Chase Elliott

Chase Elliott
Elliott at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
Born	William Clyde Elliott II (1995-11-28) November 28, 1995 (age 28) Dawsonville, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	155 lb (70 kg)
Achievements	2020 NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Regular Season Champion 2014 Nationwide Series Champion 2020 NASCAR All-Star Race Winner 2011, 2015 Snowball Derby Winner 2016, 2017 Daytona 500 Pole Winner 2017, 2018 Can-Am Duel Winner Youngest Cup road course winner (22 years) Youngest Dover International Speedway Cup race winner (22 years, 10 months, 8 days) Youngest Kansas Speedway Cup race winner (22 years) Youngest Darlington Raceway Xfinity race winner (18 years)
Awards	2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Rookie of the Year 2014–2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Driver 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2018–2023 NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver (6 times) Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers
NASCAR Cup Series career
308 races run over 10 years
Car no., team	No. 9 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position	17th
Best finish	1st (2020)
First race	2015 STP 500 (Martinsville)
Last race	2024 FireKeepers Casino 400 (Michigan)
First win	2018 Go Bowling at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
Last win	2024 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles 19 164 12
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
84 races run over 9 years
Car no., team	No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position	79th
Best finish	1st (2014)
First race	2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Last race	2024 BetMGM 300 (Charlotte)
First win	2014 O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 (Texas)
Last win	2024 BetMGM 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 6 68 2
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
18 races run over 7 years
2023 position	98th
Best finish	22nd (2013)
First race	2013 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2023 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
First win	2013 Chevrolet Silverado 250 (Canada)
Last win	2020 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles 3 15 3
ARCA Menards Series career
12 races run over 3 years
Best finish	25th (2012)
First race	2012 Mobile ARCA 200 (Mobile)
Last race	2014 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
First win	2013 Pocono ARCA 200 (Pocono)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 11 1
ARCA Menards Series East career
26 races run over 2 years
Best finish	4th (2012)
First race	2011 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race	2012 Classic 3 Championship (Rockingham)
First win	2012 Graham Tire 150 (Iowa)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 15 1
ARCA Menards Series West career
4 races run over 3 years
Best finish	38th (2012, 2016)
First race	2011 Casino Arizona 125 (Phoenix)
Last race	2016 Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 (Sonoma)
First win	2016 Chevy's Fresh Mex 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 3 1
Signature
Statistics current as of November 5, 2023.

William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II (born November 28, 1995)^[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team.^[2] He 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.

Elliott began racing in the Cup Series on a full-time basis in 2016, replacing the legendary Jeff Gordon behind the wheel of the No. 24 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, during which he was named the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. In 2020, he won the Cup Series championship in Phoenix, Arizona, the first for Hendrick Motorsports since 2016. He has 19 career wins in the Cup Series, including seven on road courses.

He 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.