The YellaWood 500, a NASCAR Cup Series race, takes place at Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama, on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023 (10/1/23).
TALLADEGA, Ala. — It’s been a year since Chase Elliott won a Cup Series race, a drought that played a role in NASCAR’s most popular driver missing the playoffs in what’s guaranteed to be the worst season of his career.
It fell apart for Elliott before the third race of the season when he broke his leg in a snowboarding accident in Colorado ahead of the race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Elliott missed six races to put him in an enormous hole, and then he was suspended for a seventh for intentionally wrecking Denny Hamlin in the Coca-Cola 600 in May.
“I’m disappointed. I’m disappointed for him. I’m disappointed for his sponsors,” Hendrick told the AP. “But at the same time, I’ve told him: ‘Look, we’re in this for the long haul. I hope you are going to retire here. And we’re going to win championships and races. And this was something that set us back.
But just like the boss did, Gordon said Elliott’s season has been a company-wide disappointment that few would deny. “I think back prior to the Next Gen car, you could easily be out a few weeks, jump right back into” it, Gordon said. “That doesn’t seem to be the case with this car. You are alway playing catch-up.”
Now 11 points below the cutline headed into Talladega, Blaney does not believe he has to win Sunday. He was caught speeding last week at Texas and later crashed and finished 28th.
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