Chase Elliott will set out to defend his NASCAR Xfinity Series championship at the series season opening event Saturday afternoon at Daytona International Speedway. Photo by Jared C. Tilton/NASCAR via Getty Images
Arguably the surprise of the NASCAR world last season, 19-year-old Chase Elliott seized the points lead after his July 19 win at Chicagoland and never looked back, taming a barrage of unfamiliar tracks to run away with the NASCAR XFINITY Series championship.
Elliott became the youngest title-winner in NASCAR national series history and the first driver to clinch both a Sunoco Rookie of the Year Award and series crown.
Through his efforts, the Dawsonville, GA speedster earned a full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series spot in Jeff Gordon’s No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for 2016, but will take one more full-time go-around to compete for a second XFINITY Series championship in his No. 9 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevrolet .
“2016 is a ways a way and there’s a lot of racing between now and then,” Elliott said. “I’m staying focused on this season and hopefully going and trying to compete for an XFINITY Series championship.”
The first stop in his title defense tour – Saturday’s Alert Today Florida 300 at Daytona International Speedway. DIS was one of the only tracks where Elliott “struggled” last season, finishing 15th and 20th in both events last year. He will attempt to conquer the behemoth where his father, Georgia Racing Hall of Famer Bill Elliott, won four NSCS races.
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Suarez ran two XFINITY Series events last year while competing full time in the NASCAR Mexico Toyota Series – where logging series bests of five wins, seven top fives and three poles. The 23-year-old added two wins and seven top 10s in 13 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts. He will pilot the No. 18 Arris Toyota for JGR.
“The first goal is going to be to learn. I pretty much believe that this is the most important thing,” Suarez said. “After that, I really think we’re going to be competitive. If we’re competitive, and we’re still running in the top 10 and top five, with some luck we’re going to be getting a chance to get a win.”
Wallace joined RFR in December shortly after JGR, where he was a developmental driver, granted him his release. He finished third in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series last season, leading all regulars in wins (4), driver rating (109.5) and laps led (623). In six NXS races for JGR over the past three years, he boasts four top-10 finishes.
“Chase Elliott set the bar high,” Wallace said. “Before coming into a new series (a goal) would be like, ‘finish top five in the points, get a win.’ (Now it’s) a championship. That’s the only thing on the agenda is get a championship. I have full confidence that we can get that done.”
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