HAMPTON — Chase Elliott is continuing a family tradition at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
By taking first in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400, the Dawsonville native not only won his first race at AMS but joined his father to become the second father-son duo to win at the track (the first were Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr.). Chase also became the first Georgia driver since his father to win a Cup race at AMS.
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