There is a running joke in the NASCAR garage right now involving Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, and Joe Gibbs Racing. It is all thanks to Christopher Bell.
Chase Elliott is not going anywhere, of course. Chase Briscoe is the driver who will be on the move in 2025. Briscoe is going to move from Stewart-Haas Racing to Joe Gibbs Racing to take over the empty seat being left by Martin Truex Jr.
On Friday, Christopher Bell let it slip that “Chase” will join JGR next season. He caught himself before saying a last name, which allowed for people like Kyle Larson to make jokes online.
“Yeah I heard about that. It was funny, the boss actually sent me a message … it was all kinds of stuff,” Elliott said, via Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports. “He sent me this screenshot that I was leaving and going somewhere else and was going to own a team. Been all kinds of stuff, evidently, going on that I didn’t know I was doing this week.
“I guess I’m headed now to go drive for JGR now, too. I don’t think so. If I am I didn’t know about it. But I felt bad for Bell, such an honest mistake you could tell. It was such a genuine, he just slipped up. So, excited for Briscoe though. I think that will be a really good opportunity for him. Hate that Bell was the one to break the news, I’m sure he got in trouble for that. It’s all good, it was going to come out eventually.”
Chase Elliott won’t be going anywhere. This has all been a really funny couple of days, though.
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