Chase Elliott And Kyle Larson Join Kevin Harvick’s “Cheap Parts” Rant, As Fans Call Out NASCAR

Published 09/18/2022, 12:40 PM EDT

If someone planted a flower every time the NASCAR Next-Gen car had a mechanical issue, we would already have a beautiful flower garden. Of course, there are more and more issues with the current car, especially after Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick retired from races because of mechanical issues. And now, Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson add to the argument.

NASCAR has left a lot of questions unanswered.

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During the current race weekend at Bristol, the Hendrick Motorsports duo talked about the part fails with the current car. And spoiler, they are with Harvick on this one. Because the parts failure issue was even more prevalent in the Short Track over the weekend at Bristol.

Larson said, “I think when they did the wheel force testing here, every manufacturer had issues and it showed up today too so, hate that happened. But that’s what you get when you got spec parts.”

The 2021 Cup Series Champion seems to point the finger at the new parts that are specifically made for the next-gen car. However, his teammate, Elliott, is pretty unsurprised about the issues the car is facing, as he declared, “It was exactly what I thought it might be,”

He added by highlighting more issues, “Power steering problems that had been a topic of conversation. There are some tire issues as well, so yeah.”

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Naturally, after what happened with Harvick and Busch too, and after the Hendrick duo spoke up, the fans are quite mad.

The fans are mad at NASCAR after what Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson have to say

Of course, mechanical issues are quite a concern this season. Especially after the #18 car and #4 car got eliminated from the playoffs because part failures ended their initial playoff races. The fans are angrier than ever after what the Cup Champions have to say.

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Casey Smith – “I literally think NASCAR has made a car for Cup that was made to send people to the hospital and have parts fail to try to quickly under new rules fix the car because of this.”

JMolKoz20791 – I’m not surprised at all cause I stopped asking that question 5 races into the season. These Gen 7 cars suck Nascar! Bring back the Gen 6 cause at least they don’t break this easy.

Ever443 – This is what NASCAR gets by choosing a company that did not have a background in building cars and parts. Guess they gave the biggest kickback to NASCAR.

Nathan Schlenker – Probably gonna get hate for this, but can we go back to the Gen 6 car already? I’m not a fan of the spec car, the composite body, new wheels/tires, etc.

Todd W – Harvick said it, cheap parts!

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This is a serious issue with the current generation of stock cars. And NASCAR needs to give some answers really fast. So, what do you think about this issue?

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Hetul Katyal is a NASCAR and F1 Writer at Essentially Sports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from Delhi College of Arts and Commerce. When the Stock Cars rev up, you can find him cheering Chase Elliott and Kyle Busch, in hopes of seeing one of them drive to the Victory Lane.

Edited by:

Nizamul Haque Bhuyan

Chase Elliott And Kyle Larson Join Kevin Harvick’s “Cheap Parts” Rant, As Fans Call Out NASCAR

The fans are mad at NASCAR after what Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson have to say

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