Not only was he involved in a wreck that ended his race at Richmond, Chase Elliott was given a penalty for cutting a rival's pit box.

Chase Elliott was one of the drivers lucky enough to navigate the way through the wreck, but his good fortune would not last. Just as he cleared the smoke and carnage, he collided with Busch as the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet came back down the track.

He once again applauded Gustafson's call in the Richmond race before the #9 faced the unfortunate incident on the track. Gluck pointed out the #9 crew chief saving the set of tires like Ryan Preece, a driver who was in contention towards the end.

Chase Elliott received a penalty from NASCAR on his first pit stop before crashing out at Richmond and explaining what happened from his perspective.

A NASCAR insider realized that Chase Elliott fans are very passionate and will defend him at any chance they get. On The Teardown podcast, Jeff Gluck of The Athletic detailed the anger he received from fans for defending Elliott’s crew chief,

Berry was eventually able to get going, and Elliott made his pit stop, but while he was still on pit road, NASCAR ended up throwing the caution anyway for debris on the track from Berry’s wreck – which was another huge break for Elliott, who was able to catch back up to the field after his pit stop.

There’s no question what Chase Elliott’s favorite NASCAR racetrack is: Atlanta Motor Speedway. It’s not surprising, as Elliott grew up 75 miles north of

Hendrick Motorsports superstar Chase Elliott reveals how he managed the expectations that come from being a NASCAR legend's son.