In 2016, Chase Elliott will take over the iconic #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS currently driven by Jeff Gordon. Gordon won the inaugural Brickyard 400 in 1994, two days after his 23rd birthday. Elliott, who was born one year, three months and 22 days after Gordon’s historic achievement, will make his Brickyard 400 debut this Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway at the age of 19 in the #25 NAPA AUTO PARTS Chevy SS for Hendrick Motorsports. It will mark Elliott’s fourth NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race for the organization, after competing at Martinsville Speedway, Richmond International Raceway and Charlotte Motor Speedway earlier in the season. Last year, Elliott started fifth and finished 12th in his first career outing at Indianapolis during the NASCAR XFINITY Series race. NAPA AUTO PARTS will serve as Elliott’s primary sponsor on the #25 Chevy SS Sunday at The Brickyard, marking its second-to-last race on the car in 2015. Its finale will come on Sunday, Sept. 6, at Darlington Raceway during the Southern 500, before returning in 2016 as a primary sponsor of the #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet SS in Elliott’s rookie Sprint Cup season.(Hendrick Motorsports)(7-22-2015)
