What Chase Elliott’s Championship Means For NASCAR

[@TheIceberg]

How do you think Chase Elliott’s championship will change the outlook on NASCAR’s future moving forward?

[@hansolo989]

Prettayyyy pretttttayyy pretayyyyy pretty good

[@BIGSAJ]

It will be a big thing for a long time This guy is gonna be a multi champ

[@edwuncleriii1922]

Chase Elliott is the new Jimmy Johnson. Change my mind.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

@Ethan Trendler Lmao

[@BANGITSME87]

It won’t.

[@EMan-hr5vf]

I think everyone can agree that the 550 package is something should never see the light of day again.

[@JJA1987]

Facts

[@JJA1987]

I gave it a chance originally but it’s brutal now

[@zenon459]

It ruined the last two years of jimmie johnson's career, that makes me super angry

[@rudyk5518]

It was good in 2019, but it fell off a cliff in 2020

[@Huddle_House56]

And when 750 comes back, hell will hath no fury like a Kyle Busch scorned. When you see Jimmie Johnson go winless in 2 years then have KB get shut out, you know you have a package that promotes driver skill

[@JayDee185]

One week ago: *Harvick should’ve won!* One week later: *Hooray for Elliott!*

[@TheIceberg]

This is not an endorsement of the Playoffs. Simply put, as much as old school fans don't want the Playoffs to be reality it is and NASCAR is effected by their results. That's all I am looking at here.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

The NASCAR fanbase are nothing but hypocrites, so🤷🏻‍♂️

[@JayDee185]

I know. I was joking.

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@JayDee185 I know lol

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@supremeleadergnkdroid3202 unlike those fans, I know what I want. I’ll criticize if there’s something wrong. If there’s a good thing in NASCAR, I’ll give credit

[@BlackFlagsMatter]

Most Popular Driver wins the title in his youth? Amazing outcome the sport needed.

[@ryanb8780]

That's the upside to 2020 that nascar fans needed imo

[@itsalexthefiregamer4278]

How the actual fuck does this have only 1 reply?

[@GatoradeCupSeriesX94]

Chase Elliott has more championships than Denny Hamlin

[@markknight1586]

Fuck yeah I like that

[@JaggedJamo]

Even with only 1/4 of the wins XD

[@accursedstudios3289]

Oof size large.

[@spiderbhyd3]

Your still salty about 2017 boi move on already

[@GatoradeCupSeriesX94]

@@spiderbhyd3 Chase in 5 years in the Cup Series: 1 championship Denny in 15 years in cup: 0 championships

[@kobraskin1]

I followed David Pearson when I was a kid...moved on to Bill in the early 80's until his career was over...I kind of lost interest for a number of years and then came Chase...I once again look forward to race day...I'm old school and Chase is such a great combination of old school and the direction that Nascar needs to go...Chase understands what "roots" are and he is a racer...short track..road course...tracks that you really have to drive and not just on the merit of the car....such a bright future and the sky is the limit...think I'll hang around for a few decades more to watch this story unfold....

[@rudyk5518]

I’m so glad Jeff Gordon and Rick Hendrick chose Chase Elliott to take over the 24 car, which is now the 9 car

[@NikolaiPCulp]

Rick Hendrick has powers I swear. Picked up Gordon when Gordon was unproven. Picked up Jimmie when Jimmie was unproven. Picked up Elliott when he was 14 and hadn’t even driven anything significant. He’s now got 12 championships from the 3 of them and maybe more. Idk what it is but rick is an absolute genius

[@Lost_Avenger89]

Gordon picked Jimmie and Rick went along with it. He co-owned the car too

[@rudyk5518]

@Alan formula1 Byron was rushed to NASCAR. He should’ve definitely stayed for at least a sophomore year in the Xfinity Series. The guy has talent, but they rushed him too fast to the Cup Series

[@dannyboy2851]

@@rudyk5518 Byron is getting better and better on a consistent level. Very underrated and overshadowed by Chase at road courses and superspeedway. He's quietly good.

[@rudyk5518]

@@dannyboy2851 yeah, but considering how well he did in both the Truck and Xfinity Series, his Cup Series stats are quite disappointing. First year, he could barely get a top 15 finish, that year was a disaster. 2nd year, he did much better while making the playoffs and being a normal top 10 contender. 3rd year, bad luck and crashes have filled it. He got his first win, but it was at Daytona where anyone can win. And it wasn’t long before he was eliminated from the playoffs. He hasn’t shown much consistency, and I feel like if Hendrick let him develop another year in the Xfinity Series, he would’ve been putting up Chase Elliott numbers. Hopefully his 4th season could go well for him along with all of HMS

[@zallyzally2375]

it’s just the start. I can see Chase as the next Jeff Gordon cause they both dominate at road courses. Plus he arguably has +15 years so he’s gonna get better

[@supertornadogun1690]

@diascrive I dunno about that

[@supertornadogun1690]

@diascrive That is true

[@spiderbhyd3]

Welp this aged well....

[@JP_Stoeffler]

I think one thing that is being overlooked is that Chase got his first championship only 2 years after his 1st race win.

[@bturx2180]

Dont forget Larson coming into Hendrick. That's possibly the 2 best drivers in the sport in a championhip-defending organization

[@vidmasterK1]

Larson needs sponsors. Lol. Hendrick can't afford to fund that car and crew to a competitive level just by himself.

[@joshuapittman4663]

@@vidmasterK1 I’m sure that he has someone lined up, idk if Rick would hire him otherwise...

[@codywaldron2486]

@@vidmasterK1 if you go back and look at Larson’s apology essay, he mentions a few names. I can’t remember right off the tip of my tongue, but he mentions a name that is associated with LLumar windows. I think they sponsored Bowman for a few races but I look for them to pick up a good bit of the schedule.

[@dwagon41]

Ford said no, which is why he's not in the 14 car.

[@joshuapittman4663]

@@dwagon41 no one mentioned the 14 car....

[@HarleyQuinn_93]

Regardless of how Elliot got into the championship, he deserved his win! He started from the back of the grid and moved all the way up to get his win!

[@denimpantz]

Wait until Larson comes in, be kinda nice to see a small rivalry between the 2 future teammates. Kinda like Johnson and Gordon. Hopefully

[@maximuscervantes5546]

I think Larson will win a couple or few races next season but I think Elliott has grown enough to beat him

[@suestephens6535]

Listen johnson was almost always better than gordon johnson is younger same thing with larson and Elliot

[@tatesmith9085]

Being that Larson has beaten Chase 3 times by less than the nose of the car I think the rivalry is already there

[@whosjozikolnik]

wow reading this comment after more than a year.. oof

[@denimpantz]

@@whosjozikolnik I mean, I was right wasn’t I?

[@RobTheGreenEngine]

I’m glad that even with Chase winning, people are still unhappy with the very flawed elimination format. Good consistency.

[@DepravedCoTApologist]

I was watching Darian's video when the notification popped up, so nice timing. As for Elliott's championship, he needs to get great pr people around him ASAP. He needs to market himself his way, and not just rely on NASCAR and sponsors to do this. If done right, he can break through being a NASCAR superstar, to a sports star in general. He can become a household name, but he has to get that foundation set up here first. The biggest thing for him to do is develop a persona. If he can do that, then the sky's the limit for him

[@Happymars24]

Just wow! To come back and just dominate the last 2 races right when it matters most. Well done to the 9 team!!!

[@DennyDeliversYT]

Chase Elliott is going to transcend NASCAR through the next decade... Watch him become one of the greatest superstar in NASCAR history!

[@a1w23]

No, There is still a TON of other drivers that are gonna put a dent in his quest. Logano comes to mind.

[@quincyharlan2930]

@dennydelivers I feel bad for Denny Hamlin coming up short. I know your feeling when your favorite driver comes up short

[@baitbustersfishingoutdoors4709]

@@quincyharlan2930 who was yours?

[@quincyharlan2930]

@@baitbustersfishingoutdoors4709 favorite driver is chase Elliot he had many moments when he came up short

[@baitbustersfishingoutdoors4709]

@@quincyharlan2930 haha, congrats dude! unfortunately, mine's Denny Hamlin

[@nascarconnor1254]

In Chase Elliott’s last 3 wins, (Roval, Martinsville, Phoenix) Second place was a Penske car.

[@jacobantony9033]

Chase Elliott was arguably the third best driver this year, behind Harvick and Hamlin.

[@JoelRipke]

For real. Yet he did what he needed to in order to get the championship

[@frankendicott3403]

When jeff Gordon retired and chase took over the 24,he had alot of up and down weeks in the cup series.when he got in the 9 car that his father made famous,its like he elevated his career.now he is a nascar champion at only 24 with many years left.chase is the man at hendrick Motorsports now.

[@kyleshort7299]

Growing up as a huge Gordon fan, I never got to see my driver win a title, yesterday was the first time my favorite driver made me sleep at night , that was awesome

[@hunterhickman8421]

This^^^^

[@PinebrookPictures]

I am what you would consider a new fan. I started watching in 2018 stopped for 2019 and now I am really into it again for the 2020 season. And I like the playoff format... I know I'm not a long time fan and don't have the "right" to really comment on the future. But I think it makes it really exciting to watch and is valid. Chase got really hot after the allstar race. And he won two races in a row to win the championship. I liked watching it.

[@TheIceberg]

Never let anyone say that your opinion is not valid, you have every right to speak your mind. If you like it don't let what I say or anyone else say make you feel pressured to stay quiet. I'm happy that you're watching the sport!

[@FinishHim90]

Just out of curiosity do you watch any other motorsports? Or are you primarily ball sports viewer?

[@PinebrookPictures]

@@TheIceberg thanks man, yeah NASCAR has quickly become my favorite sport for many reasons including the incredible fan base. I’ve never seen a nicer fan base.

[@PinebrookPictures]

@@FinishHim90 i use to and grew up watching other sports (baseball and football), but I kind of stopped in adulthood till I started watching nascar. I also started to like the Rolex while I may not watch the whole thing I like to check in routinely while It’s going on.

[@countryofaustin]

You’re talking about chases powers like it’s doubleduds NASCAR parody prophecy video lmao

[@noaahhhoke4012]

Chase is the man

[@sosedup]

I've been watching the sport since 2008 when I was 5, and I like this playoffs format

[@SuperNASCARrocks]

It’s huge. He’s one of the biggest young names in the sport with a huge fanbase, a ton of talent, and he can flat out drive. This championship does wonders for him and for NASCAR as a whole. When you have a young up and coming champion like chase the future of the sport is great.

[@berryboiblast]

Alright, Who ready for Chase Elliot to win 5 championship in a row now, WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

[@NASCARFAN93100]

Chase Elliott winning the Championship is what NASCAR needed

[@evildavidragan9292]

We are witnessing a new era.

[@chanceosborne7]

Thank God you're not a part of it

[@chanceosborne7]

Lol jk

[@evildavidragan9292]

@@chanceosborne7 actually, yes I am. I am on the development team for the Gen7 car

[@chanceosborne7]

@@evildavidragan9292 damn ok whats you're job on it?

[@evildavidragan9292]

@@chanceosborne7 R&D, mostly for Ford/Roush

[@cito1101]

I'll tell you what this means, it means that bigger things are coming for Chase Elliott!!! 1 championship down, many more to go!!!

[@jakeumebayashi3243]

Sure

[@PobBockrass]

Rick Hendrick has an eye for talent unlike anyone else. Beginning of 2018: Elliott, Bowman, & Byron had a combined 0 wins. End of 2020: Elliott has 11 wins & a championship, Bowman has 2 wins, and Byron has 1.

[@caiden6443]

Congrats to Elliott, he did very well

[@joshmccloud6789]

Chase is getting better race by race. Next year's schedule suits him very well. Proud of Chase and HMS well done.

[@JacobJett]

NASCAR's changing Darlington from a low HP high downforce race to what we saw at short tracks this. And they're doing the same for Nashville. So maybe they aren't so closed off to the idea of normalizing the high HP package as we think. At least I hope so, don't wanna get too optimistic. I do hope Elliott's championship sets positive things in motion faster, aside from just making the NASCAR fanbase nut.

[@lilc94]

They are doing that for Nashville bc they know Nashville superspeedway is a terrible track I just hope they go back to the fairgrounds and not see it as a bandaid and stays at the superspeedway

[@The-Hammer75]

First champion from the southeast since DJ in 99. This has to help in “Nascar country”

[@smoktephoto]

I remember watching Spingate revisited. And this quote becomes more pertinent now: "NAPA ended up going with the young Chase Elliott. How did that go in the end?"

[@cowboyspeed6597]

He broke the streak. He broke the game cover curse 😳😳😳

[@jasonstraight1320]

Cheers to NASCAR for what they accomplished this season. Got every race in, made the best of a bad situation, wasn’t afraid to experiment a bit with double-headers and midweek races, took care of their drivers and crews, and were the first to allow fans back (albeit with restrictions.) It wasn’t perfect, but they along with the TV and radio partners did an amazing job getting this season done in its entirety.

[@vidmasterK1]

Not to mention got rid of the prejudiced, loser "fans" by banning the confederate flag too.

[@jordza2k11]

I’ve noticed the narrative change since Elliott has won, playoffs ain’t so bad now... just a shame the sport doesn’t just give the best driver over the season the title like any other race series does

[@jonathanl3139]

Replace Elliott with Joey and Twitter would be throwing nascar to the trash

[@vidmasterK1]

You know that's true...a week ago they were complaining about this format. But now Chase won. The same format that put him right back into a position to win the championship trophy is now suddenly...not so bad? Or no longer complained about.

[@samharris3508]

Elliot is by far my favorite driver. I still don't like this format. This is an absolutely terrible, gimmicky format.

[@samharris3508]

Harvick should be champion. Most wins, most consistent driver in the field in 2020.

[@the11fan33]

@@jonathanl3139 so true, or any driver that was in the final four!

[@JP_Stoeffler]

Hopefully the new engine has at least 600 horsepower. The Xfinity Series cars have 600-650 I believe and we see how great that series is.

[@snappy452]

I got real 1992 Hooters 500 vibes from the race Sunday.....until Chase started doing donuts behind JJ right after he said "donuts are for winners" lol. For real though, having watched both of those races, I think this is a similar watershed moment.

[@justingriffith735]

For me, I was and will always be a Jeff Gordon fan, but Chase is my guy since Jeff retired! I have waited 19yrs for my favorite driver to win the championship again! Chase does have that old school vibe to him that makes older fans root for him! He reminds me alot of Jeff as well!

[@jsnarmy5508]

As far as the playoff format, I dont see the playoffs changing any time soon. Steve Phelps said in an interview that he was very pleased with it and it worked like it was supposed too, plus I think with Chase Elliott winning it this year it probably put the final nail in the coffin that this format is staying for the long haul

[@jwdracingnetwork8851]

For the record chase would’ve been the champion in all the ‘chase’ formats

[@dannyboy2851]

Yep! Not sure why people are complaining about the format. Unless you are an advocate for no playoffs which will never happen again in Nascar, the best driver clearly won.

[@Dratchev241]

@@dannyboy2851 "playoffs" should have never been in nascar. when they put that shit in nascar became a joke. at least the pre 2002 guys were real champions unlike the playoff era crap.

[@slappy7642]

Wait, I just realized. Chase had the “cover curse” because he was on the cover for NH5 and then he won the championship, is the curse broken then?

[@rudyk5518]

I just realized that

[@Roadhouse1997]

Same

[@Roadhouse1997]

Maybe its be cause the game is hot garbage either way I'm glad he came in clutch ad won it

[@Racinrasslinfan36]

Ice hitting us with the banger in outlaw again

[@Bozz_rb]

Dude the ad placement wad perfect "the fans were really affected by [muscle milk] and "chase Elliott sponsorship opportunities[truvada]

[@Stevens2588]

Hendrick: on a hot streak AND adding Kyle Larson🔥🔥🔥

[@Stevens2588]

@Ethan Weeter yep chase was fast all year long, they just got the bad luck out early.. Las Vegas, Coke 600, two darlington races.. Bristol and Homestead they were in contention. The team just finally got it figured out at the right time.

[@Chiracingfan]

I was watching this with my dad and man I was happy

[@bigrooster6893]

You really have to drive the car with the 750 HP package the best drivers do great with this package the 550 HP package is definitely more about the car than the driver.

[@JJA1987]

Chase is a prime example of performing well with the higher horsepower package

[@MH_0015]

Playoffs still shouldn't have been in NASCAR in any motorsport, but Chase Elliott winning was probably there best case scenario.

[@landofsaguaros8330]

I know this. I was a huge Bill Elliott fan his entire career, and had my eye on Chase since the day he was born. I had a couple of seasons of withdrawals when Bill stop racing full-time oh, but I knew Chase was coming along. Finally Bill ended his career and approached Mr Hendricks about signing Chase which created a lot of uproar for him basically selling out to Chevy. But Bill knew exactly what he was doing, for his son. All of that aside, Chase has the most tenacious racer on the track, especially if he or his crew makes a mistake it's time to get to the grindstone, and he proved it this year!

[@boocebungus5839]

First! Championship for chase! Hopefully more to come

[@sedulous01]

New Mr 7 time.

[@lilc94]

Wouldn't count on it with how things are now.

[@borinightmare]

Chase is the new Jeff Gordon

[@chrisstjohn7794]

What the fans want for manufacture: DODGE

[@jamex98]

and what fans does not like for: single nut wheels

[@austinreed5805]

I think that Chase Elliott might become the next Jeff Gordon.

[@Josh-in4ux]

I don’t know if this is an unpopular take or not, but Chase Elliott is my favorite driver and I still think the playoffs are so dumb. Don’t get me wrong, I’m very happy that he won the championship, but I wasn’t excited as I thought I would be. It just doesn’t feel like a legitimate championship. Clearly, under this format, Chase did what he had to do to be crowned champion, but it still doesn’t move the needle for me. I just feel like the playoffs are so gimmicky and they lessen the value of the first 26 races of the season.

[@the11fan33]

Finally a chase fan that knows that this system is terrible!

[@RandomAssist]

Chase isn’t my favorite driver, but I agree that this could open the flood gates for the wave of young drivers that you mentioned, and potentially guys in Xfinity coming up in the next few years. So I’m glad that he won the championship in that aspect. And thanks for reminding me MTJ is getting older 😭

[@j.cbutterfly3293]

Chase Elliott could be there famous driver should be, he ever own his champion that could become the most popular driver I ever had! Chase deserve his team!

[@johnboy4025]

I think I speak for everyone when I say Harvick was robbed! That said, Chase did have a great season and has won the many types of tracks so he is a driver who can do well in this series. Let’s just hope that NASCAR can also come up with a better format.

[@ChasingChampionships]

Because chase won the championship I am going to dump a 2 liter bottle of Mountain Dew on my head... it will be on KZbin!

[@ChasingChampionships]

@Dindr Mindr I haven’t done it yet you can sub to me if you want to know exactly when it happens

[@fegleyz]

Chase had a sneaky dominant year when you look at his stats. Laps Led: 1247 (2nd only to Harvick) Ave. Running Position: 9.2 (2nd to Logano) Driver Rating: 103.2 (2nd to Harvick) Fastest Laps Run: 800 (2nd to Harvick) Quality Passes: 2386 (2nd to Brad) He could've had 5-6 wins by midseason if not for some bad mojo. Flat late at Vegas. Late issue at Phoenix (March). Dumped at Darlington. Late caution at Coke 600. Stupidity at Bristol. Wall-scrape late at Homestead. Difference is he had his "slump" midseason and took a back seat to Hamlin and Harvick, but came back to the fore in the final third. Much deserved champion, regardless of the playoff format. What I think this means is we could see a return to Hendrick domination in NASCAR and not just from the 9. Larson in that 5 is going to be scary and he'll be driving with a chip on his shoulder too.

[@zikalokof1challenge414]

Imo, this playoff situation explains the most hipocrisy of Nascar fans in general, when theyre favorite driver gets good at it, then they simply change their opinions because of the driver, that thing doesnt make sense at all, using your driver as an argument in that level its very hipocrite (example: I accept the fact that Harvick could get a championship if it wasnt the playoff system, he would deserve it, but what i dont accept is people who were hating the playoff system now liking it just because Chase has won using it in his favour, this is stupid tbh), Nascar fans can also like a win of their favorite driver even if it was a dirty way (some Dale Sr. wins included), and what about the fact that they dont like the fact of intentional wrecks but love the time when Kenseth took Logano out? This is ridiculous imo

[@zachg9065]

Heck yes! Big Elliott and Johnson fan and so happy to see both of them have a great race!

[@nurabsal0x018c]

He's 24, he's got the Elliott pedigree, he's got a Hendrick ride, he's got a big name sponsor, he's a road course beast, and now he has a title. He's the guy to beat going into 2021 and onward. I'm betting he's gonna be the face of NASCAR for a long, long time.

[@thelarry383]

I remember people calling Chase just another Kasey Khane a while ago.

[@joshuadodginsatgoogle4116]

I like this format because you cannot coast your way to the title you have to earn it

[@ScottXC91]

It’s funny you mention the Harvick comments, because that’s the first thing I thought about when you started talking about the on track success of the Most Popular Driver. One thing to point out that you missed though, is that Harvick didn’t just down Junior with those comments. He actually talked about Chase too. He said that Junior never performed and that Chase (still winless at that time) needed to pick it up and start winning races and championships.

[@bluecup1129]

Idk why but the iceberg sounds so Tired in this video

[@justinzeidner4888]

I agree with your sentiments 100%. I'm an Elliot fan and ecstatic about his championship. I never got to experience it with Dale Jr. I think it will be great for the sport.

[@joekaput747]

I'll just say, it's very nice to see a sponsor stick with a driver for like 90% of the season and for many years in this day and age of constant turnover. Also, I think I saw somewhere that showed that Chase would have won the title with any of the previous "playoff"/Chase formats used after the season-long championship format went away

[@lennyrowe1121]

Bubba Wallace is no superstar. He's not even a great driver. People are so scared to say otherwise.

[@cbtbcd12]

I called him what he really is.....The new Danica..

[@chardab8824]

“Well that happened” yep it sure did

[@DaAuraWolf]

Looking at the schedule and seeing that there is 7 Road Courses (including the recent bump to the Daytona Road Course in for AutoClub)... yeah, a repeat is likely next season.

[@dannyboy2851]

Playoff format is just fine too! If you look at the past "Chase/10 races/format", Chase would have won in that format as well. Unless you are an advocate for no playoffs at all Harvick/Hamlin would not have won.

[@colbygraves97]

The COT & Gen 6, plus Dale Jr going winless in 09, 10, 11, and 13 aswell as never winning a title, combined with the recession really hurt the sport.

[@SoldiesBC]

Amazing

[@netgamer101]

love your points here but your forgetting one more thing that will be great for NASCAR. NASCAR needs another rivalry. NASCAR needs another gordon vs Big E. we will have that this coming year and the future with Elliott VS. Larson and the best part is: there both with HMS 2021 could be a huge year for NASCAR as a whole. I can't wait to see it

[@netgamer101]

@diascrive I absolutely agree with you they are friends but just bc they are friends doesn't mean they can't be rivals because at the end of the day they both want to win and as I'm sure we will see as we have seen in the past they will have to go through each other more than once to get wins this season just like we saw at Michigan a couple years ago, or the all star race when Larson had to win to get in a couple years ago etc. They are friends your correct but they still have to get through each other to get the checkered flag and with Larson having something to prove. Yeah no doubt we're going to see them going door to door wheel to wheel

[@JaggedJamo]

Give bowman a few years and he will be close to elliott level as of now cos elliott has been around 2x longer sooo

[@s.samuel012]

It’s really crazy to see the brothers or father and son relationship both have won a championship at least once(Bill and Chase Elliott, Terry and Bobby Labonte and Busch brothers (Kurt and Kyle)

[@joeyoung4871]

Even jeff was struggling at the end at hms

[@drakeanderson6473]

Something nobody mentioned is that chases first year was jimmies last championship and jimmies last year was chases first championship, sounds like passing the torch to me

[@dannywestbrooks7207]

Say what you want about him having no personality, but his radio chatter says otherwise

[@joshiles]

And he's kinda grown up at the end of the JJ era who was very mild mannered compared to a Stewart or Brad K. From what I've seen his daddy was kinda the same way. Not everyone can be a Clint Bowyer or Kyle Busch personality with often times no filter.

[@DrewHiRacingNASCARWinPOVs]

The NASCAR community needs more people like you!

[@justinflickner4938]

1:43 I can say first-hand that this is true. I hadn't watched NASCAR for a while before this year. When they returned from the hiatus, I became a fan of Chase's, due in no small part to his reaction to Kyle Busch wrecking him at Darlington. I've watched so much more NASCAR this year to root for Chase than I had the last several years

[@sosedup]

"hes the lead dog at chevy" Ricky Stenthouse: am I a joke to you

[@k18rock22]

He definitely is. Outside of two plate track wins stenhouse has done nothing. Being the top dog has more to do with results than time in a car. And Ricky, or as some call him, Wrecky, just doesn't have them

[@bigrooster6893]

A lot of people hate this playoff format but it’s truly the hardest format to win a NASCAR championship it’s definitely harder than the older format because every race definitely matters in this format you can’t just get a huge point lead and coast to a championship.

[@JJA1987]

I like it

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

@@JJA1987 sucks to hear

[@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT]

The elimination format is “harder” because it’s the NASCAR Football League. Points should matter every race with no BS fake gimmick resets. The non-elimination chase format will always be the best chase format

[@JJA1987]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT Too Bad boomer

[@bigrooster6893]

@@IanTheMotorsportsMan_YT I hated this format until my favorite driver won Sunday because that was definitely some clutch driving winning martinsville and then winning the championship race that’s definitely stepping up but I truly hated the old format worse because I hated seeing drivers get a big points lead and then coast to the championship and just trying to get top 20 finishes the last five races.

[@Happymars24]

I think Bubba should adopt the villain role. Come out with a Soviet flag, kneel during the anthem and make 🤟🤟 during the prayer. Then he could put the name of some deceased meth head over his door instead of his own name. Would be hilarious.

[@robertrobinson1111]

Great video i hope they will bring back the 750 hp package it makes for better racing. It's harder to 750 hp to the ground smothely there are drivers like Jeff Gordon the GOAT knew how save his tires for the long run . Some drivers burn there's up quicker that's what makes it better racing. I am also a CHASE ELLIOTT fan because when Jeff Gordon retired i didn't know who I would pull for i had known that chase was a development driver for Hendrick . So when I seen how much talent that chase has watching him in the Nation wide series he drove like a veteran so i knew he was going to be awesome in cup series.

[@johncodysealey830]

Elliott definitely benefitted from the playoff format that I do not like. That being said, Elliott did choke/lose a lot of wins away when we came back from Covid (example Bristol, The Kyle Bush incident, the Truex run-in) so I think he was the third most competitive driver in 20 behind Harvick/Hamlin despite Keselowski having more wins. I feel like Harvick was so dominant all season, its weird he isnt champion, but I also dont feel like Elliotts championship is illegitimate. I think a return to a total point system is needed and its a system that Elliott can win championships in as well. Hell with all the road courses on the 21 schedule, he has to be the favorite going in to next year! Elliott is great for the sport!

[@jermaineboyd6594]

Well I say this..like dale jr said in his interview back in 2014 the damn playoff chase is working,then it is.

[@JackCallSports]

I guess Hendrick isn’t the new Roush after all

[@kylewagoner]

Still think we should set the format on fire.

[@kfizz21]

Sorry, but as someone who HATES this format and is an Elliott fan, it doesn’t change my mind that this format is STUPID. Hamlin and Harvick were the most deserving champions this year. Over a 10 race Chase, Elliott wins the title. So he’s third on the list. Don’t get me wrong, I’m super excited that Chase won. But it doesn’t even come close to changing my mind.

[@hitakirider4172]

Thank you.

[@the11fan33]

Omg thank you for having common sense!

[@jandelong5063]

Chase Elliott is going to win lots of Championships!

[@chrisbarnett4719]

I agree iceberg

[@cullenmaloney803]

Yeah chase did make me watch this sport again since Jeff Gordon

[@jamesbouchard7680]

Consider Chase the best chase format driver of the year. When someone ask me who the dominant season driver was without a doubt that would be Kevin Harvick and I’m a Hamlin fan. Not even debatable. The chase format has a lot of hardcore motor sports fans not taken how they select a championship seriously.

[@dominicdingess7140]

10:38-12:50, yep. That's how I feel too. As good as it is that Chase won right now as a young guy, It just "legitimized" a bad format to a lot of fans. But just wait until this format inevitably screws him. Then everyone will all of a sudden remember their issues with it.

[@jimsoutdooradventures2748]

Congrats to Chase. My driver didn't make it this year. I'm just glad Joey didn't win it. Next year will be interesting.

[@stamatidamalos5436]

Sucks that the manufacturers want NASCAR to start leaning towards hybrid systems. With this next decade of the sport, I hope it doesn't start moving towards the sportscar racing concept of cars.

[@MrMcLovinMcLovin]

There's currently a two-month wait to get one of those championship hats they put on Chase Elliott right after he won.