Chase Elliott wins at Texas to join Tyler Reddick as multiple Cup Series winners this season
Elliott led 87 laps and held off Denny Hamlin after a final restart, joining Tyler Reddick as the only Cup drivers with multiple wins this season.
- On Sunday, May 3, 2026, 2020 Cup champion Chase Elliott secured his 23rd career NASCAR victory at Texas Motor Speedway, marking his second win of the 2026 season.
- Elliott cleared runner-up driver Denny Hamlin on the final restart after choosing the bottom lane, aided by a critical push from Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman.
- Dominating the field, Elliott led a race-high 87 laps, while pit road incidents including a collision between Joey Logano and Cole Custer contributed to seven caution flags for 40 laps.
- Tyler Reddick maintains a 109-point lead in the standings, with Hamlin in second place and Elliott moving up to third, trailing the leader by 117 points.
- Next, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to the 2.45-mile road course at Watkins Glen in upstate New York, where Shane van Gisbergen won four consecutive road races last year.
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Chase Elliott won the Nascar Cup Series race at Texas Motor Speedway Sunday. It was his second win of the season and 23rd career win. The drivers head to Watkins Glen in New York this Sunday for a road course race. Hear race coverage Sunday at 2:30pm on WBUT. The post Chase Elliott tames the Texas track appeared first on ButlerRadio.com - Butler, PA.
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