The Georgia spectators roared as Elliott addressed the crowd on the front stretch following a thrilling conclusion to the 260-lap race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Elliott made the move into the first turn and washed up the road to take the air off the nose of the #6 RFK Racing Ford Mustang.
Keselowski had no help from any Ford allies, with his nearest rival Elliott’s teammate Alex Bowman in the #48 Camaro third.
It was win 20 for Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series, which booked the #9 Chevrolet Camaro into the playoffs.
“Unbelievable. How about that? Are you kidding me? I’ve never in my life, this is unbelievable,” said Elliott.
“Thank you guys so much. What a special car. Just a huge thanks to NAPA Auto Parts and everything they do for me and to benefit Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.”
Elliott raced with a livery and suit designed by Rhealynn Mills, who was diagnosed with metastatic osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in her right femur and both lungs in 2022 at just eight years old.
Mills said it was “pretty cool” to see her design in Victory Lane.
“Rhealynn Mills designed a fast Napa Chevrolet tonight,” said Elliott.
“It was a lot of fun. This right here is something I’ll never forget. Thank you guys, so much.
“Honestly, all the cars fell in the right place in those last couple of laps. What a crazy race, man.
“I don’t know if you all had fun, but it was wild from my seat. Glad we got to run that thing out to the end.”
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Shane van Gisbergen was three laps down in 24th after spinning the #88 Trackhouse Racing Camaro on the front stretch.
Results: NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400, Atlanta Motor Speedway
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps/Diff | Gap |
| 1 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | 260 laps | |
| 2 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing | 0.168 | 0.168 |
| 3 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | 0.17 | 0.002 |
| 4 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing | 0.438 | 0.268 |
| 5 | 43 | Erik Jones | Legacy Motor Club | 0.523 | 0.085 |
| 6 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Hyak Motorsports | 0.579 | 0.056 |
| 7 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports | 0.842 | 0.263 |
| 8 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing | 1.032 | 0.19 |
| 9 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing | 1.051 | 0.019 |
| 10 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports | 1.549 | 0.498 |
| 11 | 87 | Connor Zilisch | Trackhouse Racing | 1.609 | 0.06 |
| 12 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | 1.645 | 0.036 |
| 13 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing | 1.766 | 0.121 |
| 14 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing | 1.856 | 0.09 |
| 15 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing | 2.814 | 0.958 |
| 16 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Live Fast Motorsports | 3.719 | 0.905 |
| 17 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | 7.859 | 4.14 |
| 18 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports | 15.941 | 8.082 |
| 19 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team | 24.031 | 8.09 |
| 20 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | 26.281 | 2.25 |
| 21 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing | 26.713 | 0.432 |
| 22 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing | 2 laps | |
| 23 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports | 3 laps | 1 lap |
| 24 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Kaulig Racing | 3 laps | |
| 25 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports | 8 laps | 5 laps |
| 26 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Legacy Motor Club | 19 laps | 11 laps |
| 27 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports | 23 laps | 4 laps |
| 28 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing | 37 laps | 14 laps |
| 29 | 66 | David Starr | Garage 66 | 76 laps | 39 laps |
| 30 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | 146 laps | 70 laps |
| 31 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | 188 laps | 42 laps |
| 32 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing | 190 laps | 2 laps |
| 33 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing | 191 laps | 1 lap |
| 34 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing | 191 laps | |
| 35 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing | 191 laps | |
| 36 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | 191 laps | |
| 37 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports | 191 laps | |
| 38 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske | 192 laps | 1 lap |
| 39 | 01 | Corey LaJoie | Rick Ware Racing | 192 laps | |
| 40 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | 204 laps | 12 laps |
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