@Greg Vandy Josh is the bigger story. Chase hurt himself and will be out for a while, but he’s not dying or losing physical ability permanently so there’s not much to discuss since nothing will change until he heals. As for Josh, he has an opportunity that has the potential to be huge. It could also fail miserably although I highly doubt that. It’s very possible that Josh could show amazing finishes, possibly even a win. Personally, I’m looking forward to seeing Josh in the car after spending years watching Chase be mostly under the level of where even his biggest fans expected him to be thru all of his cup years. *Hopefully nobody gets mad and starts with the “but he’s a champion!” because, well, that doesn’t mean what it once did.

Yeah sorry I went long on that one. Of course Chase being out is the big story, not Josh filling in, but I’m excited to see what he can do. He just needs time in the car. Unfortunately Atlanta and COTA are up after Phoenix and those aren’t great tracks for showing Josh’s ability. He’s been solid on Road courses with no experience prior to Xfinity and then ATL is a smaller Daytona now. If Josh is in that car for the stretch coming here in 4-5 weeks with Martinsville and Richmond, I would expect he’ll really turn heads. Those are his kinda tracks. Too bad Bristol will be buried in mud. I think they may put someone else in the car for Atlanta and COTA. These upcoming races are bad tracks for a guy with a broken, surgically repaired leg, so I do think Chase will be out at least a month, probably 6-8 weeks. I’m certain Chase will come back and be fine, continue to improve. Even though he’s won the championship race, he’s still a young guy that keeps getting better.

@Steve Alber Throttle leg OK then. No need for brakes or clutch.

@Tim Kenyon left

Which leg?

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That’s atleast 2 months

I wonder what type brake it is that would determine how long he’ll be out.