Chase Elliott confesses he hates normalized aggression in NASCAR after Taylor Gray-Christian Eckes Martinsville clash
Hendrick Motorsports veteran Chase Elliott seems to be disappointed with hyper aggressive style of racing creeping into NASCAR.
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NASCAR over the years has become more aggressive than ever, with the lower tier of the serries featuring more avoidable clashes than ever. The most recent example of such an incident was the Truck series cutoff race at Martinsville, where Christian Eckes aggressive bump and dump move earning him a win over Taylor Gray and the championship-4 spot.
2020 NASCAR Cup champion Chase Elliott was asked about the finish on Saturday, and he gave a candid verdict. Despite Christian Eckes being his fellow NAPA sponsored athlete, the No:9 Hendrick Motorsports driver didn’t hesitate to call him out. He pointed out that the over aggressive move to his distaste has become more prevalent in the sport.
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Yeah, I was watching. Um, you know, that’s really tough. We see this stuff time and time again at this place and it’s uh, I don’t love it but it has become very much normal.
Chase Elliott said at Martinsville.
He went onto explain how big of a Christian Eckes fan he is, highlighting the good work he did to make it into the championship-4. But he also sympathises with Taylor Gray, who had the championship-4 on his palms, before the dogfight went south.
Not that I like that, I’m a big Christian Eckes fan, I think he does a great job. I’ve enjoyed watching him progress and really be a great competitor. And I can see his side of the fence and I can also see Taylor’s side of the fence and also Ben’s side, too.
Chase Elliott added.
Chase Elliott explained the unfortunate truth about current style of racing
While further talking about the point, Chase Elliott pointed out that he understands where both drivers come from and pointed out that they are victims of circumstances. The racing has gotten to a place in which, if the racer doesn’t show aggression, he would be taken advantage of and there is no other way to survive the chaos.
So, I get it, I totally understand. I try to look at things from all the different directions. So, I get it, I don’t love it. But if you’re not out there trying to, odds are if you’re not the one taking advantage of things, you’re probably going to get taken advantage of. And that’s the unfortunate truth of kind of what things have come to in this arena now.
Chase Elliott said.
This understanding might be the reasoning behind Chase Elliott now approaching Cup racing with more of an aggressive attitude than ever. It has yielded him success for the last few years and it would be the approach he would be employing at Martinsville on Sunday as he is in a must win situation before the season finale.
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