The Hendrick Motorsports driver took a restart with six laps remaining in fifth place, but drafting help from Hendrick teammate and fellow Chevrolet driver Alex Bowman pushed him into the lead on that first lap.

Elliott then held off Bowman and the rest of the field until the final lap, when a caution for a multicar crash behind the leaders ended the race under caution.

Elliott’s first win of 2019 gives him four career NASCAR Cup victories.

Chevrolet teams headed to Talladega with a plan to work together, and it worked to perfection. Elliott led 44 laps, and Chevrolets took four out of the first five positions, with Ryan Preece finishing third and Daniel Hemric finishing fifth, career-best finishes for both drivers.

“It was huge. We just had a plan and executed it really well … fortunately everyone stayed together,” Elliott said.

The event was red-flagged with six laps remaining after a multicar crash. Chris Buescher and Matt DiBenedetto both climbed out of their cars unhurt after a hard impact.

The crash that brought out the race-ending caution saw Kyle Larson’s car flip multiple times down the track. He was not injured in the incident.

NASCAR results at Talladega Superspeedway

  1. Chase Elliott2. Alex Bowman3. Ryan Preece4. Joey Logano5. Daniel Hemric6. Kurt Busch7. Ryan Newman8. Aric Almirola9. Kyle Busch10. Brendan Gaughan 11. Corey LaJoie12. Daniel Suarez13. Austin Dillon14. Brad Keselowski15. Ty Dillon16. Paul Menard17. Ryan Blaney18. Reed Sorenson19. Erik Jones20. Martin Truex Jr.21. William Byron22. Jeffrey Earnhardt23. David Ragan24. Kyle Larson25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 26. Ross Chastain27. Parker Kligerman28. Cody Ware29. Clint Bowyer30. Chris Buescher31. Matt DiBenedetto32. Justin Haley33. Jimmie Johnson34. Landon Cassill35. Stanton Barrett36. Denny Hamlin37. Matt Tifft38. Kevin Harvick39. Bubba Wallace40. Michael McDowell

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