NASCAR Fans Urge Rick Hendrick to Fire “Spoiled Child” Chase Elliott After His Tantrum Fused Video Surfaces
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 19: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, waits in the garage area during practice for NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
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DAYTONA BEACH, FLORIDA – FEBRUARY 19: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, waits in the garage area during practice for NASCAR Cup Series 64th Annual Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images)
On the spectrum of most expressive on one side and very stoic on the other, you don’t need to think too hard to answer where would you place Chase Elliott. But then again, there are moments that make you question your decision on the same.
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Moments of high tension, moments when the driver gets mad.
Moments like the one we saw after the race at Watkins Glen International.
Chase Elliott does not appear to be a happy person at the moment. pic.twitter.com/9G9q2jsZUH
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) August 21, 2022
In a video posted by journalist Jeff Gluck, Elliott can be seen showing his displeasure, his frustration, and perhaps his anger toward his two Hendrick Motorsports bosses, Rick Hendrick, and Jeff Gordon.
This was after his teammate, Kyle Larson made a questionable move on him towards the end of the race and took the win.
But the thing is, the way Elliott was explaining whatever he was explaining, didn’t sit right with NASCAR fans. In fact, many of them called out the #9 driver on his rudeness and his behavior in front of the two senior personalities that are above him in many ways.
If I'm Rick Hendrick, I'm firing Chase now, and not letting him on the team plane back home. Take him to the Greyhound station and make him buy his own ticket. Shouldn't be talking to Rick and Jeff like that
— Carl Roidwards (@roidwards) August 21, 2022
Chase is a spoiled child imo he's not the best hendrck driver.
— Nathan Thayer (@TNT4202) August 21, 2022
Hey, he drove Corey LaJoie into the wall for the win at Atlanta. He can’t be bitter about this after giving up the inside lane 🤷🏼♂️
— AB (@ABdoesracing) August 21, 2022
I hate how Jeff and Rick are always with Elliott, it's obvious he's the golden child who's coddled by them
— Three Hours Later (@3hoursl8ter) August 21, 2022
Chase drives people the same way. 🤷🏼♀️ I mean, if you can’t take it, don’t dish it out either. I’m surprised he wasn’t stamping his foot here. He’s done the same thing to others. Sure, Kyle did what he had to do to win. Chase would have done the same. No lies told.
— Tracy🙋🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤦🏻♀️🙆🏼♀️ (@aunttr0122) August 22, 2022
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The Hendrick bosses have yet another Chase Elliott-Kyle Larson situation at hand
It goes without saying that Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon, and all the senior officials at HMS would try their best to resolve the tension, if any, between Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson, especially at this stage of the season.
However, this isn’t the first time they would be doing so.
Earlier this year, during the race at Fontana, Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott were part of a similar incident as the one in the Glen, with the same outcome as well. In fact, both of Larson’s wins this season have come at the expense of his teammate’s displeasure.
The difference between the two was in Fontana, Elliott made his frustration very evident, whereas this time around, it was very suppressed.
Nevertheless, Rick Hendrick has another situation at hand involving two of his biggest stars.
With stakes so high heading into the playoffs, will there be peace between Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott?
Time will tell.
