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FIRST NATIONWIDE SERIES WIN Elliott’s first win in a Nationwide Series car came only six races into his 2014 rookie season at Texas Motor Speedway, and it helped catapult him to the series title. He won the Go Bowling at the Glen event over a field stacked with competitors, including Cup Series veterans Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Regan Smith, and Matt Kenseth, along with soon-to-be Cup Series regulars Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, and Ty Dillon. Despite the stacked field, Elliott tied for second with 38 laps led and won by more than two and a half seconds. Elliott’s car came into its own in the second half of the race. All 38 of the laps he led came in the later stages, starting with Lap 122, before retaking the lead for good from Harvick on Lap 185. Elliott drove for JR Motorsports, the developmental team run by Earnhardt Jr. with support from Hendrick Motorsports.

Chase Elliott’s first Xfinity Series win at Texas Motor Speedway.

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Superstars of the Speedway: Chase Elliott