NASCAR VP Defends “Sketchy” Chase Elliott Incident As Kevin Harvick & Others Slam “Hendrick D**k Riding” After Cole Custer Penalty

At this point on how NASCAR makes decisions against other drivers, one would argue that the organizing committee might have a bias for Hendrick Motorsport above any other team. This came after Chase Briscoe and his crew chief purposefully manipulated the outcome of the race and NASCAR promptly handed him a penalty for doing so. Moreover, the statement coming from the Vice President of NASCAR did not help the narrative much either.

In a series of tweets, Crandall stated, “Scott Miller says brake, steering, and audio transmission from 41 car led NASCAR to react. Among them was Mike Shiplett telling Cole Custer to “check-up” because he might have a flat tire but Shiplett couldn’t see the car.“

“Miller says Chase Briscoe would have advanced without Custer’s move, which is why they aren’t changing the playoff grid.”

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“In comparing to past situations of drivers blocking someone else (Chase Elliott at Bristol on Harvick), Miller says no one told Elliot to do that, it was a driver’s reaction. Miller did call it sketchy. In this case, Custer “blatantly” pulled over to change the finishing order.”

Fans were particularly baffled as they drew comparisons with what Chase Elliott did to Kevin Harvick last year at Bristol. They pointed out how NASCAR was quick to act in Custer’s case, where his crew chief told him that he had a flat, while the crew chief himself could not see the car. Even though the way both incidents panned out was strikingly different, the premise remained the same, as the outcome of the race was clearly manipulated. But at the end of the day, the Hendrick outfit was not penalized for its actions a year prior, however, it was not the case for them this year.

Fans call out NASCAR bias for Hendrick Motorsports & Chase Elliott

Fans took to social media after NASCAR’s statement on the Cole Custer incident. They then called out NASCAR for their inherent bias toward the Hendrick Motorsport outfit and Chase Elliott.

Fans did not appreciate that NASCAR only chose to penalize Briscoe and never bothered to bat an eye on Elliott even after what happened last year.

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What do you think this is? Do you see a pattern of a bias being formed? Let us know in the comments section.