CONCORD, NC — Chasing Elliott will return to racing this weekend at the Martinsville Speedway after he missed the past six NASCAR Cup races with a broken left leg.
27 years old Elliott is injured in a skiing accident in Colorado in early March. The 2020 Cup Series champion recuperated in Colorado before returning home to Dawsonville, Georgia, in late March to resume physical therapy.
The Hendrick Motorsports driver tested this week in the Chevrolet Driver-in-the-Loop simulator in Concord, North Carolina, before making the final decision to head back to Martinsville.
“We expect Chase to return to his race car to continue where he left off,” said team owner Rick Hendrick. “Since the injury, he has trained extremely hard and focused all his time and energy to return to the No 9 squad.
“Throughout the last six weeks he’s been completely engaged with everything we’re doing and we know he’s trying his best to get on the track and compete for the win.”
Josh Berry entered Elliott’s name in five of the past six Cup Series events with the best finish being runner-up, which took place at Richmond Raceway. jordan taylor drove a 9th Chevrolet at the Circuit of The Americas, starting 4th and finishing 24th on his Cup debut.
