95 Facts About Chase Elliott

William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II was born on November 28,1995 and is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Chase Elliott competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 9 Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 17 Chevrolet SS for HMS.

Chase Elliott began racing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016, taking over the iconic No 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, previously driven by Jeff Gordon.

Chase Elliott has amassed 19 career Cup Series victories, including seven on road courses.

Chase Elliott is the son of 1988 Winston Cup Series champion Bill Elliott.

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

In 2010, Chase Elliott competed in 40 races across various series, winning 12 events and finishing in the top ten 38 times.

Chase Elliott capped off the season by winning the prestigious Winchester 400.

In 2012, Chase Elliott added to his achievements by winning the Alan Turner Snowflake 100, the Snowball Derby's prelude race, for the second time in three years.

In November 2013, Chase Elliott won the All American 400, becoming the first driver to capture all four of the nation's premier short-track races: the All American 400, the Snowball Derby, the World Crown 300, and the Winchester 400.

Chase Elliott later claimed the Snowball Derby title in 2015 after the original winner, Christopher Bell, was disqualified.

Chase Elliott competed in six ARCA Racing Series races in 2012 and five in 2013, driving the No 9 car to gain experience on larger circuits.

On June 8,2013, Chase Elliott made history at Pocono Raceway by becoming the youngest winner in ARCA superspeedway history.

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

Chase Elliott secured his first career win in the Chevrolet Silverado 250 at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, the first road course race for the Truck Series held outside the United States.

Chase Elliott veered into the grass but managed to recover and cross the finish line ahead of Chad Hackenbracht from Kyle Busch Motorsports.

In October 2016, Chase Elliott competed in the Alpha Energy Solutions 200 at Martinsville Speedway, marking his first Truck Series race since 2013.

In 2017, Chase Elliott joined GMS Racing, driving the No 23 truck in two races at Atlanta and Martinsville, where he secured a win at Martinsville.

Chase Elliott ultimately won the race, finishing ahead of Busch and claiming the bounty.

In 2021, Chase Elliott returned to the Truck Series, racing for GMS Racing at Texas Motor Speedway.

The rain-shortened race ended after 79 of the scheduled 100 laps, with Chase Elliott finishing in 10th place.

In January 2014, it was announced that Chase Elliott would compete full-time in the Nationwide Series, driving the No 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports with sponsorship from NAPA Auto Parts.

Chase Elliott continued his success with a win at the EnjoyIllinois.

In 2015, Chase Elliott recorded the first DNF of his career after being involved in the second major crash at Daytona, finishing 28th.

In 2021, Chase Elliott substituted for Michael Annett at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

In 2024, Chase Elliott drove the Hendrick Motorsports No 17 to victory lane at Charlotte.

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

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

Chase Elliott returned to the track on lap 144,69 laps behind the leader, and ultimately finished 38th, 73 laps down.

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

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

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

Chase Elliott replaced the retiring Jeff Gordon, a long-time driver of the No 24.

Chase Elliott led three laps before spinning out on lap 18 while exiting turn four, sliding into the grass and damaging the front of his car.

Chase Elliott secured multiple top-10 finishes during the spring, including 5th at Texas, 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.

At Pocono, during the Axalta "We Paint Winners" 400, Chase Elliott had a breakout performance.

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

Chase Elliott began the 2017 season by winning the pole for the Daytona 500 for the second consecutive year.

Later in the season at Martinsville, Chase Elliott capitalized on a bump from Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

On October 1,2017, Chase Elliott came close to securing his first career win at Dover.

Later that season, during the fall race at Martinsville, Chase Elliott took the lead from Brad Keselowski with four laps to go, only to have his chances of winning dashed when Denny Hamlin hit him from behind, spinning him out with three laps remaining.

Frustrated, Chase Elliott retaliated by driving Hamlin into the outside wall during the cool-down lap.

At Phoenix, Chase Elliott faced a must-win scenario to advance to Miami.

Chase Elliott followed this with another 12th-place finish at Kansas and rebounded from a 22nd-place qualifying position to finish 11th in the Coca-Cola 600.

Chase Elliott described the Pocono 400 as his team's "best race of the year" up to that point, finishing 10th with top-10 finishes in both stages.

Chase Elliott scored his first pole of the 2018 season at the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, recording a lap 0.240 seconds faster than the rest of the field during qualifying.

At the Go Bowling at The Glen, Chase Elliott started third, won Stage 2 for the third consecutive week, and led the final 33 laps to claim his first career Cup Series victory.

Chase Elliott ultimately finished the season sixth in the points standings.

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

Chase Elliott spent most of the race running mid-pack before being involved in a wreck on lap 200, finishing 17th.

At Las Vegas, Chase Elliott secured his first top-10 finish of the season with a ninth-place result.

Chase Elliott followed this with a strong performance at Martinsville, finishing second after losing the lead with 126 laps remaining.

Chase Elliott earned his first victory of the season at Talladega when a crash under the white flag ended the race under caution.

However, Chase Elliott faced challenges in the later stages of the playoffs.

Chase Elliott finished 38th at Dover due to an engine failure on lap seven.

Chase Elliott began the 2020 season with a stage win and a 17th-place finish in the Daytona 500.

Chase Elliott bounced back with three consecutive top-ten finishes, including winning the pole and leading a race-high 93 laps at Phoenix, though a late brush with the wall relegated him to a seventh-place finish.

Chase Elliott faced a string of late-race misfortunes in the following events.

Chase Elliott's team opted to pit before the restart, dropping him out of the lead.

Chase Elliott finished third but was later promoted to second after teammate Jimmie Johnson was disqualified.

Chase Elliott bounced back by winning the Alsco Uniforms 500, passing Kevin Harvick for the lead with 27 laps to go.

Notably, both Chase Elliott wins occurred at alternate venues; Bill Chase Elliott's 1986 victory took place at Atlanta instead of the traditional host, Charlotte.

Chase Elliott ran near the front for much of the race and was leading with less than 20 laps to go when Martin Truex Jr.

Chase Elliott finished 4th in Stage 1, dominated Stage 2 to take the stage win, and passed Martin Truex Jr.

Chase Elliott started last in the Season Finale 500 after failing pre-race inspection twice but went on to lead a race-high 153 laps, securing both the race victory and the championship.

Chase Elliott finished 13th at the inaugural Ally 400 in Nashville but was disqualified after post-race inspection revealed five loose lug nuts.

Chase Elliott rebounded a few weeks later at Road America, claiming another victory by beating Christopher Bell and Kyle Busch.

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

However, his second race at California was marked by controversy, as Hendrick Motorsports teammate and eventual race winner Kyle Larson made contact with Chase Elliott in Turn 1, sending him into the wall and resulting in a 26th-place finish.

Chase Elliott finished 29th at Kansas after losing a tire late in the race, crashed out during the All-Star Race, and led 86 of the first 188 laps in the Coca-Cola 600 before getting caught in a crash and failing to finish.

Chase Elliott earned his second win of the season at Nashville, leading 42 of 300 laps.

At Road America, Chase Elliott led 36 of 62 laps but finished 2nd after being passed by Tyler Reddick, who claimed his first Cup Series win.

Chase Elliott bounced back with a dominant victory at Atlanta, winning both stages and leading 96 of 260 laps for his 3rd win of the season.

At New Hampshire, Chase Elliott finished 2nd after leading late but was overtaken by Christopher Bell with 41 laps remaining.

Chase Elliott followed this with a 3rd-place finish at Pocono but was later awarded his 4th win when Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch were disqualified for failing post-race inspections.

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

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

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

Chase Elliott returned to the No 9 car at Martinsville, where he finished 10th.

Later, at Charlotte, Chase Elliott was involved in an incident with Denny Hamlin, who got loose underneath him and made contact.

Chase Elliott began the 2024 season with a 14th-place finish in the Daytona 500.

In 2025, Chase Elliott opened the season with a victory at the Cook Out Clash.

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

Chase Elliott has competed in the Superstar Racing Experience twice.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.