Chase Elliott has been constant all through the final three NASCAR Cup Collection seasons, however has but to get again to the extent of efficiency he was at from 2020-22.
Throughout these three years, Elliott made the Championship 4 thrice, gained the 2020 championship and went to victory lane 12 occasions.
Elliott has gained just one race and has not made the Championship 4, even lacking the Cup Collection playoffs altogether in 2023 after an early-season damage put him behind the eight ball.
Elliott definitely hasn’t been unhealthy over the previous three years, however with William Byron making the Championship 4 three years in a row and Kyle Larson profitable the 2025 championship, the stress to carry out has ratcheted up for Elliott.
Numbers do not lie
The aforementioned win whole from 2020-22 and 2023-25 is probably the most telling statistic, however there are extra numbers that signify Elliott’s downturn in efficiency.
| Yr | Wins | Prime 5 | Prime 10 | Laps Led | Avg End |
| 2020 | 5 | 15 | 22 | 1,247 | 11.7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 15 | 21 | 952 | 11.4 |
| 2022 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 857 | 12.5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 195 | 13.1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 431 | 11.7 |
| 2025 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 454 | 12.6 |
Elliott remains to be in a position to end close to the entrance of the pack constantly, however he isn’t spending as a lot time there throughout races as he used to. He is additionally not beginning as far in the direction of the entrance as he used to: Elliott’s common beginning place was 17.3 when he missed the playoffs in 2023 and 16. 1 in 2025 in comparison with 9.0 in his 2020 championship season and his career-best mark of 8.1 in 2021 — each of which occurred in a COVID period of beginning positions largely being primarily based on efficiency within the earlier race.
There is not any cause for Elliott followers to panic, but when he and the No. 9 crew do not significantly problem for the title in 2026, it may very well be time for Hendrick Motorsports to contemplate shuffling some issues round to rejuvenate NASCAR’s hottest driver.
