Denny Hamlin and Kevin Harvick – with their 13 wins between them – entered the 2020 Cup playoffs as the heavy favorites, while Elliott had accumulated just two wins when the regular season had concluded.<br>Elliott, however, added three more wins in the 10-race championship battle – in the cutoff races at the Charlotte Roval and Martinsville, Va., and in the championship finale at ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/chase-elliott-playoffs-title-defense/6659630/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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