Who is the crew chief for Chase Elliott?

​Chase Elliott is an American stock car racing driver in the NASCAR Cup Series for Hendrick Motorsports. Elliott is a NASCAR champion who has won the the Cup Series in 2020. His father, Bill Elliott, is also a former NASCAR driver. Elliott and his father are the only third father-son duo to win a championship in the NASCAR Cup Series. Elliott is a 19 time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series, as of February 2025. He is the winner of the 2025 Cook Out Clash at the Bowman Gray Stadium. Elliott finished the 2024 Cup Series seventh in the driver standings with one win and 2342 points to his name.

Chase Elliott's crew chief

Alan Arthur Gustafson is the crew chief for the no.9 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 piloted by Chase Elliott in the NASCAR Cup Series, as per Hendrick Motorsports' official website. Gustafson is a veteran crew chief who has been working in the NASCAR Cup Series for more than 20 years, as of February 2025. He became a part of Hendrick Motorsports in 2005 as a crew chief. Gustafson has previously worked as a race engineer in the Cup Series until the 2005 season. He was the lead engineer for Hendrick Motorsports for the no.5 car in the NASCAR Cup Series. In his tenure as a lead engineer, he won one race and produced 19 top-10 finishes. Alan Gustafson has previously worked in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He was the crew chief for Andy Houston's team in the Truck Series and a team engineer for Diamond Ridge Motorsports in the Xfinity Series.

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Alan Gustafson was born on August 5, 1975 and is 49 years old, as of February 2025. Gustafson is a native of Ormond Beach, Florida in the United States. Gustafson started his career at the age of eight. He used to help his friend, Casey Yunick race go-karts in his earlier years. He completed his degree in Mechanical Engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Alan Gustafson moved to North Carolina and started working with Gary Moore's Goody's Dash Series team (GEM Motorsports) for his friend, Jimmy Foster. He was crew chief for the team and finished sixth in the driver standings in the 1996 season, achieving one victory with the team.

When did Alan Gustafson become the crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports?

Alan Gustafson was appointed as the Crew Chief of Hendrick Motorsports in 2005, as per their official website. He started working as crew chief for Kyle Busch behind the no.5 car for the team. He continued as the crew chief for Kyle Busch until 2008, recording a best finish of fifth place in the driver standings in 2007. He was paired with Mark Martin for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. Gustafson recorded five victories and a second place in the driver standings with Martin during the 2009 season.

He was allotted as the crew chief of the no.24 car for Jeff Gordon in 2011. He served as the crew chief of the no.24 car until 2017. Gustafson worked with Jeff Gordin until the 2015 season winning 11 races with the NASCAR veteran. He switched to Chase Elliott after the driver debuted for Hendrick Motorsports in the 2016 season. In 2018, Gustafson was reappointed as the crew chief for Chase Elliott who started racing the no.9 car for Hendrick Motorsports.

Championship run in 2020

The 2020 season turned out to be the culmination of Elliott and Gustafson's legendary championship run in the history of NASCAR. The season saw five wins by the pair, with crucial victories at road courses at Daytona Road Course and Charlotte Roval, affirming their versatility.

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In the final stretch of the season, Elliott won the last two races of the year, at Martinsville Speedway and Phoenix Raceway to win his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. The Phoenix victory was a masterclass in strategy and execution, the season finale and championship decider. It was on the pit wall and in-race adjustments that made Elliott dominate that race and claim the championship. That was the first championship victory for Gustafson as a crew chief.

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Continued success through 2021 and 2022

After taking the championship, Gustafson and Elliott continued to be among the main contenders for the NASCAR Cup Series. In 2021, though unable to have a repeat of the championship, they did take two races, among which was a Road America win. Gustafson proved excellent for Elliott at road courses, as he was even given the title "Road Course King" on those courses.

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The team was again instrumental in an outstanding season in 2022, winning five times and finishing for the second consecutive year in the Championship 4 - NASCAR's official postseason playoff system that narrows it down to the final four drivers to compete for the championship in the season-ending finale. Although they did not do much about winning the championship title, Gustafson and Elliott showed a lot of strength and consistency and finished among the top teams of the series.

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What are the results for the team Hendrick Motorsports in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series?

Chase Elliott and Alan Gustafson finished the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship seventh in the driver standings with one win and 19 Top-10s thoughout the season. Elliott won the AutoTrader EchoPark Automotive 400 during the NASCAR Regular Season.