Chase Elliott’s 2025 Playoff run has been anything but smooth sailing. After a rough 17th-place finish at Darlington put him on the back foot, he clawed his way back with a stellar 3rd-place run at Gateway, keeping his championship hopes alive. That momentum carried him to Bristol. But with just three spots separating him from the cut line, the margin for error was razor-thin.

Every lap mattered, every move could make or break his postseason run. And when you’re Chase Elliott, the most popular driver in NASCAR, every move is under a microscope. What happened next under the bright lights of ‘Thunder Valley’ sent social media into overdrive. And surprisingly, the finger-pointing didn’t go where you’d expect.

Chase Elliott’s NASCAR Bristol race ends early

Chase Elliott’s night came crashin

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