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Will Hendrick Motorsports stop Chase Elliott from snowboarding in future?

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 3/5/23

Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after breaking his leg while snowboarding on Friday, which has led to questions about his activities away from the track.

Elliott underwent surgery on Friday and is out of the hospital. He has returned home and is ready to begin physical therapy on Monday.

Elliott won the Cup Series in 2020 and was the 2022 Cup Series regular season champion, so losing him to an injury is not a good thing. But will Hendrick Motorsports ask Elliott to stop snowboarding? The organization’s president Jeff Andrews says no.

“These guys have to go out and live a life outside of the race track. What Chase was doing was not anything abnormal for him. He’s an experienced snowboarder … it was an accident, and our guys have to go out and live their life,” Andrews said Saturday.

Hendrick Motorsports President Jeff Andrews said Chase Elliott is an experienced snowboarder and they view what happened as an accident and not something they would prohibit him from doing in the future. pic.twitter.com/Z1necZJUOz

— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) March 4, 2023

Hendrick Motorsports had Josh Berry drive the No. 9 Chevrolet on Sunday in Las Vegas in place of Elliott, and Berry finished 29th. Hendrick Motorsports has applied for a waiver for Elliott to be eligible for the playoffs when he recovers.

Hendrick Motorsports has not yet said who will be driving the No. 9 car next weekend at Phoenix.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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