Chase Elliott Adds Another Race to His 2025 Schedule

What’s Happening?

Chase Elliott will race in the NASCAR Xfinity Series this weekend, piloting the Hendrick Motorsports No. 17 at Pocono Raceway.

• This race will be Elliott’s second Xfinity Series start of the 2025 season. The 29-year-old made his Series in the No. 17 at Darlington Raceway on Apr. 5; Elliott started second and brought home the car eighth.
• A second Xfinity Series race on the season should come as a surprise, as Elliott has only raced in multiple Xfinity Series races one other time since 2018. Furthermore, he only has two career Xfinity Series starts at Pocono, though he finished second and third in those starts.
• Aside from his small sample size in the Xfinity Series, Elliott also has had relative success at Pocono in the Cup Series, with four top-fives and ten top-tens. He also won at Pocono, which came after a double disqualification of race winner Denny Hamlin and second-place driver Kyle Busch in 2022.
• The No. 17 is Hendrick Motorsports’ part-time Xfinity Series entry. Since its 2022 debut, part-timers, prospects, and HMS Cup Drivers have driven the car, which entered four races in 2022, six races in 2023, ten races in 2024, and ten in 2025 at press time.

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