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| Sweet looking Darlington paint scheme for Chase Elliott. |
“Darlington weekend is way cooler whenever you have a connection like this to the paint scheme. I’m excited about it. It’s a great scheme. It’s special to me, for sure, and really my entire family. The Elliott family, our racing history wasn’t just about dad and uncle Ernie and my grandfather and uncle Dan and myself now. That’s not the case. I think it’s fair to share that. People nowadays that don’t know about Casey, this was a great opportunity to do that.”
Elliott on Darlington's challenges:
“It’s just a tough place. There are a lot of things that make it tough. Running up by the wall is a difficult thing to do there. The racetrack is just so worn out, tough to run up there all night and not hit it. Nowadays if you hit the wall at all with these cars, it really can destroy your day – tough thing to do. Then obviously racing from the daylight to the dark and that it is a long race in general, too. A lot of challenges come with it, but we will just try to hit them head on.”
KEEPING THE STREAK ALIVE: Chase Elliott has finished inside the top 10 in each of the last five races (New Hampshire, Pocono, Watkins Glen, Michigan, Bristol). His longest career top-10 streak came during his rookie season, spanning six races from Talladega (May) to Michigan (June). In addition to the top-10s, Elliott has garnered one win, three top-five finishes, three stage wins and 201 laps led over the past five races.
IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST: With one win and three top-10 finishes, Elliott was a top performer in the month of August (Watkins Glen, Michigan, Bristol). The Dawsonville, Georgia, native collected 26 stage points, six playoff points and a NASCAR Cup Series-leading 128 total points during that span.
DARLINGTON THROWBACK: In July, Elliott, along with his father, Bill, and uncle, Ernie, unveiled the No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 throwback car that will be on track at Darlington Raceway. The ride is modeled after a paint scheme that Chase's late cousin Casey drove in 1993. As Casey’s racing career was in its early stages, a cancerous growth on his upper right thigh was discovered and the cancer had spread. At age 21, Casey’s 24-month fight came to an end on Jan. 14, 1996. Click here for more information or to view images of the car.
SEE ELLIOTT AT DARLINGTON: This weekend, Elliott will be a part of Darlington Raceway’s Saturday Night Celebration, celebrating “Seven Decades of NASCAR” on Saturday, Sept. 1, at 8 p.m. local time. The 22-year-old driver will participate in the opening segment “New Drivers Behind the Wheel of Iconic Rides.” Visit DarlingtonRaceway.com for more information. Also, on Sunday, Sept. 2, Elliott will appear at the Team Chevy Stage at 2:40 p.m. local time for a question-and-answer session.
BRISTOL REWIND: The driver of the No. 9 Chevy led a season-high 112 laps en route to a third-place finish in the 500-lap Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 18. The result gave Elliott his fifth top-three finish of the season and left him 11th in the driver standings and sixth in the playoff standings.
DOUBLE DUTY: In addition to his full-time duty piloting the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 in the Cup Series, Elliott will once again compete in the NASCAR Xfinity Series race driving the No. 23 Chevrolet for GMS Racing on Saturday at Darlington Raceway and next weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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