Is Chase Elliott Already Best Road Course Racer In NASCAR Cup History?
NESN Logo Sign In  There might be no safer bet in sports than taking Chase Elliott to win on a road course. The Hendrick Motorsports driver took the checkered flag Sunday afternoon at Road America, giving the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion two wins on the season. The victory also further cemented Elliotts status as the sports best driver on road courses  maybe ever. Elliott now has 13 victories in his Cup career, with seven of them coming at road courses. In fact, at just 25 years old, Elliott already ranks third all-time in road course victories. Take a look:  Most @NASCAR Cup Series wins on road courses. @JeffGordonWeb: 9 wins in 48 starts. @TonyStewart: 8 wins in 34 starts. @chaseelliott: 7 wins in 17 starts. pic.twitter.com/g7LqZGdUAO  NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) July 5, 2021  Now, there are some caveats. For much of NASCARs history, the Cup Series only visited one or more of three road courses per season: Sonoma Raceway, Watkins Glen International and the now-closed Riverside International Raceway. Elliott currently has wins on four road courses that arent one of the aforementioned three. So, hes taken advantage of having more opportunities than many of his predecessors.