101 Facts About Chase Elliott

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Chase Elliott competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 35 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing.

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Chase Elliott won the 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, becoming the first rookie to win a national series championship in NASCAR and the youngest champion in that series.

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Chase Elliott has 18 career wins in the Cup Series, including seven on road courses.

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Chase Elliott is the son of 1988 Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott; the Elliotts are the third father-son NASCAR champions in history, along with Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett.

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At age 13, Chase Elliott was featured alongside thirteen other athletes, including future world number one golfer Jordan Spieth and future NBA 2nd overall pick Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, as potential stars in the July 13,2009 issue of Sports Illustrated.

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Chase 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.

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Chase Elliott ended the season by winning the Winchester 400.

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In November 2013, Chase 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.

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Chase Elliott was accordingly disqualified and the victory awarded to Erik Jones.

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Chase Elliott won the Snowball Derby in 2015 after initial winner Christopher Bell was disqualified.

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In 2011 and 2012, Chase Elliott competed in three ARCA Menards Series West races, all at Phoenix Raceway.

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Chase Elliott competed in six ARCA Racing Series races in 2012 and five races in 2013 with number 9, in order to gain experience at larger circuits.

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On June 8,2013, Chase Elliott became the youngest winner in ARCA superspeedway history following his Pocono victory.

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In January 2013, it was announced that Chase Elliott would compete in nine NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series events for Hendrick Motorsports during the 2013 Truck Series season, using trucks prepared by Turner Scott Motorsports.

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The win was however controversial as Chase Elliott made contact with leader Ty Dillon in the last corner.

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Dillon hit the tire barrier while Chase 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.

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Dillon afterwards stated that the next time they raced each other "he won't finish the race"; later Chase Elliott stated he had attempted to apologize to Dillon but without any response.

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In October 2016, Chase Elliott entered the Alpha Energy Solutions 200 at Martinsville Speedway, his first truck race since 2013, driving the No 71 for Contreras Motorsports, leasing owners points and the truck chassis from JR Motorsports, where he led the most laps with 109 and finished 2nd.

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Chase Elliott joined GMS Racing's No 23 entry for two races in 2017, and he won at Martinsville.

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Chase Elliott ultimately won the race ahead of Busch to claim the bounty; tensions had been high between the two following an incident earlier in the season.

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In 2021, Chase Elliott raced in the truck series racing for GMS Racing at Texas Motor Speedway.

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In 2023, Chase Elliott took control of the No 35 Chevy Silverado RST race truck for McAnally Hilgemann Racing for the season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway on Friday, February 17,2023.

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Chase Elliott finished tenth in the race, which was shortened due to rain after 79 of a scheduled 100 laps.

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In January 2014, it was announced that Chase 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.

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At Phoenix, Chase 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.

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In 2015, Chase Elliott received his first DNF in his career after being involved in the second big one at Daytona, finishing 28th.

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Chase Elliott battled with Chris Buescher for the championship, but was unable to catch up and finished 2nd in points.

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On January 29,2015, Hendrick Motorsports announced Chase Elliott would make his Sprint Cup Series debut in 2015, driving the No 25 with Kenny Francis as crew chief.

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Chase Elliott was scheduled to race in five races at Martinsville, Richmond, Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Darlington.

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On May 5,2015, it was announced that Chase Elliott would be entering the Sprint All-Star Race's Sprint Showdown.

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Chase Elliott finished 8th and 5th in the event's two segments.

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Chase Elliott joined the Sprint Cup Series full-time in 2016, driving the No 24 with Alan Gustafson as crew chief.

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Chase Elliott won the 2016 Rookie of the Year over Ryan Blaney, Chris Buescher, Jeffrey Earnhardt, and Brian Scott.

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Chase 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.

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Chase Elliott returned to the race on lap 59,40 laps down, and finished 37th.

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Chase 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.

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At Pocono for the running of the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400, Chase Elliott would have his breakout race of his Sprint Cup career, Chase 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.

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Chase Elliott 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.

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Two weeks later at Sonoma, Chase Elliott started 16th, but would ultimately finish 21st.

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Chase Elliott was one of the first rookies to qualify for the Chase along with Chris Buescher since Denny Hamlin in 2006.

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Chase Elliott was eliminated after the Round of 12 but managed to finish 10th in the final standings.

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Chase Elliott started the 2017 season by winning the pole for the Daytona 500 for the second year in a row.

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Chase Elliott followed it up with a win in the first Can-Am Duel race, becoming the first driver since Dale Earnhardt in 1996 to win both the Daytona 500 pole and a qualifying race and the third in NASCAR history.

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Jeff Gordon, the previous driver of the No 24 car and a mentor to Chase Elliott, confronted Newman after the race because he cost Chase Elliott his first career win.

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At the fall race at Martinsville, Chase Elliott was able to take the lead from Brad Keselowski with four to go, but his winning chances were ruined after being hit by Denny Hamlin from behind and spun out with three to go.

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At Phoenix, Chase Elliott was in a must-win situation to advance to Miami.

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Chase Elliott did lead 34 laps of the race but , he had to settle for second as Matt Kenseth passed him with 10 laps to go, ending his championship hopes.

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In qualifying for the Daytona 500, Chase Elliott posted the 9th fastest time, ending his streak of consecutive Daytona 500 poles at two.

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Chase Elliott won the second Can-Am Duel to earn a spot in the second row for the Daytona 500.

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Chase Elliott ran towards the front during the first half of the Daytona 500, even leading four laps, before getting caught up in an accident on lap 102 and finishing 33rd.

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Chase Elliott had a strong race at Dover, starting 6th, finishing in the top 10 in both stages before slipping to 12th at the end.

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Chase Elliott scored another twelfth-place finish at Kansas, and rallied from a disappointing 22nd qualification to finish 11th at the Coca-Cola 600.

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Chase Elliott had what he called his team's "best race of the year" to date in the Pocono 400 where he finished tenth and earned additional points with top tens in both stages.

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Chase Elliott scored his first pole of the 2018 season at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, with a lap that was 0.240 seconds faster than anyone else in qualifying.

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Chase Elliott's win emulated his father, Bill, in a couple ways; both finished second eight times before their first victories and both won their first race on a road course.

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The win was Hendrick Motorsports' 250th Cup Series win and Chase Elliott became the youngest driver to win on a road course.

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Chase Elliott made it through the Round of 8 until he was eliminated by a late crash with Denny Hamlin and Kurt Busch at Phoenix.

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Chase Elliott started the 2019 season qualifying 18th for the 2019 Daytona 500.

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Chase Elliott spent majority of the race mid-pack before getting caught in a wreck on lap 200, finishing 17th.

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However, at Las Vegas, Chase Elliott got his first top 10 of the season after he finished ninth.

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At Martinsville, Chase Elliott finished second after getting passed for the lead with 126 laps to go.

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Chase Elliott got his first win of the season at Talladega after a crash under the white flag caused the race to end under yellow.

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Chase Elliott breezed past the first round of the playoffs with a fourth-place finish at Las Vegas and 13th at Richmond.

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Chase Elliott recorded top tens in the next three races, including winning the pole and leading a race-high 93 laps at Phoenix before brushing the wall late in the event to finish seventh.

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Chase Elliott would be plagued by late misfortunes during the ensuing races.

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Chase Elliott's team elected to pit before the restart, dropping him out of the lead; he eventually finished third before being promoted to second after fellow Hendrick driver Jimmie Johnson was disqualified.

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Chase Elliott was on the verge of a second consecutive race win at Bristol until he made contact with Joey Logano with three laps remaining, relegating him to 22nd and sparking a post-race discussion between the two.

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In July, Chase Elliott won the 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race at Bristol after winning two of the first three stages and dominating the final segment.

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Chase Elliott was running up front for much of the race, and he was leading with less than 20 laps to go before Martin Truex Jr.

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Chase Elliott started last in the Season Finale 500 after failing pre-race inspection twice, but ultimately led a race-high 153 laps to win the race and the championship.

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Chase Elliott's victory achieved two milestones: the 268th Cup victory for Hendrick Motorsports, tying Petty Enterprises for the most Cup victories by a race team in NASCAR history, and Chevrolet's 800th Cup victory as a manufacturer.

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Chase Elliott finished 13th at the inaugural Ally 400 at Nashville, but was disqualified when his car had five loose lug nuts during post-race inspection.

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At the Bristol Night Race Chase Elliott Was embroiled in a feud with Kevin Harvick.

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At the Xfinity 500, Chase Elliott swept both stages, securing enough points to clinch a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race.

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Chase Elliott won Most Popular Driver for the fourth straight year.

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In February 2022, Chase Elliott signed a 5-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports that will see him stay with the team until 2027.

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The 2022 season for Chase Elliott started off with a 10th place finish in the Daytona 500, followed by a controversial 26th place finish at California after Hendrick Motorsports teammate and eventual winner Kyle Larson made contact with Chase in turn one, sending him into the wall.

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Chase Elliott led more than half the race, leading 36 of the 62 laps, but had to settle for 2nd after getting passed by Tyler Reddick who would go on to capture his first win in the Cup series.

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Chase Elliott followed up his 2nd place finish at Road America, with a win at his home track of Atlanta.

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Chase Elliott was leading late in the race, but was passed by eventual winner Christopher Bell with 41 laps to go.

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Chase Elliott led the most laps of the race, leading 31 of the 160 laps, but was caught up in a major crash when multiple cars were taken out due to rain.

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At the Southern 500, Chase Elliott finished 36th after a crash resulted in catastrophic rear suspension damage.

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On October 2, Chase Elliott won at Talladega to clinch a spot in the Round of 8, his second career victory at the track and series-high fifth win of the season; equaling his career-best from his championship-winning season in 2020.

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Chase Elliott finished 28th at the Phoenix finale after being spun to the inside wall by Ross Chastain with 119 laps to go.

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Chase Elliott began the 2023 season with a 38th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500, but rebounded with a second-place finish at Fontana a week later.

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On March 3,2023, Xfinity Series driver Josh Berry was announced to drive the No 9 as a substitute after Chase Elliott sustained a fractured tibia from snowboarding in Colorado.

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Chase Elliott returned to the No 9 at Martinsville, finishing in 10th.

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In 2021, Chase Elliott debuted in the 24 Hours of Daytona, driving the No 31 Cadillac for Action Express Racing alongside Mike Conway, Pipo Derani, and Felipe Nasr.

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The car started on the pole, but it suffered multiple mechanical problems that resulted in one of Chase Elliott's stints taking place while the team was 22 laps behind the leader before retiring with four hours remaining due to a gear failure.

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Chase Elliott has made two appearances in the Superstar Racing Experience Series.

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Chase Elliott has made appearances on television, including CMT's The Dude Perfect Show.

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Chase Elliott served as a Fox NASCAR analyst for the 2017 Xfinity Series race at Atlanta.

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Chase Elliott returned to Fox as a remote guest commentator for the 2023 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix while recovering from a broken leg.

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In 2021, Chase Elliott was the subject of a documentary with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Chase Elliott has appeared on the cover of magazines, including NASCAR Illustrated; NASCAR Pole Position; and Georgia Magazine.

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Chase Elliott is featured as a playable driver in Forza Motorsport 6, via the NASCAR expansion pack.

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Chase Elliott has been a driver in all of the NASCAR Heat series of games by 704Games.

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All four 2018 Hendrick drivers, including Chase Elliott, were on the cover of NASCAR Heat 3, which was released September 7,2018.

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Chase Elliott appeared by himself on the cover for the 2020 NASCAR Heat 5, is featured on the cover of the 2021 Nintendo Switch-exclusive NASCAR Heat: Ultimate Edition+, and is one of three drivers on the cover of NASCAR 21: Ignition.

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Chase Elliott is in the 2022 Nintendo Switch-exclusive NASCAR Rivals along with his car and 2022 paint schemes.

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NOTE: The asterisk denotes Chase Elliott won a Daytona 500 qualifying race, which counts as a stage win for championship purposes but not a playoff point.