Elliotts Top Speed Chart In Nationwide Testing At Daytona

Thanks to his dad, NASCAR legend Bill Elliott, he’s already pretty fast.

Driving the No. 9 car — the same number his dad raced — for Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s JR Motorsports, Chase Elliott topped the speed chart during Nationwide Series testing at Daytona Saturday.

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With a drafting push from his dad, Chase turned a lap of 187.993 mph. Driving JRM’s No. 5 car for Earnhardt, Bill Elliott was second at 187.974.

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Regan Smith was third in testing, giving Earnhardt’s team the top three speeds during the first day of Nationwide testing. 	Elliott’s No. 9 wasn’t the only famous car number to turn a fast lap. Ty Dillon, a fellow rookie for Richard Childress Racing, was fourth-fastest in a No. 3 car made famous by Dale Earnhardt.

Other notables in the top 10 were Trevor Bayne, David Ragan and Kyle Larson.