Chase Elliott
Currently driving the No. 9 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, Chase Elliott is a professional driver who races in the NASCAR Cup Series. He also participates part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 7 car for Spire Motorsports.
The son of 1988 Winston Cup Series Champion Bill Elliott, Chase Elliott began racing in the Cup Series full-time in 2016 and went on to win the 2020 series championship.
A multi-time winner of Most Popular Driver, he has accumulated double-digit wins and triple-digit top-10s since making his Cup Series debut at the 2015 STP 500 in Martinsville.
In February 2022, he signed a five-year extension with Hendrick Motorsports that should keep him behind the wheel for the team until 2027.
Chase Elliott is a Cup Series champion like his father Bill but will never match his dad's record of fastest speed in NASCAR history set at Talladega.
Chase Elliott is the face of NASCAR as the 2020 Cup Series champ and most popular driver three years running. He proudly crowed about his sport recently and provided details on why it's better than Formula 1.
NASCAR at COTA has generated a special buzz since it was announced in November. On Tuesday, Chase Elliott, Martin Truex Jr., and Brad Keselowski all found out why.
The NASCAR Cup Series has doubled the number of road courses on its points-race schedule, which works to the advantage of defending champion Chase Elliott.
Sponsorship cooperation plays as big a role as success on the track when determining how much NASCAR drivers are paid.