NASCAR In-Season Challenge: A look at second-round matchups for Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman

CONCORD N.C - Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman survived the chaos at Atlanta Motor Speedway this past weekend and advanced into round two of the NASCAR In-Season Challenge.

The Chicago Street Course is the next event on the schedule, a place where Hendrick Motorsports has seen recent success with Bowman going to victory lane last year. In two races at the track, Hendrick Motorsports boasts one win, one pole, three top fives and four top 10s. 

RELATED: NASCAR in season tournament matchups for round two

The race is slated for a 2 p.m. green flag this Sunday. You can watch live on TNT.

The round two seeds are set, let's see how Elliott and Bowman stack up going into this weekend.

Chase Elliott vs. John Hunter Nemechek

The fifth seed, Chase Elliott, will go up against John Hunter Nemechek, the 12th seed. 

Coming off a win in his home state, Elliott looks to continue the momentum going into Chicago. He has finished better than Nemechek in 47 of 56 races in the Next Gen Era (2022-present) and has beaten him to the finish line on road courses in the last seven races.

In the two events that the Cup Series has run at Chicago, Elliott has one top five and one top ten.

Here is an overview of his statistics going into the Chicago weekend.

Chase Elliott averages, statistics at Chicago Street Course

Alex Bowman

This week, eight-seeded Alex Bowman will face off against the ninth seed of Bubba Wallace. 

The defending Chicago Street Course champion will have a lot of eyes on him this weekend, but Bowman is no stranger to preforming under pressure. He has finished better than Wallace in 11 of 18 races this year and has beaten him 13-5 in the Next Gen Era on road courses.

RELATED: Driver Averages for Chicago

Here is a look at his statistics ahead of the race weekend.  

Alex Bowman averages, statistics at Chicago Street Course