Bill Elliott's career
1955: Born Oct. 5 - Hometown Dawsonville
1963: Age 8, Received his first racecar, a Ford Fairlane, from his father George Elliott
1974: Age 19, Began short track racing at the Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, Ga.
1976: Age 21, First Winston Cup race at Carolina 500
1978: Age 23, First Daytona 500 race
1981: Age 26, Partners with Harry Melling and Melling Racing, won the season-long Ingersoll-Rand crew competition with brother Ernie as crew chief
1983: Age 28, First career victory at Riverside International Raceway in California
1984: Age 29, Sponsored by Coor's Brewing Company, wins Miller High Life 500 and Hodgdon American 500
1985: Age 30
• Wins Daytona 500, Winston 500 and Southern 500, earning him the Winston Million
• 11 superspeedway wins (winning 11 races and 11 poles)
• Featured on the September cover of Sports Illustrated
• Named "American Driver of the Year" by the nation's Motorsports media
• Nicknamed "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville" and "Million Dollar Bill" for record-setting season
1987: Age 32, Named the "American Driver of the Year" by the nation's Motorsports media, set the fastest one-lap speed record at 212.809 mph at Talladega
1988: Age 33, Winston Cup Championship winner
1995: Age 40, Starts own team and assumed sole ownership a year later, gains sponsorship with McDonalds
1998: Age 43, Inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
2003: Age 48, Retires name from NASCAR's Most Popular Driver Award contest after a record 16 wins prior (1984-88, 1991-2000, 2002)
2004: Age 49, Leaves full time racing
2007: Age 52, Started racing part-time
Since 1976, Elliott has participated in close to 810 races to date, achieved 44 wins and collected 55 career poles
Source: billelliott.com
Chase Elliot's career
1995: Born Nov. 28 - Hometown Dawsonville
2004: Age 8-9, Started racing go-karts
2007: Age 11-12, Started racing Bandaleros
2008: Age 12-13
• Competed in the Legends Racing Series and named Rookie of the Year
• Georgia State Champion in the Semipro division
• Winter Flurry Series champion
• Georgia Winter Series title
2009: Age 13-14, Georgia Asphalt Series Champion and Rookie of the Year
2010: Age 14-15
• Blizzard Series Champion
• Miller Light Champion
• Gulf Coast Champion
• Winner Winchester 400
2011: Age 15-16
• Named Sports Illustrated high school player of the week in April
• Finished 9th in points in the K&N Series East
• National Super late Model Champion
• Signed three-year driver development deal with Hendrick
• Snowball Derby (at 16, he was the youngest winner)
2012: Age 16-17
• Career first win K&N Series East race at Iowa Speedway
• Winner World Crown 300
2013: Age 17-18
• Became the youngest winner in ARCA Series history at Pocono Raceway
• First career pole in the Nationwide Truck Series at Bristol and youngest truck pole-sitter
• Winner All American 400, first driver to win all four of the country's largest short-track races
2014: Age 18, First full season in NASCAR Nationwide Series for JR Motorsports, driving the No. 9 NAPA Auto Parts Chevy Camaro
April 4 Wins first career race in the series