Chase Elliott claims it is ‘business as usual’ for him going into the 2024 season
Chase Elliott had the worst Cup season of his career in 2023.
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The 2023 season was one to forget for Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott. He finished the season winless for the first time since his debut season in 2017. Elliott failed to make it into the playoffs for the first time in his career at the premier divisions of the sport, and his chase of the owners’ championship ended in R-8.
The major reason for his underwhelming year was his injury in a snowboarding accident ahead of the season’s third race. He broke his tibia and missed out on six races in the first half of the season. Since his return, Elliott has failed to perform with the same consistency as he used to, and the winless streak cost him the playoffs.
Despite an underwhelming end to the previous season, Elliott has a positive outlook about the coming year. He is going in with a business-as-usual approach where everyone will start fresh with an equal wavelength to start the season. He expects to have a nice start and carry on the momentum to the season’s remaining races.
I feel like it’s kind of just business as usual and an opportunity to start fresh. Everybody’s kind of on equal wavelengths to start the year, and you just hope that you fire off good and have a nice start and try to get in the routine of getting back on the road and getting back in the car.Chase Elliott told NBC Sports.
Chase Elliott gives an update on his shoulder surgery
Elliott had a busy off-season due to the procedure he had to undergo to treat his shoulder. He is now recovering from the surgery and has admitted that it has been a painful journey. But the HMS driver confirmed that he will race in the unofficial season opener, the LA clash, as he is expected to be race-fit ahead of the season.
I’m still working through it. But it’s been, yeah definitely aspects of it that are painful, not fun. Just getting your range of motion back and get things loosened back up again is difficult. Shoulders are kinda tricky, I didn’t realize just how many awkward ways you use your shoulder. But, I’ve learned more about shoulders and knees in the past year than I cared to know about prior to [my injury and shoulder].
Elliott’s rival, Denny Hamlin of Joe Gibbs Racing, also had a similar surgery during the off-season. The veteran racer has also confirmed that he will return to racing at the LA Clash and will fight for the race win alongside Elliott.
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