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Wednesday, August 8,2018
dawsonnews.com I DAWSON COUNTY NEWS 111A
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Chase
Another whistle, and more
shouted instructions, before a
cheer erupted from the crowd
as the Citation CJ1, piloted by
Chase’s equally famous father,
Bill Elliott, taxied out of the
darkness under an arcing jet of
water blasting from a Dawson
County fire truck. It was a truly
heartfelt greeting.
Once again, cheers erupted
and flashbulbs and spotlights
flared all around as the young
man stepped onto the asphalt. A
reporter from Fox News was
quick to get his reaction to the
excited crowd.
“I didn’t know I knew this
many people,” Elliott said as he
looked around and smiled.
“It’s because we love Chase.
It’s as simple as that,” said
Glenda Brandt, who runs the
front desk at Dawson County
High School. “Most of us out
here remember him when he
was little.”
“We raised the little boy,”
interjected Deborah Hood, the
former operations manager of
Elliott Racing.
“I remember playing match
box cars with him on the office
floor,” said Hood, launching
into a story about a young
Elliott that involved pit crews,
and changing race conditions,
but ended with Chase winning
the race in a dramatic fashion.
The story drew a lot of laughter,
and bore a remarkable similari
ty to the race at Watkins Glen.
One of only two road cours
es featured in the Monster
Energy NASCAR cup series
(the other being Sonoma where
Elliott finished 5th), Watkins
Glen International is a 2.454mi
circuit featuring eight turns that
is run clockwise, the opposite
direction of a traditional oval
track.
Elliott led the race for the
final 32 laps, finishing with the
most laps led, but he was
pushed hard by last year’s win
ner Martin Truex Jr. Ultimately,
with two turns remaining,
Truex ran out of fuel and Elliott
was able to pull away to win
the race by a monstrous 7.560
seconds.
The combination of the
checkered flag, and laps led
moved Elliott four spots in the
Monster Energy Race for the
Cup standings. He now sits
comfortably in 11th with four
races remaining until the begin
ning of the round of 16.
Former NASCAR driver Bill
Elliott, Chase Elliott’s father,
was a spotter for the race at
Watkins Glen.
“We have been in that posi
tion so many times, and you
just never know how it’s going
to turn out until that victory
lap,” he said. “You just have to
keep your emotions in check.”
After a brief set of interviews
Elliott threw himself whole
heartedly into mingling with
Photos by Ben Hendrenforthe Dawson
County News
Above, Chase Elliott poses
with several members of
Dawson County Emergency
Services after his win on
Sunday. Left, Elliott, son of
Dawsonville NASCAR Hall of
Famer Bill Elliott, signs auto
graphs during a celebration
Sunday night. Elliot snagged
his first career win at Watkins
Glen earlier that day.
the families and fans that had
come out so late at night to see
him. He shook hands, signed
autographs and took pictures
with everybody who came his
way.
When asked if he ever con
sidered how important his
moment, this first win, was
going to be to the people of
Dawsonville, Elliott was
grounded as ever.
“While it is all happening?
No, not really, to be honest” he
replied. “But when it all settles
down, and you get a chance to
look over the crowd, it’s a good
feeling to see so many people.”
NASCAR driver Chase Elliott is interviewed by reporters from Fox 5 news
after arriving in Dawsonville shortly after 10 p.m.
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