
Elli qualifies via AVG: 1:01:18, and your screenshot/post suggests she’s one of the women who benefited from roll-down movement into Phoenix — but don’t confuse that with “lucky.”
Phoenix storyline: nothing to lose. Elli races with that hard-nosed hybrid mindset: keep moving, embrace discomfort, don’t waste energy on drama. That’s ideal for Major racing because the floor doesn’t care how you got in — it only cares how you race once the clock starts. Elli’s upside is in her resilience: she can absorb mistakes better than most and still keep going. If others fracture late, she’s exactly the athlete who climbs through the carnage.