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How Chase Elliott drove from eighth to first in the final ten laps to win Atlanta

With ten laps to go, it looked like Chase Elliott's shot of winning at his home track was quickly fading. He had fallen to eighth in the running order and the Fords were working well together at the front of the pack.

Zane Smith led the way, searching for his first career win. In fact, every driver inside the top ten was winless in 2025, leading to some desperate moves and near-wrecks. But over the course of those final 15 miles, Elliott was the one who made all the right moves to get back to the lead at the very end. But how did it all go down?

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