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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 07: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 UniFirst Chevrolet, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 07, 2022 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
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BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – AUGUST 07: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 UniFirst Chevrolet, walks the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on August 07, 2022 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Well, the season is coming to an end, with the final round of the 2022 playoffs this weekend. Everyone has predictions on who might take the victory at Phoenix. Unsurprisingly, fans are not happy with the predictions of some of the most prominent NASCAR analysts, as Chase Elliott being neglected has led to some reactions.
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In typical NASCAR Twitter fashion, the analysts post their playoff predictions. Surprisingly though, this season, no one picked Chase Elliott. In fact, after Ross Chastain’s bizarre move at Martinsville, two of the three picked him!
Kyle Petty and Kim Coon both think the watermelon man will take the flag at the season finale. While Parker Kligerman believes Joey Logano will take his second cup series title this season. Unfortunately, no one picked Chase Elliott, despite him already having experience winning at Phoenix.
Of course, fans of the Hendrick Motorsports drivers didn’t like how he was neglected by all the analysts.
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Chase Elliott and Gragson.Denny will not let Ross win. Larkin will help push his teammate to the win in the final restart with less than 5 to go.
Justin would be a cool winner but the 9 car has been the best for going on 2 months.
— Milkbarak (@MilkBarak) November 3, 2022
Apparently, you forgot Chase Elliott my pick
— David Wygal (@david_wygal3) November 3, 2022
Cup is Chase Elliott Xfinity is Justin Allgaier
— Ryan Miller(rhyno) (@rhyno8812) November 2, 2022
Gonna go with Chase for Cup, Gragson for Xfinity
— SkylordAwesome (@SkylordAwesome) November 3, 2022
I most definitely don’t agree with the cup champion picks. I think it’s going to be @chaseelliott #di9
— Addyson (@AddysonHegwood) November 2, 2022
Chase Elliott & Josh Berry
— David Sandiland (@ntersndman24) November 2, 2022
All three analysts certainly got on the bad side of Elliott fans. But what do you think? Are their predictions correct? Or maybe Chase Elliott will win the title? Or, maybe Christopher Bell will set the example for a wild-card playoff winner, considering the amount of ‘wait what just happened’ moments the fans witnessed this season.
Chase Elliott has mixed emotions
Elliott sure made it to the top 4 in the drivers’ standings. Unfortunately, he failed to make it to the top of the owners’ standings. Surprisingly, he’s worried about other HMS cars not making it to the top.
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MARTINSVILLE, VIRGINIA – OCTOBER 29: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, looks on during practice for the NASCAR Cup Series Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 29, 2022 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
He said, “Yeah, super mixed emotions. We made the driver’s side and didn’t make the owner’s side. Just would have loved to have gotten the boss two cars in there. So certainly excited from the driver standpoint, but would have loved to have gotten both those boxes checked. Unfortunately didn’t.”
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So do you think Chase Elliott would win the Cup Series title this year? Let us know in the comments.
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