Elliott learning on the job as he prepares to take over for Gordon in 2016 - Myrtle Beach Sun News
Chase Elliott said his much-anticipated NASCAR Sprint Cup debut at Martinsville (Va. ) Speedway earlier this year was a disaster. Still, the 19-year-old Elliott – whose father is NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott – has made the most of his short tenure in NASCAR’s highest circuit. Elliott was scheduled to make just five Sprint Cup starts with Hendrick Motorsports and crew chief Kenny Francis in the No. 25 Chevrolet this year and since his 38th-place finish at Martinsville, Elliott has three top-18 finishes heading into the... Next year, Elliott will take over the No. 24 Chevrolet SS – currently driven by four-time Sprint Cup champion Jeff Gordon – for Hendrick Motorsports. “As far as [Sprint Cup] starts, yeah, this our last start of the year. I sure hope they don’t fire me for the rest of the Xfinity [Series] races, I’d sure like to finish out the season there,” Elliott said at an autograph session Thursday at Jud Kuhn Chevrolet in Little River. 6, 2014, when it was announced he would be driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, now the Xfinity Series. He won three races in 2014, including the VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington, en route to being named the Nationwide series champion and Nationwide series Most Popular Driver. Source: www.myrtlebeachonline.com
