- Chase Elliott
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Chase Elliott Nationality American Born November 28, 1995
Dawsonville, GeorgiaRelated to Bill Elliott Chase Elliott (born November 28, 1995) is a development driver for Hendrick Motorsports. He currently drives the #9 Aaron's/Hendrickcars.com Chevrolet in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East for his family team with backing from Hendrick.[1] He is the son of 1989 Sprint Cup Series champion Bill Elliott.
Career
Elliott raced in 40 races various series in 2010, winning 12 times and finished 38 times in the Top 10.[2] It was the third season of his racing career, and he won the Blizzard Series, Miller Lite and Gulf Coast championship enroute to being named the Georgia Asphalt Pro Late Model Series Rookie of the Year.[2] He ended the season by winning the Winchester 400.[2]
Elliott signed a three-year driver development contract with Hendrick Motorsports in February 2011.[2] Sports Illustrated named Elliott as the high school player of the week on the week of April 2011.[2]
References
- ^ "Son of NASCAR's Bill Elliott signs multi-year deal". WAGA-TV. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/sports/hendrick-motorsports-signs-chase-elliott-20110216-es. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Glickman, Ben (April 28, 2011). "Chase Elliott follows path of race car driver father". Sports Illustrated. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/specials/highschool-potw/04/28/hspotw.25/index.html. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1995 births
- American racecar drivers
- Living people
- NASCAR drivers
- People from Dawson County, Georgia
- Racecar drivers from Georgia (U.S. state)
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