Chase Elliott won NASCAR’s Most Popular Driver award for eight straight years, from 2018 through 2025. Usually, that level of fame requires a massive public image and constant social media posts. But Elliott has taken the opposite approach. While millions of fans follow his racing career every weekend, the Hendrick Motorsports driver has intentionally kept much of his personal life out of the spotlight. Now, he is explaining why.
Chase Elliott says staying offline doesn’t mean he’s living a lonely life
“Man, I don’t know why they give me such a hard time, especially Ryan,” Elliot said. “Like, we’re pretty good friends. So, I don’t know. I don’t feel like I’m that complex. I don’t know why this is being assumed towards me.”
For years, Chase Elliott has carried a reputation as one of NASCAR’s quietest personalities. Friends in the garage, including childhood friend Ryan Blaney, often joke that he keeps to himself more than anyone else. Elliott, however, believes that perception has been blown out of proportion.
He explained that people often mistake his lack of social media activity for a lack of personality. In reality, that’s far from the case. Elliott said he simply has no interest in documenting every part of his day for the internet. While many athletes (including NASCAR ones) post about their morning coffee, vacations, workouts, or dinner plans, he prefers to keep those moments between himself and the people closest to him.
That doesn’t mean he spends his life alone. Chase Elliott said he has a close circle of friends around his hometown and enjoys spending time with them and his family. He just doesn’t feel the need to turn those moments into public content. Months earlier, Elliott shared a very similar outlook when discussing life away from the racetrack.
