WATCH: When Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney locked horns and burnt rubber at Las Vegas

NASCAR fans witnessed one of the most iconic moments in history when Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney went nose to nose in a burnout at the Las Vegas Strip in 2018. NASCAR on NBC recently recalled the iconic moment in history before the opener race of the round of eight at Las Vegas, Motor Speedway.

The event was held on November 29, 2018, after the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series came to an end. The event was held in one of the most well-known luxury hotels, Wynn, situated at 3131 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109, United States.

To celebrate the end of a perfect season, both Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott and Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney did a celebratory burnout in front of the hotel, giving fans the show of their lives. NASCAR jokingly captioned the post:

"Who won this burnout battle on the Las Vegas Strip in 2018?"

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The event was held before the introduction of NextGen cars in NASCAR, and the cars were from Generation Six. The cars provided a much better resemblance to the stock cars from the showrooms and cars used in the early days of racing but with advanced safety features and aerodynamic design.

Both cars stayed where they were at the start of the burnout, and the duo enjoyed smoking out the tires on a public road. Team Penske #22 driver Joey Logano won the 2018 Monster Energy Cup Series championship and enjoyed the red carpet event at the hotel.

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Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney's performance in the 2018 Cup Series championship

Hendrick Motorsports driver Chase Elliott finished in sixth place in the 2018 Monster Energy Cup Series with a total of 2350 points. He competed in a total of 36 races and won three of them, starting with the Can-Am Duel 2 held at the Daytona International Speedway. The next race he won was the GoBowling held at the Watkins Glen International.

The last race Chase Elliott won in the 2018 season was the Hollywood Casino 400 held at the Kansas Speedway, and he led 44 laps in the 267-lap race. He secured 21 top-ten and 11 top-five finishes throughout the season with an average finish of 12.25.

Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney was in tenth place, four places behind Chase Elliott in the standings, scoring 2298 points in the 2018 season. Blaney only secured one win in the whole season at the Cam-Am Duel 1 held at the Daytona International Speedway.

Blaney secured 16 top-ten and eight top-five finishes in the season with an average start finish of 14.83. He also secured three pole positions in the 2018 season, starting from Las Vegas Motor Speedway, then Pocono Raceway, and Texas Motor Speedway.

Despite not winning the title, both drivers gave their best shot and later won the title. Chase Elliott won the title in 2020 before the NextGen cars, and Ryan Blaney won the title in 2023 after the introduction of NextGen cars in 2022.