Elliott, who began the playoffs as the regular season champion and No. 1 seed, kicked off the 2022 playoffs by wrecking out of the opener at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, which left him with a 36th place finish.<br>An 11th at Kansas a week later still had him in a precarious position in the Round 1 cutoff race Saturday night at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.<br>Elliott and his No. 9 Hendrick ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/elliott-leads-playoffs-nobody-is-safe/10371641/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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