For the first time this season, Chase Elliott took to the track in the Hooter’s version of his No. 9 Chevy on for the Pennzoil 400 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and recorded his first top-10 finish of the 2019 racing season on March 3. In a race that was significant for the lack of caution flags, with only the two scheduled competition restarts being waved, Elliott started from the 12th position and spent most of his day trying to maneuver through the pack as he ultimately crossed the finish just inside the top-10, placing ninth. The most significant event of the weekend for the Elliott team came during the final round of qualifying on March 2 when, after having made the final group to secure a shot at the pole position, a lap penalty disqualified the original qualifying time and forced the team into the 12th slot.