NASCAR star Chase Elliott raves about Talladega, discusses keys to getting back in winner's circle

NASCAR driver Chase Elliott joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss the race at Talladega, Sunday on FOX at 3pm ET, the challenges associated with the race and his motivation to follow in his father's footsteps.

Chase Elliott has taken home two checkered flags at Talladega in his career - this past weekend he came up just short. 

However, he has had a lot of success there. In fact, in his very first race there, he finished in fifth, and in 18 races since then, he has eight top-10 finishes at the Alabama racetrack.

"I look forward to going down there. Talladega's always kind of been a little bit of a home race. It's just really close to where we live, so that's always super nice," Elliott, the Dawsonville, Georgia, native said in a recent interview with Fox News Digital. "A race you can drive to easily, the fans have always been really good to me over there, which makes it fun and kind of feel like home."

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Chase Elliott looks on during driver introductions before the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, Feb. 19, 2023 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)

Talladega is one of the premier NASCAR spots, understandably so.

"The craziness and chaos that is the infield is extremely well known for sure, just the party and the destination that it is," Elliott said. "I don't really think people necessarily care if the race is good or bad - I think people are just more there for the environment."

"A lot of people do care about what the race is, but I think people go for the experience a lot of times and stick around for hopefully a good race on Sunday too. And fortunately, that really hasn't been an issue at Talladega. A lot of times,