Chase Elliott Takes Himself Out of Hendrick Motorsports Contention in Big Blow to Fans

Hendrick Motorsports had been building the hype over fielding one of their cars at an iconic racing event next year. However, recently, Hendrick Motorsports star, Chase Elliott stated his position on the whole event which left people disappointed.

Talking about Hendrick Motorsports heading to the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year, Elliott stated, “I mean personally, if we were being honest, no I don’t have any interest in it, and the reason being is because there’s no competition in the class. Like I want to go compete and that’s the part that I enjoy is seeing where you stack up against other competitors you know and where I need to do better and challenging myself and pushing myself.”

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He added, “when there are no other cars in the class that would take a large piece of the fun out of it for me so. Granted we can’t do it any way but I don’t have a ton of interest the way it is right now. Maybe if it changes down the road sure but not this one.”

Fans had been looking forward and were excited to see Elliot take part in the lineup for the iconic Le Mans project.

Which Hendrick Motorsport 24 hours of Le Mans event is Chase Elliott talking about?

The 24-hour Le Mans endurance race which takes place annually at the Circuit de la Sarthe in France would see a modified Hendrick Motorsports Cup Series Next-Gen car partake in the event next year.

Rick Hendrick announced that the car would be a part of the iconic race and will be seen at Garage 56, which is a spot for cars that are not generally participating in the main race from a competitive standpoint. Consider it more of an exhibition garage. Hendrick stated, “Even though Garage 56 is a ‘class of one,’ we are competitors and have every intention of putting a bold product on the race track for the fans at Le Mans.”

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Now that Chase Elliott has stated that he is not interested and moreover, would not be able to participate anyways since they have a conflicting schedule, who do you think would take up those three seats for the race at Le Mans 2023? Let us know in the comments below.