Chase Elliott has made many headlines in 2014 as a rookie of the Nationwide (soon to be Xfinity) series. When Dale Earnhardt Jr. signed him to JR Motorsports to drive the #9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro in January, he made a decision he won't regret. Elliott won three races en route to wrapping up the title at Phoenix on Saturday, and now has one more chance to get a fourth win on the season in the finale at Homestead this coming Saturday. He beat out his teammate, former Sprint Cup driver and winner Regan Smith, who won this year's opener at Daytona in which Elliott made his series debut.
Elliott, who turns 19 years old later this month and is just six months out of high school, is the son of 1988 Cup champion Bill Elliott, who was at Phoenix to see his son win the title. The Dawsonville, Georgia duo are the fifth father-son combo to both win championships in a NASCAR national touring series (Cup, Nationwide/Xfinity and Trucks). All signs point to Elliott driving for Rick Hendrick in Cup, possibly starting in a few races next year. It's a fast start for the career of one of NASCAR's newest champions.
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