FILE - Driver Chase Elliott speaks to the media during a weather delay before qualifying the NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga., on Saturday, July 9, 2022. The regular-season champion's day was done early after a wreck at Darlington that sent him tumbling down the playoff standings, leaving Elliott white-knuckling his way into Kansas Speedway for Sunday's second postseason race. (AP Photo/Bob Andres, File)