Asterisk Mark Report – Bristol (2021)

Chase Elliott – Chase Elliott finished 25th last summer at Bristol, but that’s an asterisk mark result. In the race, Elliott finished 3rd in Stage #1, 5th in Stage #2, led 129 laps but with 35 laps to go while battling Kevin Harvick for the lead, they had contact which cut the tire of the #9 which doomed him to his poor finish.

Christopher Bell – Last summer, Christopher Bell finished 29th, but you can quickly disregard that result. In the race, Bell finished 8th in Stage #1, 8th in Stage #2 but then with 26 laps to go he made an unexpected pit stop with a lot of damage. Just prior to that he was running in 7th.

Denny Hamlin – Denny Hamlin had one of the best cars last summer but he finished an asterisk mark 9th. In the race, Hamlin won Stage #1, finished 2nd in Stage #2, led 65 laps but on lap 399 while running in 2nd, he made an unexpected pit stop which hurt his afternoon. I’ll note a caution came out which really helped him unlike others, but it certainly hampered his evening.