{"id":1576024,"date":"2023-08-21T09:36:57","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1576024"},"modified":"2023-08-21T09:36:58","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T13:36:58","slug":"steve-letarte-point-finger-alan-gustafson-mistake-ruins-chase-elliotts-watkins-glen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/steve-letarte-point-finger-alan-gustafson-mistake-ruins-chase-elliotts-watkins-glen\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Letarte Doesn't Hesitate to Point Finger Directly at Alan Gustafson After Costly Mistake Ruins Chase Elliott's Day at Watkins Glen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Chase Elliott<\/a> knew coming into the NASCAR Cup Series race at Watkins Glen he was in a must-win situation. After finishing second last week on the Indianapolis Road Course, the Hendrick Motorsports driver<\/a> and his team were feeling good about their chances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Things looked positive for the sport's most popular driver during the first half of the race as he ran inside the top 10, but then disaster struck in a most embarrassing way when the car inexplicably ran out of fuel. On the NBC broadcast, former HMS crew chief Steve Letarte<\/a> didn't hold back in what he thought about the costly mistake and who was to blame.<\/p>\n\n\n\nChase Elliott is aggressive early and moves into top 10 <\/h2>\n\n\n\n