Welp. The 2023 NASCAR season is now OFFICIALLY in the books. Ross Chastain wins the season finale at Phoenix ending his season on a high note with 2 wins to his name this year, but the bigger story was Ryan Blaney... finishing 2nd and staying ahead of Kyle Larson and William Byron to win the championship. He proved that he didn't have to win the race to be the champion and to me that IS NOT a bad thing. Blaney almost lost his cool with Ross Chastain... but luckily his crew chief kept him in line. He got him to keep his cool, didn't let Blaney get over his head bc of Chastain. Kept his mind on the bigger picture. Without him imo, Blaney wouldn't have won the championship.

As a Hendrick fan, I am disappointed that William Byron didn't win the championship bc statistically speaking he deserved it, but I'm not mad... bc Ryan Blaney is an underdog and the underdog winning the championship is a good thing.

I am also disappointed that my guy, Chase Elliott, didn’t go to victory lane this year but at this time of year it makes no difference. The season is ALL OVER with. Chase Elliott had an inconsistent year and was injured in a skiin’ accident, really messed up his year. Congrats to Ryan Blaney though.