Since 2023, Chase Elliott has won only one race. One race, people. I know you’ve got all the t-shirts, I know you’ve got all the hats, I know he’s Mr. Most Popular.

I’m back to fourth. I think that’s right,” recalled Hamlin. From Byron’s pit road penalty at Charlotte to Larson’s crash out in the Coca-Cola 600, Elliott has simply avoided trouble.

Chase Elliott, NASCAR's most popular driver and a Georgia native, will have a paint scheme designed by young cancer patient Rhealynn Mills for the 2025 race in Atlanta.

Since then, Larson has won 26 Cup races — double the next-closest driver in the field — to Elliott’s nine. The next-closest driver to Larson is another Hendrick teammate, William Byron.

Kyle Larson, a three-time winner at Sonoma, is among the drivers to watch. NASCAR is set to run at Sonoma Raceway for the sport's only stop in California this season for the Toyota/Save Mart 350.

This season alone, two of Elliott's HMS teammates, William Byron and Kyle Larson, are atop the points standings and have four wins, 16 top-fives and 22 top-10s between them.