Just 27 years old, Chase already has a Cup championship, 18 career Cup wins.
called that group “the men who define the competition of our sport.” He added, “Their accomplishments are the benchmark that much of our history is identified by. Honoring them in this way, at the beginning of the NASCAR 50th anniversary celebration, is one way of showing our true appreciation for them and the invaluable contribution they have given over the past 50 years. These are the drivers who made and make NASCAR fans stand on their feet and cheer.
The original “50 Greatest Drivers” were from the Modified, Xfinity Series, and Cup Series. The Craftsman Truck Series was too young to have had any “greatest drivers,” but that’s expected to change with this new group.Getty ImagesIn the case of the Elliott family of Dawsonville, Ga., the apple certainly hasn’t fallen far from the tree.
On Friday, like his father 25 years ago, Chase was named as one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers. He won the Cup title in 2020 and has been its Most Popular Driver for the past five years, since Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired in 2017. At 27, his Cup resume is impressive: 260 starts , 12 poles, 18 victories, 87 top-5 finishes, 139 top-10 finishes, seven top-10 points seasons, and 2016 Rookie of the Year over Chris Buescher and Ryan Blaney.
If that’s not enough, he won five Xfinity Series races in 82 starts between 2014 and 2016, took the series title for JR Motorsports in 2014 and was second-ranked in 2015. He reached NASCAR’s national level as a 17-year-old in 2013 by getting the first of his three victories in the Craftsman Truck Series at Bowmanville, Canada.
Chase missed this year’s first eight races while recovering from a broken leg suffered in a pre-season snowboarding accident in Colorado. He finished 10th last weekend at Martinsville and showed no signs of being off his game due to the long layoff. His old man was pretty tough, too.
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