Being critical of NASCAR’s upcoming Chicago event seems like the drivers’ norm. The inaugural Chicago Street Course is a one-of-a-kind street circuit that comes bundled with unfavorable racing conditions for drivers. While the NASCAR world and fans are enthralled by the street circuit’s addition to the 2023 calendar, drivers are lacking their usual cheer.

Team Penske teammates, Ryan Blaney and Austin Cindric had earlier put forth their concerns regarding the non-existent runoff areas in the sharp corners. Then, more recently, NASCAR veteran Kyle Busch expanded on the concerns, dissecting all the major flaws of the track surface. 

Now Hendrick Motorsports star Chase Elliott has joined Kyle Busch’s stance, briefly ranting about the track’s surface. 

“Pretty Rough”: Chase Elliott Rants About the Chicago Inaugural Race

Navigating sharp 90-degree turns and rough road surfaces, NASCAR drivers will be completely out of their element at the Chicago Street Course. Used to racing on NASCAR’s smooth ovals, drivers will have to race on the tight city streets of Chicago. Featuring elevation changes, the rough city street surface is poles apart from the smooth asphalt of NASCAR’s race tracks. Amid all this, Kyle Busch voiced his concerns regarding the harsh conditions of the track, terming it as ‘rough, bumpy and slippery’. Now HMS fame, Chase Elliott has echoed Kyle Busch’s concern with his four-word rant.

In a pre-race interview at Nashville, Chase Elliott was asked by Chris Knight regarding his preparations for next weekend’s Chicago race. Elliott responded saying, “Outside of just running some laughs on iRacing and really just, familiarize myself with literally what turns are where, that’s the biggest thing I think I can do for myself right now. Certainly going to dive more into that next week and start talking about setup, stuff and things that we feel like we need to do well out there to be good.”

Joining hands with Kyle Busch with his four-word rant, Elliott further added, “It’s going to be different. From my understanding, the surface is pretty rough. A lot of 90-degree corners. I’m sure it’s going to be very hot. All those things certainly are a factor, but we’ll dive in next week and go to work.”

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At first glance, Chase Elliott’s rant may not seem like a lot, but his four words are a reflection of NASCAR veteran Kyle Busch’s concerns.

Chase Elliott’s Words Echo Kyle Busch’s Chicago Stance

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The Chicago Street Course has taken to the limelight as ‘NASCAR’s next big thing’. Kyle Busch on the other hand, has his reservations regarding the street circuit, pointing out its major flaws. Speaking about the rough road conditions, Busch pointed out the challenges the tight narrow corners of the circuit presents to drivers.

In a recent media availability, the RCR driver said, “It’s really rough. It’s bumpy. It’s slippery.” Further elucidating his stance, Busch added, “When you’re going around the Bean on the left-hander, that’s really, really slippery and there’s a huge bump going through (turn) nine before you get into (turn) 10. The wall in (turn) eight before you go around the left-hander is, to me, really narrow over there.”

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With the Chicago event just around the corner, will NASCAR pay heed to the drivers’ concerns and make the necessary changes?