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Chase Elliott
Elliott at Road America in 2015
BornWilliam Clyde Elliott II
(1995-11-28) November 28, 1995 (age 28)
Dawsonville, Georgia
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
Achievements2010 Winchester 400 Winner
2011 Snowball Derby Winner
2012 World Crown 300 Winner
2013 All American 400 Winner
2014 Nationwide Series Champion
2015 Snowball Derby Winner[1]
2016 Daytona 500 Pole Winner
Awards2014 Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year
2014–2015 Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver
2016 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
41 races run over 2 years
Car no., teamNo. 24 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2016 position10th
Best finish10th (2016)
First race2015 STP 500 (Martinsville)
Last race2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 17 2
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
72 races run over 3 years
Car no., teamNo. 88/5 (JR Motorsports)
2016 position90th
Best finish1st (2014)
First race2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Last race2016 Subway Firecracker 250 (Daytona)
First win2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas)
Last win2016 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
5 59 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
10 races run over 2 years
Truck no., teamNo. 71 (Contreras Motorsports)
2016 position83rd
Best finish22nd (2013)
First race2013 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race2016 Texas Roadhouse 200 (Martinsville)
First win2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Mosport)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 8 2
Statistics current as of November 20, 2016.

William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II (born November 28, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently drives the No. 24 Chevrolet SS for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series full-time. He also drives the No. 88 and No. 5 Chevrolet Camaros for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series on a part-time basis. He is the son of 1988 Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott.[2]

He won the 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship, becoming the first rookie to win a national series championship in NASCAR.

On November 23, 2015, Elliott was named the 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver for the second year in a row.

Racing career

Early career and short track racing

Elliott's K&N Pro Series East car at Rockingham in 2012

Elliott raced in 40 races in various series in 2010, winning twelve events over the course of the year and finishing in the top ten 38 times.[3] It was the third season of his racing career, and he won the Blizzard Series, Miller Lite and Gulf Coast championship en route to being named the Georgia Asphalt Pro Late Model Series Rookie of the Year.[3] He ended the season by winning the Winchester 400.[3] Sports Illustrated named Elliott as the high school player of the week in April 2011.[3] During the year, he competed in the Champion Racing Association, winning the series' National Super Late Model championship.[4] Later that year, just after his sixteenth birthday, he won the Snowball Derby and became the race's youngest winner.[5] He beat the second place driver, DJ Vanderley, by a record 0.229 seconds.[6] In 2012, he won the Alan Turner Snowflake 100, prelude to the Snowball Derby, for the second time in three years.[7]

In November 2013, Elliott won the All American 400, becoming the first driver to win all four of the country's largest short-track races: the All American 400, the Snowball Derby, the World Crown 300 and the Winchester 400.[8] In December, it appeared as though Elliott had become the first driver to sweep the Snowball Derby and Snowflake 100 in the same weekend. Upon post-race inspection, however, a piece of tungsten was found in Elliott's car, which was prohibited by the Derby rulebook. Elliott was accordingly disqualified and the victory awarded to Erik Jones.[9] Elliott won the Snowball Derby in 2015 after initial winner Christopher Bell was disqualified.[1]

NASCAR

Touring series

Elliott signed a three-year driver development contract with Hendrick Motorsports in February 2011.[3][10] He competed in the K&N Pro Series East in 2011, finishing 9th in series points.[4] Elliott returned to the K&N Pro Series East in 2012,[4] winning his first career race in the series at Iowa Speedway in May.[11] He finished fourth in series points.

In 2011 and 2012, Elliott competed in three K&N Pro Series West races (once in 2011, twice in 2012), all at Phoenix International Raceway. In his lone 2011 event, he finished third, and in the 2012 races, he finished 17th (due to a crash) and fourth.[12]

Camping World Truck Series

In January 2013, it was announced that Elliott would compete in nine NASCAR Camping World Truck Series events for Hendrick Motorsports during the 2013 racing season, using trucks prepared by Turner Scott Motorsports.[13]

In qualifying for the UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway, Elliott won his first career NASCAR pole position with a lap speed of 125.183 miles per hour (201.463 km/h)*, and became the youngest pole-sitter in Truck Series history.[14]

Elliott would win his first race in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, in the first road course truck race outside the US; he was at the time the youngest winner in Truck Series history, at the age of 17 years, 9 months, and 4 days.[15][N 1] The win was however controversial as Elliott made contact with leader Ty Dillon in the last corner. Dillon hit the tire barrier while Elliott went into the grass though recovered enough to be able to coast to the finish line ahead of Kyle Busch Motorsports driver Chad Hackenbracht.[17]

Dillon afterwards stated that the next time they raced each other "he won't finish the race";[17] later Elliott stated he had attempted to apologize to Dillon but without any response.[18] The following week at Iowa Speedway, Elliott cut down a tire early in the race and crashed without involvement from Dillon.[19]

In October 2016, Elliott entered the Alpha Energy Solutions 200 at Martinsville Speedway, his first truck race since 2013, driving the #71 for Contreras Motorsports, leasing owners points and the truck chassis from JR Motorsports.[20]

Xfinity Series

Elliott racing his Nationwide car at Road America in 2014

In January 2014, it was announced that Elliott would be competing full-time in the Nationwide Series in 2014, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, with sponsorship from NAPA Auto Parts.[21] On April 4, 2014, Elliott won the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, holding Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch off after taking the lead with 16 laps to go.[22] On April 11, 2014, Elliott won the VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway by passing Elliott Sadler on the last lap after restarting sixth with two laps to go.[23] Elliott won the EnjoyIllinois.com 300 at Chicagoland Speedway after holding off Trevor Bayne.[24] At Phoenix, Elliott clinched the Nationwide Series championship with a 53-point lead over teammate Regan Smith, becoming the first rookie and youngest driver to win a NASCAR national series title.[25] Later in the year, he was named the Nationwide Series' Most Popular Driver.[26]

In 2015, Elliott received his first DNF in his career after being involved in the second big one at Daytona, finishing 28th. On September 11, Elliott won his first race of the season at Richmond, snapping his 36-race winless streak. He battled with Chris Buescher for the championship, but was unable to catch up and finished 2nd in points.

With Elliott moving up to the Sprint Cup Series, he will drive the No. 88 car part-time in the Xfinity Series.

Sprint Cup Series

On January 29, 2015, Hendrick Motorsports announced Elliott would make his Sprint Cup Series debut in 2015, driving the No. 25 with Kenny Francis as crew chief. He was scheduled to race in five races at Martinsville, Richmond, Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Darlington. The team also announced that he will take over Jeff Gordon's No. 24 starting in 2016 as Gordon enters retirement.[26]

Elliott's Cup debut in the STP 500 was threatened by potential rain; due to a lack of owner's points and race attempts, had qualifying been rained out, he would have failed to qualify. Elliott eventually recorded a lap speed of 96.919 mph (155.976 km/h), qualifying 27th.[27] During the race, contact with Brett Moffitt on lap 75 forced his car to drop debris onto the track and damage to hang from its rear, while his power steering was damaged. Dropping to 37th, Elliott entered the garage, and returned to the race on lap 144, 69 laps behind the leader and in last. Elliott would ultimately finish 38th, 73 laps down.[28] On May 5, it was announced that Elliott would be entering the Sprint All-Star Race's Sprint Showdown.[29] He finished 8th and 5th in the event's two segments.[30]

2016

Elliott joined the Sprint Cup Series full-time in 2016, driving the No. 24 with Alan Gustafson as crew chief.[26] Elliott carried primary sponsorship from NAPA (twenty-four races),[31] 3M (five races),[32] SunEnergy1 (four races),[33] Kelley Blue Book (two races),[34] and Mountain Dew (two races).[35] He won the 2016 Rookie of the Year over Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Brian Scott.[36]

In his Daytona 500 debut, Elliott won the pole with a speed of 196.314 miles per hour (315.937 km/h). At the age of 20, he became the youngest pole-sitter in 500 history.[37] Elliott led three laps in the race, but on lap 18, spun exiting turn four and slid into the grass, damaging the front of the car. Elliott returned to the race on lap 59, 40 laps down, and finished 37th.[38] The next week he finished 8th at Atlanta for his first Sprint Cup top ten finish. The following week, at Las Vegas, Elliott showed a strong car all day and even had his car inside the top 5 with 40 laps to go, but crashed and finished 38th. Elliott picked up more top tens during the spring, finishing 5th at Texas for his first career Top-5, 4th at Bristol, 5th at Talladega, 9th at Kansas, 3rd at Dover, 8th in the Coca-Cola 600, and a career best 2nd at Michigan.[39] At Pocono for the running of the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400, Elliott would have his breakout race of his Sprint Cup career, Elliott would start 13th and later get the lead in the race and he would lead a race high of 51 laps, leading the most laps in a Sprint Cup race for the first time in his career. On a restart Elliott would lose the lead and then race came down close to fuel but the fuel would hold and he would finish 4th. At Michigan in June, Elliott finished second after he missed a shift in the lead. He won the fan vote to advance into the All-Star Race along with Danica Patrick where he finished a respectable 7th after nearly winning the final segment of the Sprint Showdown, losing to Kyle Larson in a photo finish. Fifteen races into his rookie season he sits 6th in the standings, the highest without a victory, with two poles for the Daytona 500 and at Talladega, six Top-5's and eleven Top-10's. Two weeks later at Sonoma, Elliott started 16th, but would ultimately finish 21st. He was one of the first rookies to qualify for the Chase along with Chris Buescher since Denny Hamlin in 2006. On September 18 at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 400, he had a chance at his first win but a late caution wiped out his 3 second lead over Martin Truex Jr. who would go on to win the race while Elliott would finish in 3rd.

Other racing

Elliott's 2013 ARCA car at Road America

Elliott competed in five ARCA Racing Series races in 2013 in order to gain experience at larger circuits (ARCA allows 17-year old drivers to race at Pocono Raceway and Kentucky Speedway, two circuits where NASCAR has a minimum age of 18; the minimum age for ovals longer than 2,000 meters, or 1.25 miles, is 18 years of age; shorter tracks and road courses have a minimum age of 16.).[13] On June 8, 2013, Elliott became the youngest winner in ARCA superspeedway history following his Pocono victory.[40]

Television appearances

Elliott has made appearances on television, including CMT's The Dude Perfect Show[41] and MTV's Ridiculousness.[42] He voices the character Mark Set-Go on Nickelodeon's Blaze and the Monster Machines.[43]

Magazines

Elliott has appeared on the cover of magazines, including NASCAR Illustrated;[44] NASCAR Pole Position;[45][46] and Georgia Magazine.[47]

Video games

Elliott is featured as a playable driver in Forza Motorsport 6, via the NASCAR expansion pack.[48] The expansion features twenty-four paint schemes from the 2016 Sprint Cup Series season, including Elliott's No. 24 NAPA SS.[48] Elliott, along with Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch, provide commentary in the expansion as the "voices of motorsport."[48] Elliott and Johnson also had roles in developing the expansion.[49]

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Top 5s Top 10s Poles Points Position
2010 CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series Ford Racing 9 0 5 8 0 492 19th
2011 CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series Hendrick Motorsports 2 1 2 2 0 300 22nd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Hendrick Motorsports 12 0 3 6 0 1510 9th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Hendrick Motorsports 1 0 1 1 0 165 67th
2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Hendrick Motorsports 14 1 6 9 1 500 4th
ARCA Racing Series Hendrick Motorsports 6 0 3 6 1 1260 25th
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Hendrick Motorsports 2 0 1 1 0 67 38th
2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Hendrick Motorsports 9 1 5 7 1 315 22nd
ARCA Racing Series Hendrick Motorsports 5 1 3 4 0 975 28th
2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series JR Motorsports 33 3 16 26 2 1213 1st
ARCA Racing Series Hendrick Motorsports 1 0 0 1 0 185 86th
2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series JR Motorsports 33 1 11 27 0 1175 2nd
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hendrick Motorsports 5 0 0 0 0 0 -
2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Hendrick Motorsports 36 0 10 17 2 2285 10th
NASCAR Xfinity Series JR Motorsports 5 1 4 5 0 0 90th
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Contreras Motorsports[50] 1 0 1 1 1 0 83rd
NASCAR K&N Pro Series West HScott Motorsports[51] 1 1 1 1 1 0 -
Sprint Cup Series 41 0 10 17 2
Xfinity Series 71 5 31 58 2
Camping World Truck Series 10 1 6 8 2
K&N Pro Series East 26 1 9 15 1
K&N Pro Series West 4 1 3 3 1
ARCA Racing Series 12 1 6 11 1
CARS X-1R Pro Cup Series 11 1 7 10 0

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series

Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2016 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 37

Xfinity Series

Camping World Truck Series

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

See also

References

Notes
  1. ^ The current youngest Camping World Truck Series winner is Cole Custer, winning at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in September 2014 at 16 years, 7 months, and 28 days.[16]
Citations
  1. ^ a b Allaway, Phill (December 6, 2015). "Chase Elliott Wins Snowball Derby After Christopher Bell DQ'd". Frontstretch. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Elliott, Hendrick unveil 2016 No. 24 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevy". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e Glickman, Ben (April 28, 2011). "Chase Elliott follows path of race car driver father". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Owens, Jeff (February 11, 2012). "Chase Elliott Takes After Dad". SPEEDtv.com. Fox Sports. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  5. ^ "Chase Elliott wins Snowball Derby". Pensacola News Journal. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ^ "Elliott wins prestigious Snowball Derby". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  7. ^ Corder, Chuck (December 1, 2012). "Snowball Derby: Chase Elliott rolls to Snowflake victory". Pensacola News Journal. Pensacola, FL. Retrieved February 2, 2012.
  8. ^ Cole, Nick (November 2, 2013). "Chase Elliott wins at Fairgrounds Speedway". The Tennessean. Nashville, TN. Retrieved 2013-10-03.
  9. ^ Inabinett, Mark (December 8, 2013). "Erik Jones gets second straight Snowball Derby victory after Chase Elliott disqualified". Press-Register. Mobile, AL. Retrieved 2013-12-09.
  10. ^ Staff. "Son of NASCAR's Bill Elliott signs multi-year deal". WAGA-TV. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  11. ^ Hamilton, Andy (May 19, 2012). "K&N Pro Series: Chase Elliott capitalizes on Brett Moffitt's bad luck". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "Chase Elliott: NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results (races)". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  13. ^ a b White, Rea (January 23, 2013). "Chase Elliott to run Trucks races". Fox Sports. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  14. ^ Albert, Zack (August 21, 2013). "Elliott becomes youngest Truck pole winner". NASCAR. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  15. ^ "Elliott wrecks Dillon to win Truck race". U.S. News & World Report. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 3, 2013.
  16. ^ "16-year-old Cole Custer becomes youngest to win Truck Series race". Sporting News. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Chase Elliott wins road-course race". Fox Sports. September 1, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  18. ^ Hamilton, Andy (September 7, 2013). "NASCAR Trucks: Dillon vows retaliation after crash with Elliott". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, IA. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  19. ^ "Tire issue shortens Elliott's day in Iowa". Chase Elliott official site. September 10, 2013. Retrieved October 9, 2013.
  20. ^ Utter, Jim (October 27, 2016). "Chase Elliott enters Truck race for first time in three years". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  21. ^ Ryan, Nate (January 6, 2014). "NAPA will back Chase Elliott at JR Motorsports". USA Today. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
  22. ^ Jensen, Tom (April 4, 2014). "Besting the boss: Chase Elliott, 18, tops Dale Jr., all comers in NNS race". Foxsports.com. Retrieved April 4, 2014.
  23. ^ Hembree, Mike (April 11, 2014). "Rookie Chase Elliott wins second straight at Darlington". USA Today. McLean, VA. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  24. ^ Associated Press (July 20, 2014). "Chase Elliott holds off Trevor Bayne for Nationwide win". Sporting News. Retrieved July 21, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  25. ^ Ryan, Nate (November 8, 2014). "Chase Elliott clinches Nationwide championship, makes history". USA Today. Retrieved November 8, 2014.
  26. ^ a b c "It's official: Chase Elliott to replace Jeff Gordon in No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy". Foxsports.com. January 29, 2015. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  27. ^ Jensen, Tom (March 27, 2015). "Mission accomplished: Chase Elliott qualifies for his first Sprint Cup race". Foxsports.com. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  28. ^ Norman, Brad (March 29, 2015). "CHASE ELLIOTT KNOCKED AROUND AT MARTINSVILLE". NASCAR. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  29. ^ Caldwell, Gray (May 5, 2015). "Chase Elliott to race in Sprint Showdown". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  30. ^ "SPRINT SHOWDOWN RACE RESULTS". Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
  31. ^ "NAPA REVEALS ITS 24 RACES FOR CHASE ELLIOTT IN '16". NASCAR. January 8, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  32. ^ Pennell, Jay (December 28, 2015). "Chase Elliott's 2016 No. 24 3M paint scheme revealed". Foxsports.com. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  33. ^ "SunEnergy1 becomes primary sponsor of Chase Elliott". Concord, NC: Hendrick Motorsports. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2016.
  34. ^ "KELLEY BLUE BOOK TO SPONSOR CHASE ELLIOTT". NASCAR. December 17, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  35. ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (January 15, 2016). "Elliott, Kahne to join Earnhardt with Mountain Dew sponsorship". NBC Sports. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  36. ^ Sheldon, Kathy; Ruffin, Jessica (January 13, 2016). "H2H: WHO WILL BE THE 2016 SUNOCO ROOKIE OF THE YEAR?". NASCAR. Retrieved January 28, 2016.
  37. ^ Gluck, Jeff (February 14, 2016). "Chase Elliott wins pole for Daytona 500". USA Today. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  38. ^ Albert, Zack (February 21, 2016). "CHASE ELLIOTT WRECKS EARLY IN DAYTONA 500". NASCAR. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  39. ^ "Chase Elliott 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Results". Racing-Reference.info. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  40. ^ Bruce, Kenny (June 19, 2013). "Elliott focuses on present, not 2014 uncertainty". NASCAR. Retrieved June 20, 2013.
  41. ^ Mongole, Geena (April 14, 2016). "Elliott and Earnhardt featured on 'Dude Perfect' premiere". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  42. ^ "Elliott makes his co-hosting debut on MTV's 'Ridiculousness'". Hendrick Motorsports. January 18, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  43. ^ "DRIVERS BLAZE INTO NICKELODEON'S ANIMATED WORLD". NASCAR. June 2, 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  44. ^ "November 2014". NASCAR Illustrated. Retrieved February 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  45. ^ "NASCAR Pole Position Charlotte 2015 (May)". NASCAR Pole Position. Retrieved February 9, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  46. ^ "NASCAR Pole Position Bristol 2016 (April)". NASCAR Pole Position. Retrieved April 13, 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  47. ^ Caldwell, Gray (July 28, 2016). "Elliott featured on cover of Georgia Magazine". Hendrick Motorsports. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  48. ^ a b c "Forza Motorsport 6 NASCAR Expansion". Forza Motorsport. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  49. ^ "Forza Motorsport 6 NASCAR Expansion released on Xbox One". NASCAR. May 17, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  50. ^ http://www.nascar.com/en_us/camping-world-truck-series/standings/results/2016/texas-roadhouse-200-presented-by-alpha-energy-solutions.raceResults.entryList.html
  51. ^ "Chase Elliott drove a No. 24 HScott Motorsports with Justin Marks NASCAR K&N Pro Series West entry to victory with sponsorship from NAPA KNOW HOW!". HScott Motorsports Facebook. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
Sporting positions
Preceded by NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Sunoco Gulf Coast Championship Series Champion
2010
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by Winchester 400 Winner
2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by Snowball Derby Winner
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by World Crown 300 Winner
2012
Succeeded by
Preceded by All American 400 Winner
2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Snowball Derby Winner
2015
Succeeded by
Incumbent