On a night when opportunity opened for so many drivers outside a playoff spot, hope faded away in the blur of Chase Elliott’s car. And so goes one less chance to make the playoffs for Brad Keselowski,

HAMPTON, Ga. -- With a last lap pass on another former NASCAR Cup Series champion, Chase Elliott shot past Brad Keselowski and to the checkered flag to win the Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway, earning his first win of the 2025 season and the 20th of his Cup career.

Chase Elliott couldn’t have picked a better setting for a drought-breaking win. Fans roared in approval after Elliott, the home-state favorite, passed Brad Keselowski on the final lap to end a 44-race drought by winning the NASCAR Cup Series at Atlanta.