The NASCAR Nationwide Series has been dominated by the Sprint Cup Series regulars for some time, but already in 2014 the young crop of drivers have shown their strength.
Rookie Chase Elliott continued that trend Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, earning his first career Nationwide Series victory by passing team owner Dale Earnhardt Jr. and holding off the likes of Kyle Busch.
Scoring the win, the 18-year-old son of former Sprint Cup Series champion Bill Elliott impressed many of his competitors.
Can only imagine what @chaseelliott is thinking right now. I remember the first Time I lead a nationwide race my legs shook uncontrollably.
— Brad Keselowski (@keselowski) April 5, 2014
Wow… congrats @chaseelliott @JRMotorsports @TeamChevy @DaleJr @RickHendrick … awesome job!! ??
— Rodney Childers (@RodneyChilders4) April 5, 2014
Big congrats to @JRMotorsports on a huge win with @chaseelliott Great job Chase. Greg. And everyone at JRM.
— Steve Letarte (@SteveLetarte) April 5, 2014
Wow! Very impressed with @chaseelliott Winning @TXMotorSpeedway @NationwideNNS. Congrats!
— Jeff Gordon (@JeffGordonWeb) April 5, 2014
Congrats @chaseelliott on ur first @NASCAR_NNS win!! @TXMotorSpeedway victory lane is the best!!
— Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (@StenhouseJr) April 5, 2014
Awesome win for at NASCAR next driver and my buddy @chaseelliott ! Go celebrate!
— Gray Gaulding (@graygaulding) April 5, 2014
Awesome job @chaseelliott...... That was so awesome to watch!! Heck of a pass for the lead and held on to it! Congrats!
— Justin Allgaier (@J_Allgaier) April 5, 2014
What a win for @chaseelliott congrats man! Great to see Bill and @cindyelliott9 in victory lane with him.
— Kasey Kahne (@kaseykahne) April 5, 2014
@chaseelliott is the real deal! I've watched him dominate some of the biggest short track races in the country. Smart,patient,and fast!!!!
— Jeff Burton (@JeffBurton) April 5, 2014
As a Bill Elliott fan growing up.. I can't help but be a proud fan of his son. @chaseelliott
— Denny Hamlin (@dennyhamlin) April 5, 2014
I bet that siren blowing in Dawsonville, GA sounds good tonight. Congrats @chaseelliott on the win. #bigwin
— David Ragan (@DavidRagan) April 5, 2014
Congrats to @chaseelliott Cool deal! Still in high school...crazy!
— Casey Mears (@CJMearsGang) April 5, 2014
Even @JimmieJohnson came down to congratulate @chaseelliott in victory lane pic.twitter.com/C9DB6GPtdL
— Mike Hoag (@MikeHoag88) April 5, 2014
Way to tight the last part of the race. Really proud of everyone @JRMotorsports! @chaseelliott is a wheel man with a bright bright future!!!
— Kevin Harvick (@KevinHarvick) April 5, 2014
Congrats to @chaseelliott on his first win, and a solid weekend for all of @JRMotorsports!
— Regan Smith (@ReganSmith) April 5, 2014
So proud of the TEAM effort for @JRMotorsports tonight! Congrats @chaseelliott and good runs for @KevinHarvick @DaleJr @ReganSmith
— Kelley Earnhardt (@EarnhardtKelley) April 5, 2014
Awesome job @chaseelliott on your 1st @NASCAR_NNS win with @JRMotorsports and @NAPAKnowHow. Awesome run by all our cars. Just gettin started
— Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr) April 5, 2014
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