{"id":10485,"date":"2022-06-27T10:46:12","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T14:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=10485"},"modified":"2022-07-22T12:08:24","modified_gmt":"2022-07-22T16:08:24","slug":"chase-elliott-upends-toyota-dominance-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2022\/06\/27\/chase-elliott-upends-toyota-dominance-nashville\/","title":{"rendered":"Chase Elliott upends Toyota dominance at Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the late caution, <\/span><b>Chase Elliott<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> made the winning move 38 laps earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the penultimate restart of Sunday\u2019s Ally 400 on Lap 263, Elliott edged out <\/span><b>Kyle Busch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the line to take the race lead, and didn\u2019t relinquish it, <a href=\"https:\/\/racing.ap.org\/article\/chase-elliott-needs-nearly-7-hours-win-nashville\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">as he drove on to victory at Nashville Superspeedway<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe were able to work on (the car) a little bit after the penalty (sic) and got it going a little better,\u201d he said, referencing the rain delays. \u201cMy team just stuck with it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s his 15th career victory in 238 NASCAR Cup Series starts and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2022\/05\/02\/chase-elliott-dover-bottom-line\/\" target=\"_self\">second win<\/a> of the 2022 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve had a pretty rough month, month and a half. So just nice to get back going the right direction,\u201d he said. \u201cGetting a win is always huge. To do it in a really cool city like Nashville is even better. Looking forward to that guitar. Thank you guys for coming out.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>The top-10 finishers<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"5qxJbrKOTiRW6CY-8TURjw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405329944\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/a%20id=&#039;5qxJbrKOTiRW6CY-8TURjw&#039;%20class=&#039;gie-single&#039;%20href=&#039;http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405329944&#039;%20target=&#039;_blank&#039;%20style=&#039;color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal%20!important;border:none;display:inline-block;&#039;Embed%20from%20Getty%20Images\/ascriptwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c)(gie.q=gie.q||%5B%5D).push(c);gie(function()gie.widgets.load(id:&#039;5qxJbrKOTiRW6CY-8TURjw&#039;,sig:&#039;eJTQtvqKHnc_nv62tf52bosVlBbYKmhQ0ZI3Bg0xJkA=&#039;,w:&#039;594px&#039;,h:&#039;396px&#039;,items:&#039;1405329944&#039;,caption:%20true%20,tld:&#039;com&#039;,is360:%20false%20));\/scriptscript%20src=&#039;\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js&#039;%20charset=&#039;utf-8&#039;%20async\/script\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'5qxJbrKOTiRW6CY-8TURjw',sig:'eJTQtvqKHnc_nv62tf52bosVlBbYKmhQ0ZI3Bg0xJkA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1405329944',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While caught out by the penultimate caution, <\/span><b>Kurt Busch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> finished the night in second and <\/span><b>Ryan Blaney<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rounded out the podium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Kyle Larson<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Ross Chastain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rounded out the top-five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Denny Hamlin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Austin Cindric<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Christopher Bell<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Joey Logano<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Kevin Harvick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rounded out the top-10.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Kyle Busch and\u00a0<strong>Martin Truex Jr.<\/strong>, who led a combined 136 of 300 laps, dropped on the final restart and finished 21st and 22nd, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Chase Elliott upends Toyota dominance at Nashville<\/h2>\n<h3>Race summary<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10487\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10487\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10487 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405293474-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10487\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEBANON, Tenn. &#8211; JUNE 26: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Office Toyota, leads the field to the green flag to start the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Photo: Logan Riely\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hamlin led the field to green at 5:10 p.m. He led the first 66 laps, before <\/span>Truex<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> powered by him up high in Turn 2 to take the lead on the Lap 66 restart. Unlike the start, Truex didn\u2019t pull away from the field. Within about 10 laps, Hamlin reeled in Truex, but couldn\u2019t overtake him before the end of Stage 1, which Truex won.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Logano exited pit road with the race lead and led the field back to green on Lap 97. His two tires, however, were no match for Truex. Who powered by him down the backstretch to retake the lead on Lap 98.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rain put the race under caution on Lap 118.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back to green on Lap 125, Blaney edged Truex at the line to take the lead. The following lap, Truex edged him at the line. On Lap 128, Blaney gets loose in Turn 2 and forces Truex up the track. Which allowed Hamlin to overtake them both and retake the lead. For the next three laps, Truex and Hamlin raced side-by-side, before Hamlin powered ahead on Lap 132.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Let there be light<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10488\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10488\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10488 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405332948-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10488\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEBANON, Tenn. &#8211; JUNE 26: Cars site covered on the grid during a weather delay in the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Photo: Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rain and lightning returned on Lap 139 and forced another red flag. After three hours, nine minutes and two seconds, the field pulled back onto the track and went back to green on Lap 151, making this an official race.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picking up where they left off over three hours earlier, Truex edged Hamlin at the line to lead Lap 152. One lap later, Hamlin returned the favor and pulled away from him. A few laps later, however, Truex reeled him in and powered by him on the outside in Turn 2 to retake the lead on Lap 172.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While he didn\u2019t pull away from Hamlin, he held him off long enough to win the second stage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back to green on Lap 193, <\/span>Kyle Busch<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cleared Truex exiting Turn 4 to take the lead on Lap 195. Elliott ran down and overtook Busch in Turn 3 to take the lead on Lap 246. He made his final stop of the race on Lap 248. Hamlin followed suit on Lap 254, just as <\/span><b>Chris Buescher<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hit the wall in Turn 4 and lost his right-rear wheel and brought out a caution on Lap 255.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Sa0XWr5gTWV-Le8O1urzPA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405341076\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/a%20id=&#039;Sa0XWr5gTWV-Le8O1urzPA&#039;%20class=&#039;gie-single&#039;%20href=&#039;http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405341076&#039;%20target=&#039;_blank&#039;%20style=&#039;color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal%20!important;border:none;display:inline-block;&#039;Embed%20from%20Getty%20Images\/ascriptwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c)(gie.q=gie.q||%5B%5D).push(c);gie(function()gie.widgets.load(id:&#039;Sa0XWr5gTWV-Le8O1urzPA&#039;,sig:&#039;KQ2T4KS60Y_PYVrLUNHeSDVt0yER6qySjuaz6gnyko0=&#039;,w:&#039;594px&#039;,h:&#039;396px&#039;,items:&#039;1405341076&#039;,caption:%20true%20,tld:&#039;com&#039;,is360:%20false%20));\/scriptscript%20src=&#039;\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js&#039;%20charset=&#039;utf-8&#039;%20async\/script\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Sa0XWr5gTWV-Le8O1urzPA',sig:'KQ2T4KS60Y_PYVrLUNHeSDVt0yER6qySjuaz6gnyko0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1405341076',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kurt Busch, who inherited the lead at the caution, made his stop under the caution and brother Kyle Busch cycled back to the head. Elliott, however, edged him at the line to retake the lead on Lap 263. Realistically, he was going to run away with the victory, barring a late caution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Josh Bilicki\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> engine brought out that late caution with nine laps to go, much to Elliott\u2019s chagrin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cRyan (Blaney) gave me a great shove (on the last restart) and I appreciate him doing me a solid there in getting us out front,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Chase Elliott upends Toyota dominance at Nashville<\/h2>\n<h3>What else happened<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bilicki brought out the first caution on Lap 41, when he dropped debris on the track. Then lightning forced a red flag that lasted one hour and 27 seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Corey LaJoie<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> turned <\/span><b>Alex Bowman<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Turn 1 on Lap 50.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"6VKTNDmGTwt7e7DOUcqzqw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405310949\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/a%20id=&#039;6VKTNDmGTwt7e7DOUcqzqw&#039;%20class=&#039;gie-single&#039;%20href=&#039;http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1405310949&#039;%20target=&#039;_blank&#039;%20style=&#039;color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal%20!important;border:none;display:inline-block;&#039;Embed%20from%20Getty%20Images\/ascriptwindow.gie=window.gie||function(c)(gie.q=gie.q||%5B%5D).push(c);gie(function()gie.widgets.load(id:&#039;6VKTNDmGTwt7e7DOUcqzqw&#039;,sig:&#039;ESkKobmDBbPc6qfUEb2tvbKlg141ykOoC4MV6YR2fd4=&#039;,w:&#039;594px&#039;,h:&#039;396px&#039;,items:&#039;1405310949&#039;,caption:%20true%20,tld:&#039;com&#039;,is360:%20false%20));\/scriptscript%20src=&#039;\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js&#039;%20charset=&#039;utf-8&#039;%20async\/script\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'6VKTNDmGTwt7e7DOUcqzqw',sig:'ESkKobmDBbPc6qfUEb2tvbKlg141ykOoC4MV6YR2fd4=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1405310949',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Chase Briscoe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> got loose in Turn 2, hit <\/span><b>Ty Dillon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and sent both of them spinning on Lap 61.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the Lap 118 caution for rain, <\/span><b>Bubba Wallace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stopped on the warm up lane for a loose wheel, then <\/span><b>Tyler Reddick<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rear-ended him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He let his crew have it.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bootie Barker apologizes to Bubba Wallace, but Wallace is furious after having another good run ruined.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Leave me the fuck alone, dude. Don&#39;t talk to me the whole fucking race.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>Barker says he understands why Wallace is upset, but he&#39;ll continue to talk to him.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeff_gluck\/status\/1541205135761649664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lap 139 caution put him back on the lead lap, however.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blaney got loose and spun off Turn 4 on Lap 205.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Playoff picture<\/h3>\n<p>With nine races left to run in the regular season, Harvick leapfrogged Almirola for the final playoff spot and leaves Nashville with a nine-point cushion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aqCKes0sLF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/aqCKes0sLF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MattWeaverRA\/status\/1541271694165385218?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Chase Elliott upends Toyota dominance at Nashville<\/h2>\n<h3>Nuts and bolts<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10489\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10489\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10489 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-768x529.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-1536x1057.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/06\/GettyImages-1405340068-2048x1410.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10489\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LEBANON, Tenn. &#8211; JUNE 26: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 26, 2022, in Lebanon, Tennessee. Photo: Meg Oliphant\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The race lasted three hours, 35 minutes and 15 seconds, at an average speed of 111.22 mph. There were 18 lead changes among seven different drivers and 10 cautions for 57 laps. Moreover, there were two red flags for weather that lasted one hour and 27 seconds and three hours, nine minutes and two seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Elliott leaves Nashville with a 30-point lead over Chastain.<\/p>\n<p><strong>TOP IMAGE: Logan Riely\/Getty Images<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the late caution, Chase Elliott made the winning move 38 laps earlier. On the penultimate restart of Sunday\u2019s Ally 400 on Lap 263, Elliott edged out Kyle Busch at the line to take the race lead, and didn\u2019t relinquish it, as he drove on to victory at Nashville Superspeedway. \u201cWe were able to work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3353,"featured_media":10486,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5,1664,3],"tags":[1492,61,14,1550,371,1470],"class_list":["post-10485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-nascar","category-nascar-cup-series","category-news","tag-ally-400","tag-chase-elliott","tag-nascar","tag-nascar-2022","tag-nascar-cup-series","tag-nashville-superspeedway"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3353"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10486"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}