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Alex Zietlow

Chase Elliott making return from injury at Martinsville Cup Series race this weekend

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Chase Elliott is making his return.

NASCAR’s most popular driver announced on Wednesday afternoon that he will be back in the No. 9 Cup Series car for Hendrick Motorsports this weekend at Martinsville Speedway.

This will be the first time Elliott has run a Cup race in five races. The 27-year-old sustained a fractured tibia in his left leg (braking leg) as a result of a snowboarding accident a few days before the race at Las Vegas the first weekend in March.

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