NASCAR's Chase Elliott to miss multiple weeks after tibia surgery

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Chase Elliott will miss Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway after undergoing a three-hour surgery to repair his fractured tibia.

Elliott suffered the injury snowboarding, and Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews said there was no timeline for Elliott's return to racing.

"We’re going to race a long time together with Chase Elliott, and we’re going to win a lot more races together," Andrews said. 

"Certainly, there’s a little bit of a setback, and obviously Chase is very disappointed. The most important thing is Chase’s health, and we’ll have a suit ready for him when he’s healthy and ready to get back in a race car."

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Chase Elliott watches as his crew works on his car during a practice for NASCAR's Daytona 500 Feb. 17, 2023, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Josh Berry will drive the No. 9 Chevrolet in Sunday's Cup race in Las Vegas.

Berry acknowledged he will need to adjust to driving the new car, but he did manage to win two Xfinity Series races on the track in the past. He said his familiarity with the track should be beneficial.

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"I’m going to be learning a new car here in an hour or so, so at least having some success on the track, I think that definitely gives me more confidence in what I’m doing," Berry said Saturday. "It’s been a wild couple of days. You never know what will happen when you wake up."

Andrews added that the process has started to get a waiver for Elliot from NASCAR. If the waiver is granted,