Chase Elliott schools Kevin Harvick at Bristol

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Kevin Harvick or Chase Elliott? Which side are you on after Saturday night's fireworks at Bristol Motor Speedway? 

Either way, NASCAR came out the big winner. 

Both drivers came up short of victory lane after fender-rubbing for the lead turned into a flat tire for Elliott. Forced to make an unscheduled stop, Elliott fell two laps behind but caught, then passed the leaders back on fresh tires. Frustrated over the way he was raced, Elliott then held up the No. 4 in the closing laps despite a faster car until his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, Kyle Larson, found a way to sneak past Harvick and take the win. 

"I just ran my line," Elliott claimed, to the laughter of everyone watching. It was clear to even the winner his actions made the difference in the race. 

"Chase was upset," Larson said, "And kind of held [Harvick] up. He got [him] having to move around and use his tires on the bottom… I just got a big run, decided to pull the trigger and slide him… It was wild."  

https://www.cbssports.com/nascar/news/nascar-crash-course-the-kevin-harvick-vs-chase-elliott-post-bristol-brouhaha-who-was-right/

Larson and Elliott are old skool racers and that's why the fans are coming back to the tracks.  Who they drive for is irrelevant.  Chase is more like Dale Sr. than Awesome Bill and Larson is the clear champion this year.

The Round of 12 play-off drivers after Bristol:

ELIMINATED DRIVERS

Tyler Reddick, Richard Childress Racing
Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing
Kurt Busch, Chip Ganassi Racing
Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports

ADVANCING TO THE ROUND OF 12
(ordered as they are seeded)

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, 3059 points
Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, 3029 points
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, 3024 points*
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, 3024 points
Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, 3022 points
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, 3021 points
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, 3015 points
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, 3014 points
Joey Logano, Team Penske, 3013 points
Brad Keselowski, Team Penske, 3008 points
Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, 3005 points
Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, 3002 points

* = Hamlin owns tiebreaker over Blaney based on best finish in Round of 16.