“It’s a choice” – Kenny Wallace subtly mocks Chase Elliott on Kyle Larson’s struggles Former NASCAR driver Kenny Wallace indirectly criticized Chase Elliott as Kyle Larson’s retirement from the racetrack looms.
The Chevrolet driver, who is ranked fifth in the Cup Series, is unlikely to make the playoffs after missing the Coca-Cola 600.
Larson made his Indianapolis 500 debut on Sunday, May 26, becoming just the fifth driver to challenge for a one-two at Indy Charlotte. However, bad weather proved unfortunate for the Arrow McLaren IndyCar driver.
The Indy 500 started four hours late, and Larson’s race ended 20 minutes after the start of the Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Kyle Larson returned to Charlotte to prepare for the remaining 151 laps, but was canceled by officials as the track began to dry out due to bad weather and high humidity.
This prevented HMS drivers from competing in regular season races, jeopardizing their chances of making the playoffs. According to NASCAR rules, a driver must compete in at least all 26 regular season races to be eligible for the playoffs. However, there are certain exceptions that are intended to prevent drivers from being stripped of a potential championship title through no fault of their own.
Some NASCAR insiders in the community felt that Kyle Larson should not have received an exemption because it was his decision to choose the Indy 500 over the Coca-Cola 600.
Kenny Wallace, who has been closely following the recent furor surrounding the 31-year-old, cleverly poked fun at Chase Elliott’s 2023 snowboarding incident while criticizing NASCAR’s “vague” exemption policy. “Maybe a press conference about (details of) a new exemption from @NASCAR? Because it’s vague.
But they’ll grant a waiver to @KyleLarsonRacin. Then he’ll have to suffer a physical injury to get the exemption.” Skiing is also an option. It could go on forever like this,” Wallace wrote in the article, after the accident forced the driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet to miss six Cup Series races.
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