Chase Elliott to Joe Gibbs Racing? According to Christopher Bell, this could happen. Bell accidentally spilled the beans during a Friday afternoon press conference about when “Chase” would move to Joe Gibbs Racing in 2025.
Now, Bell was talking about Chase Briscoe, who will replace Martin Truex Jr. in the No. 19 car next season. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver didn’t speak about Elliott, but the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion was asked about his comments.
Elliott has been in the news this week with various rumors of a silly season, according to Hendrick Motorsports. “Yeah, I heard about that,” Elliott said. “That was interesting. My boss actually messaged me about something else. I don’t know who sent it to him, but it was whatever.
He sent me this screenshot saying that I was leaving here and going somewhere else and I was going to own a team. All sorts of things happened this week that I obviously didn’t know about.” “I think I’ll be driving for (Joe Gibbs Racing) from now on too.
I don’t think so, if so I didn’t know about it. I feel bad for [Christopher Bell], it was a very honest mistake, that’s obvious. Very honest, he just made a mistake. But I’m happy for [Chase Brisco], I think this is going to be a really good opportunity for him.
I think it was terrible that Bell broke the news, I’m sure he got in trouble for it. All is well. It’ll come out eventually.”
Could Elliott join Joe Gibbs Racing or even own a Cup Series team? Neither will happen, but it’s been a fun 72 hours as the Chase is more connected to Joe Gibbs Racing than ever before.
Instead, Elliott’s place at Hendrick Motorsports is secured for the long term, and he’ll be looking to extend his points lead at this weekend’s USA TODAY 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
