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William Clyde Elliott II, more commonly known by his racing alias, Chase, is a professional racer who was born on November 28th, 1995 in Dawsonville, Georgia, USA. He was a race car driver who competed for Hendrick Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series. As the most successful professional stock car racer in the United States, he pilots a Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE with the number 9. In addition to that, he competes occasionally for GMS Racing in a C…
Chase Elliott’s ‘frustrating’ start to 2025 NASCAR season
Austin Chastain, Nashville Tennessean
Wed, March 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM GMT+1
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Chase Elliott has dealt with a frustrating beginning to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, by his standard.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver has not recorded a win in 2025 and has watched two of his teammates, William Byron and Kyle Larson, earn victories with another teammate Alex Bowman in contention for a win last week at Homestead-Miami Speedway before Larson sped by for the victory.
Byron (244), Larson (208) and Bowman (205) occupy the top three spots in the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Elliott (181) is sixth.
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Jeff Gordon, four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current vice Chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, said in a postrace press conference at Homestead that Elliott’s early-season frustration can stem from a strong offseason and a solid preseason exhibition victory at The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.
“I feel like they came into the season with a lot of momentum as well and started strong, meaning just you could just sense that they’ve got a lot of confidence and coming to the racetrack ready to go.” Gordon said. “The last couple of weeks probably were a little bit frustrating for them.”
“They’re a really solid team,” Gordon continued. “Just a lot of depth and a lot of belief in one another. You know, you’ve got to get through the rocky times.”
Gordon added that when a team is struggling similar to the No. 9 team, led by crew chief Alan Gustafson, the tendency is to measure up to what other teams are doing. So far this season, they’re measuring against teammates.
Chase Elliott’s ‘frustrating’ start to 2025 NASCAR season
Austin Chastain, Nashville Tennessean
Wed, March 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM GMT+1
4 min read
3
Chase Elliott has dealt with a frustrating beginning to the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, by his standard.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver has not recorded a win in 2025 and has watched two of his teammates, William Byron and Kyle Larson, earn victories with another teammate Alex Bowman in contention for a win last week at Homestead-Miami Speedway before Larson sped by for the victory.
Byron (244), Larson (208) and Bowman (205) occupy the top three spots in the NASCAR Cup Series standings. Elliott (181) is sixth.
