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2014 NATIONWIDE SERIES CHAMPION Six years before Elliott became the third-youngest Cup Series champion, he became the youngest driver to win a NASCAR national series championship when he took home the Nationwide Series championship (it became the Xfinity Series in 2015). Elliott also set another record in 2014, becoming the first driver to win the championship and be named Rookie of the Year in the same season. While Elliott’s debut was decent with a 15th-place finish at Daytona International Speedway, he quickly found his groove around the track with seven-straight Top 10 finishes. That streak included his first series win at Texas Motor Speedway in the sixth race of the season. That first win was immediately followed by his second win of the season at Darlington Raceway. Elliott picked up one more win that season to go with 16 total Top 5s and 26 Top 10 finishes. All this happened while Elliott was only 18 years old and finishing high school.

Chase Elliott’s post-race interview after winning the Nationwide Series championship.

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