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There’s no doubt, a NASCAR Cup Series championship in 2024 for Chase Elliott would be a popular one.
And you know what? It would also be deserved.
That’s because Elliott has already spent the first 26 races of 2024 doing most of the things that earn title trophies. He’s limited mistakes, avoided trouble and largely, maximized finishes, just as he did at Darlington Raceway last Sunday in coming home 11th.
So, why will Chase Elliott hoist the Bill France Cup after the championship race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 10?
One word: consistency.
And look, we know, it’s been written about in other publications, talked about ad nauseum on TV and on podcasts – by now, Elliott’s steady-Eddie act is no secret.
But it’s also nothing new for the 28-year-old from Dawsonville, Georgia.
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“It’s the way he thinks and the way he races and the way he executes,” Hendrick Motorsports vice chairman and NASCAR Hall of Famer, Jeff Gordon, said. “I think right now, if I just look at who’s the most solid championship-caliber team, I think it’s them because, OK, they might not have the laps led and the number of wins but they also don’t have the DNFs. They’re always in this third-to-seventh range almost every weekend and that’s strong.”
It’s an astute observation from a man with four Cup Series titles himself and there’s plenty of data to back it up.
Consider that there have been 98 races in the Gen-7 era. Among all drivers to have made at least 90 starts in that time, 26 of them in total, Elliott’s six DNFs are the fewest, two fewer than Chris Buescher, Brad Keselowski and Justin Haley.
Hey, you’ve gotta be in it to win it, and nobody has done it better with this car than Elliott.
