Post-Vegas social buzz: Johnson jabs playfully at ‘young guys,’ Andretti gives props to Harvick

MORE: Harvick dominates Las Vegas | Picks up 100th career NASCAR win Coming into the season, much of the talk -- rightly so -- was centered around NASCAR's young talent set to take the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series by storm after big names such as Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Carl Edwards and Dale Earnhardt Jr. have stepped out of their race cars over the past few years. With drivers like Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, William Byron, Daniel Suarez (the list goes on) making names for themselves at the top level, it's easy to get excited about the future. Kevin Harvick, 42, took the conversation back into the present the past two weekends, however, winning both Atlanta and Las Vegas in convincing fashion. https://twitter.com/KevinHarvick/status/970499307198734336 Fellow 42-year-old Jimmie Johnson took notice, and playfully threw a jab at the "young guys," and succinctly summed up his race via emoji. https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/970462603335016449 https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/970464999687700480 https://twitter.com/JimmieJohnson/status/970481109422223361 https://twitter.com/KevinHarvick/status/970500536079437824 Another ... let's just say, "not-so-young-guy" ... chimed in to offer his congratulations to the 2014 champion. https://twitter.com/MarioAndretti/status/970497422983139328 Despite Harvick's dominance, two "young guys" in Larson and Blaney both finished in the top five, but the Chip Ganassi Racing driver knows there's a bit to make up when it comes to catching the No. 4. https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin/status/970470502148988928 Larson -- along with Michael Waltrip -- also made sure to give props to Matt DiBenedetto after the 26-year-old grinded out a season-best 22nd-place finish. https://twitter.com/mattdracing/status/970478413348716544 https://twitter.com/KyleLarsonRacin/status/970519823317807105 https://twitter.com/mattdracing/status/970520495492943872 https://twitter.com/MW55/status/970469454285910018 https://twitter.com/mattdracing/status/970470328676769792 https://twitter.com/MW55/status/970471927675469824 Kurt Busch, while he didn't quite enjoy the same success as his victorious SHR teammate, still had a pretty good evening despite crashing out of the race. MORE: Busch collides with Chase Elliott https://twitter.com/KurtBusch/status/970506160204853248 And finally, a few other drivers chimed in on their respective races and one thing is clear -- they all can't wait to get to Phoenix for Sunday's TicketGuardian 500 (3:30 p.m. ET, FOX). Think we all agree on that one! MORE: Las Vegas takeaways | Full schedule for Phoenix https://twitter.com/ClintBowyer/status/970460405490368512 https://twitter.com/dennyhamlin/status/970466838030290944 https://twitter.com/keselowski/status/970478507213164544 https://twitter.com/jamiemcmurray/status/970477930290843650 https://twitter.com/Aric_Almirola/status/970475413171523584