INDIANAPOLIS
A few days and a few replay reviews have given Chase Elliott a new perspective on last weekend’s crash at Daytona.
Now he believes there’s only one driver to fault.
“I’ll take the blame,” Elliott said Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. “I don’t have an issue with it.”
That’s a stark contrast to Elliott’s profanity-laced tirade on the radio Saturday night. Back then, Elliott let his Hendricks Motorsports team know exactly who he thought was responsible for the contact — Michael McDowell.
On Thursday, during a trip to the 2.5-mile Brickyard, Elliott acknowledged what was said Saturday night came in the heat of the race and time had helped him reach a different opinion — one that may help him produce a better result at Kentucky this weekend.
Another up-and-comer, Kyle Larson, remains the points leader, but many believe the 21-year-old Elliott could be NASCAR’s next big thing.
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