Chase Elliott refuses to sulk in disappointment despite fans rejection

Chase Elliott’s last chance for the 2024 season to enter the Championship 4 round at Phoneix Raceway was taken away by Ryan Blaney in the final race of the Round of 8 at Martinsville Speedway. The Hendrick Motorsports driver led the pack in the final laps, but it wasn’t enough for him to secure the win.

“I was pushing really hard to get to the No. 5 [Larson]. I just felt like Ryan [Blaney] had been really good, and I was scared to give him an opportunity to get to the No. 5 first. I really wanted to try to get the lead. And then you never know… maybe a caution can come out or something.

It didn’t work out for us. All I know is that we came up one spot short, and that’s unfortunate. [The race] was really solid. We’ll go to Phoenix and try to put together a good weekend because that is obviously an important deal.”
The HMS driver is gearing up for the final race of the 2024 season at Phoniex Raceway, set for next weekend.