Overview

• Chase Elliott publicly called on NASCAR to abandon its four-round, 10-race playoff system in favor of a points title covering all 36 events.
• He cited the season’s tight competition through the first 26 races and argued that a cumulative format would adequately determine the best driver.
• Elliott snapped a 44-race winless drought with his June victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, crediting teammate Alex Bowman’s final-lap push for the decisive advantage.
• Through 21 races, he has recorded one win, seven top-five finishes, 12 top-10s and seldom placed outside the top 20, underscoring his case for rewarding consistency.
• Former champion Brad Keselowski echoed Elliott’s viewpoint by warning that the playoff structure obscures the full measure of teams’ performance under NASCAR’s Next Gen car.