Ever since Dale Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Tony Stewart left NASCAR, star energy has been missing. So, why isn’t Chase Elliott doing extra off the observe? As the game’s hottest driver, ought to Elliott put himself on the market extra usually?
Kevin Harvick interviewed Denny Hamlin just lately and the 2 talked about Elliott’s position in NASCAR. The Hendrick Motorsports driver shrugged off the concept he would take part in Season 2 of NASCAR: Full Velocity if Netflix needs to have one other go round.
In the meantime, Hamlin put his total life out for followers to see. It was a giant purpose why he was featured so closely. Harvick and Hamlin each suppose Chase Elliott ought to do extra.
“I might decide Chase Elliott,” Harvick answered as the driving force he needs to see put themselves out within the public extra.
“I might [too],” Hamlin agreed. “Chase Elliott is an important individual in our sport. I believe he is aware of it however I don’t suppose he understands how large his affect is on our sport. Once I hear him converse on Dale Jr.’s podcast about, ‘Pay attention I simply wish to be the most effective race automotive driver I might be,’ that’s comprehensible. And that’s somebody who is targeted on their profession and doing the most effective they’ll for his or her group.”
Being targeted on the race observe is the highest job for Elliott and different drivers. However there’s extra to being a professional athlete than competing.
“However there’s a present to it,” Harvick interjected. “There’s a way of leisure that has to go together with this for us to have these personalities.”
“There’s, and on prime of that there’s, for my part, it’s simply my opinion, there’s additionally considerably of an obligation to assist develop the game,” Hamlin continued. “Now, the game has to do its personal due diligence on selling it, that’s a complete different topic. However the drivers themselves should be accessible to get to grasp the personalities. As a result of we love watching sports activities due to the superstars, they’ll do issues that we can not do.
“I really like watching the NBA as a result of they’ll do athletic issues that I by no means may dream of, that’s what pursuits me, proper? We wish to present folks how nice Chase Elliott is at his craft however you bought to get just a little little bit of the perception of what makes him nice for folks to comprehend it and perceive it.”
Chase Elliott is proficient. He has had struggles since final season. Nonetheless, this can be a champion of the game. Elliott is the preferred driver since Dale Earnhardt Jr. hung up his racing gloves. That comes with a sure stage of accountability. Elliott must step up in that regard.
