Chase Elliott Prepping For Return To Rockingham

Elliott ready for The Rock

For most 17-year-old NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookies, 200 laps on the tough, one-mile Rockingham Speedway would be quite an intimidating experience. But Chase Elliott isn't your average rookie. Before he could legally drive on the street, he had two victories on the track where his father, 1988 Winston Cup champion Bill Elliott, won his last race. 

"We won the 2011 Pro Cup race at Rockingham," said the younger Elliott, "and I think that was my most memorable time at the track. That was a big race, and it was cool because dad had won there in the Cup car right before the series stopped racing there.

"I remember being in Victory Lane with him when he won, so it was cool to get back there on my own."

Chase also won in a Sunoco National Tour race at the track in 2010, at age 14.

"The biggest thing is that Rockingham is unique when compared to other race tracks," said Elliott. "You can run all over it, and that something you don't see often in racing today. You can run from the white line to the wall and win races running. It puts on some great shows and I think it's going to continue to do that."

Despite his success at the track, Elliott expects the competition to be tough when the NCWTS returns to Rockingham for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock presented by Cheerwine on April 14.

"I think everyone is going to be on a pretty equal playing field," said Elliott, who makes his series debut April 6 at Martinsville. "They know what they're looking for in the trucks and we'll still be kind of new in that series. Those guys having laps in a truck in general, and having run there last year - they'll have some knowledge.

"A lot of guys will be tough, but hopefully we can be right there with them."

The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series will be joined by the UARA-STARS Late Model Series and the Frank Kimmel Street Stock Nationals on the weekend card. The UARA and FKSSN will compete on Saturday, April 13, with qualifying on Friday, April 12. The trucks will practice on Saturday with qualifying and racing on Sunday, April 14.

Tickets, suite packages and camping accommodations for the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at The Rock Presented by Cheerwine are now available at www.rockinghamspeedway.com or by calling 910-205-8800. Saturday general admission tickets are $15 in advance ($20 at the gate), with grandstand tickets for Sunday's main event beginning at just $20.
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