Most Popular Driver
Chase Elliott won his first NASCAR Cup Series Most Popular Driver Award via a fan poll conducted by the National Motorsports Press Assoc. His father Bill won the award a record 16 times in his career.
First NASCAR Cup Series Victory
After 99 starts and eight runner-up finishes, Chase Elliott claimed his first career NASCAR Cup Series win after holding off a hard-charging Martin Truex Jr. at Watkins Glen International. Chase’s feat matched his father’s first win at a road course venue after eight runner-up finishes.
NASCAR Playoffs Qualifier
At Richmond, Chase clinched his berth in a second-consecutive NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Though he entered the postseason without a win, he entered the playoffs seeded as the No. 10 driver thanks to six playoff points earned via two stage wins. Through Richmond, he earned a 14 top-10 finishes and six top-five..Read More
Consecutive Daytona 500 Pole Winner
Chase Elliott claimed his second consecutive Daytona 500 pole with a 46.663 sec. split to narrowly outpace his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. (46.665 sec.) on Feb. 19, 2017 at Daytona International Speedway. Chase became the first driver to win back-to-back Daytona 500 poles since Ken Schrader took three straight..Read More
Sprint Cup Rookie of the Year
Chase Elliott was named the 2016 Sunoco Rookie of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series after finishing the season 10th in the driver standings, recording two poles (Daytona 500, Talladega I), 10 top-5’s and 17 top-10’s. He led 358 laps and became the third rookie to ever qualify for the..Read More
Third Win of Championship Season
Chase Elliott led nearly half the laps in the summer Nationwide Series race at Chicagoland Speedway to record his third win on his way to the 2014 Nationwide Series Championship his rookie season