Chase Elliott shared that Kasey Kahne actually called him a few months ago to ask for his opinion when Kahne was offered his full-time Truck Series ride with Spire. Chase goes way back with Kahne between him taking over for his dad at Evernham to being teammates in Cup later on. "He just asked for my thoughts, and I told him I thought it would be a really cool thing for him to go do if he wants to race competitively. I think it would be a good team to go do that with, and I thought he would be really pleased with the effort and I think he can do them a really good job." Chase credited Kasey with helping him out in his Cup career, pointing out that he had grown up around him and admired him, and that led to a mutual respect between the two.