11-Time CRA Winner, Chase Elliott Reveals 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Car
(Special from NASCAR.com)
Charlotte, North Carolina (Monday, October 19, 2015): “Next February will be quite the feeling,” said Chase Elliott on the night of his paint scheme unveil for the 2016 season.
Elliott is set to take over for the almost-retiree Jeff Gordon and will sit behind the wheel of the iconic No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in just a few months, beginning with the season-opening Daytona 500.
But the famed No. 24 car will have a new look next season, which Elliott and team owner Rick Hendrick revealed on Monday via FS1’s NASCAR Race Hub.
The duo discussed the redesigned No. 24 NAPA Chevrolet and what to expect from the 2014 NASCAR XFINITY Series champion.
“We are just so excited about this young man,” Hendrick said.
Elliott couldn’t be more excited either. “(The) 24 team in particular has a lot of great guys,” Elliott said, referring especially to crew chief Alan Gustafson, who is returning for next year’s season.
“If I can do my job we have shot there (in next year’s Chase).”
Strapping into the No. 24 car with Hendrick-high expectations is a daunting task for the young racer, but not out of Elliott’s grasp, according to the man himself.
“(Jeff) thinks the world about this guy,” Hendrick said, continuing on to say that Gordon would undoubtedly serve as a mentor for Elliott, along with the other three Hendrick drivers.
In the meantime, Elliott still has three more XFINITY races to finish of 2015’s season and to defend his title. He currently sits in second place in the standings, 27 points behind Chris Buescher.
