[Editor's note: Reader Carol F contributes this piece on an up-and-comer with a rather famous name. Enjoy. --JB]
Bill Elliott has an impressive record at the Cup level, let alone other series; a record four consecutive wins at Michigan, two Daytona 500 wins, 44 total wins, one 1988 Winston Cup Championship. He also won the Nascar's Most Popular Driver award a record 16 times before he abashedly removed his name from the hat in 2003.
Bill retired from racing full-time after the 2003 season, about the same time his son Chase began driving at various Georgia dirt tracks. Yeah, yeah; I know what you're all thinking, but young Chase was born in 1995, and the Chase format started in 2004. It's a coincidence, okay? Must be...
Chase's accomplishments are too many to be listed here; poles, wins, championships! He's munching his way through the minor leagues at a high rate of speed. This summer he's racing in a Pro Late Model in the Georgia Asphalt Series (GAS) where he's still hanging around the top of the standings after a second-place run over the Labor-Day weekend.
Chase will turn 18 in 2013. How many of you want to bet we'll be seeing him in the big leagues the second he becomes eligible?
Chase Elliott [Official Site]
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