In the current NASCAR grid, Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott is regarded as the most popular driver. He has the ability to make fans go crazy when they see him, and it has been so for a while. In a 2017 video that surfaced, Elliott met with various fans ahead of the Bristol Motor Speedway night race.

He was meeting with two female fans who were extremely fond of him. As it turned out, one of the girls waiting to meet him had been there for nearly five hours. The then #24 driver was ever so humble and confessed that he was ‘not that special’. However, his fans would not hear of such self-deprecation.

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Overall, Elliott’s demeanor only proved why he is regarded as the most popular driver. Since then, he has moved to the #9 car and won the Cup Series championship in 2020. Now in 2022, he is leading the championship and finally managed to bag his first win of the season at Dover.

Chase Elliott will be keen to grab a second Cup title

The #9 driver will want to prove that he is not a one-season wonder; the Dover win is the first step. However, he will be forced to compete against his teammates Kyle Larson, Alex Bowman, and William Byron. Additionally, Elliott must not be caught up in just focusing the fight on his teammates. The Joe Gibbs Racing quartet of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr, and Christopher Bell will be lurking.

Even the likes of Team Penske and Stewart-Haas Racing are in the hunt for a title. Finally, Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain is proving to be a dark horse. Even drivers like Bubba Wallace, Kurt Busch, Brad Keselowski, and others, should not be underestimated. Just about anything can happen in the next few races, and the title fight will be interesting.

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