Carl Edwards sends Chase Elliott warning after hearing NASCAR interview
Carl Edwards has issued a warning to Chase Elliott after the NASCAR star's honest interview on Amazon Prime Video following Sunday's race at Pocono.
Carl Edwards has warned Chase Elliott to be wary of the NASCAR Cup Series playoff cut line, with the Hendrick Motorsports star winless in 2025.
Elliott is sitting fifth in the Cup standings, but a winless start to the campaign leaves the 29-year-old in danger of not making the cut should 16 different race winners take the chequered flag before the playoffs.
Elliott has nine top-ten finishes, including back-to-back top-five results in Mexico City, which was won by Shane van Gisbergen, and Pocono, which Chase Briscoe won. The Cup star appears to be nearing a win in the regular season, and Elliott has stated that he believes his No. 9 can get to Victory Lane before time runs out for the playoffs.
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"I think so. When I look at today, I feel like we were just right there, one little adjustment away from being right with Ryan (Blaney) and Denny (Hamlin), I felt like," Elliott said when asked if he feels a win is near.
"I feel like it's all well within reach, we've just got to piece it all together at the same time. It's hard to be mad about top-fives. It's not what we're after, but certainly looking for more."
However, NASCAR legend Edwards, who came up painfully short in his own quest for a Cup title in his racing days, has warned Elliott to be wary of the playoff cut line should he go winless in the 2025 regular season.
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"He's a winner, he's a champion. He wants to be in Victory Lane. That interview tells me that," Edwards said on Elliott's admission.
"It's so tough because consistency in the history of the sport is so important. But right now, as we talked about that cut line, 160 (points) might not be enough."
Elliott also stated that he made some costly errors at Pocono, with Turn 3 proving to be a challenge. "I think we've been capable of doing that in other weeks, so I'm not surprised by it, truthfully (back to back top fives)," Elliott added.
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"At the same time, it's not what we're here to do either, so just got to be a little better. I was really proud of the effort from where we were yesterday. We missed pretty bad yesterday.
"So to get our NAPA Chevy back, just in contention, and really gave ourselves a shot… I thought (turn) three was my weak point, I just never could get comfortable over there, and especially late in the run, just made too many mistakes. It was a solid day, not what we're after, but on to Atlanta."
