In-Season Challenge. As the No. 32 seed, he eliminated No. 1 seed Denny Hamlin and said on TNT after the race: “All you Denny fans out there, I just knocked your favorite driver out.”
LOSERS
Ryan Blaney — Collected in the big crash and finished last in the 40-car field. It is his sixth DNF of the season, tying him with Bubba Wallace for most in the season.
Bubba Wallace — Finished 22nd and fell in the standings. He holds the final playoff spot with eight races left in the regular season. He leads Ryan Preece by 23 points.
Joey Logano — Pole-sitter was collected in the big crash and finished 36th. This marks his fourth consecutive finish outside the top 15, his longest streak of the season.
