Days After Kyle Petty & HMS Legend’s Snub, Chase Elliott’s Near Miss Triggers “I Almost Was the Caution” Admission

Chase Elliott longs for that exhilarating moment of crossing the checkered flag, raising both hands in the air, and celebrating his victory, just like he did last year in Nashville. Fans everywhere yearned for Chase to recreate that magic this season and secure his spot in the playoffs. Unfortunately, he fell short of a win this time at the Ally 400 but managed to secure an impressive fourth place.

Despite being hailed as one of the greatest, Chase Elliott’s performance has experienced some fluctuations since the introduction of the next-gen cars. Who once had consistent 1st and 2nd place finishes, is now, as per few, settled into a more average range of 9th and 10th place. Following his fourth-place finish in Nashville, Chase candidly discussed his race, which captured the attention of fans across the NASCAR community. The reason his remarks got the fan’s attention is because of what two veterans of the sport had said about him and his team a few days back.

Steve Letarte and Kyle Petty Gave a Bold Statement Against Chase Elliott and Rick Hendrick

Undoubtedly, Hendrick Motorsports has long been recognized as the leading team in delivering wins for its drivers. However, the team has faced some challenges. In light of this, Chase Elliott and his team were snubbed by both Kyle Petty and Steve Letarte, former crew chief for Hendrick Motorsports.

Following the race at Sonoma Raceway, Kyle Petty, son of Richard Petty, discussed HMS’ curious race strategy.

He remarked, “They said, we can’t win this thing, we’re just gonna get the best finish we can,” Petty noted, adding, “They conceded to defeat at that point of time.” Petty also highlighted a significant shift in Rick Hendrick’s organization, suggesting that they might have learned this approach from Le Mans.

Subsequently, Steve Letarte also commented on Elliott’s performance during an episode of Dirty Mo Media. He questioned, “How much do you think the line moves because Chase Elliott’s the favorite as far as most popular? Because I haven’t seen anything out of Chase Elliott since he should be anywhere near this group. On our predictor, we have him in tier three; a barely inside the top 10 driver.” However, Elliott’s actions and words paint a different picture.

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Elliott may have had a tough season, but in the last five races, he has got three top 5 and one top 10 finish, which clearly shows his effort to climb back on the standings. And now, his comments after Nashville clear things a lot from his and his team’s end.

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In the post-race interview, Chase started off by expressing his appreciation for his NAPA team. Coming to his performance, he believed that as they navigated through traffic, they lost some performance during the middle stage of the race. Still, the #9 driver was not going to give this one up easily as he pushed his Chevy to the point that he almost wrecked it.

When Chase was asked about the caution period and the opportunity it provided for him to showcase his skills, As per NBC, Chase Elliott stated, “I almost was the caution, I don’t know if you all caught or not but I did wreck and whoever was outside me basically saved me from going around so about doing the trash they were coming to the white so go ahead that we hold on to it.”

As it is evident, there is a huge gap between Letarte putting Elliott outside his top 10 drivers list and the HMS driver doing everything he can to crawl back to where people expect him to be in a race. So whose side are you on, in this battle of the wits?

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