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2020 NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION In 2020, a year in which the world was racked by a pandemic that affected every part of life, including sports, Elliott followed in his father’s footsteps by becoming a Cup Series champion. He was the third-youngest Cup Series champion in NASCAR history and second youngest in the modern era behind the great Jeff Gordon. This marked only the third time in Cup Series history that a father son duo had won the championship. The Elliotts joined Lee and Richard Petty and Ned and Dale Jarrett in the NASCAR annals after the 2020 season. Other father-son duos that picked up top-three NASCAR championships include Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Jr. won an Xfinity/Nationwide title) and David and Larry Pearson (Larry Pearson won two Xfinity/Nationwide titles). Elliott finished the 2020 season with five wins, 15 Top 5 finishes, and finished 22 times in the Top 10, which represents more than half the season’s races. He capped it off by winning the season finale at Phoenix Raceway.

Chase Elliott’s post-race interview at Phoenix Raceway on winning the Cup Series championship.

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