Chase Elliott shares his strategy for maintaining mental agility.
Chase Elliott, the well-known driver for Hendrick Motorsports, has a strong following among long-time NASCAR enthusiasts. His popularity is largely due to his father, a former Cup champion and recipient of the prestigious Most Popular Driver award. With racing in his blood, Elliott began his professional career while still in high school.
Elliott made the decision to focus solely on racing and completed his high school studies in the second semester. However, he missed the intellectual stimulation that came with education. To fill this void, Elliott took up learning and eventually started flying planes. Flying his private jet, valued at $1.8 million, became an additional challenge that he missed out on by leaving high school and forgoing college.
Elliott has already proven that his choice to prioritize his career was the right one. In a short amount of time, he has become one of the sport’s all-time greats, earning a spot on the list of 75. At just 28 years old, he has already won 18 Cup races and has many more years ahead to achieve even greater success.
The Next-Gen era has faced challenges with poor short track racing, largely due to traffic and limited opportunities for overtaking. However, the recent race at Bristol demonstrated that implementing tiers with increased rubber fall off can address this issue. Chase Elliott believes that this is the right direction for NASCAR to pursue.
Currently, Elliott’s focus is on the upcoming race at COTA. He has yet to break his winless streak this season and has not secured a top-5 finish. Given his expertise in short tracks, COTA presents the perfect opportunity for him to regain momentum and return to his winning ways.