“Go kick their a** at the NASCAR All-Star race!”: Chase Elliott receives 16-time NHRA champion’s wishes ahead of North Wilkesboro showdown

Just a day before the NASCAR All-Star Race weekend at North Wilkesboro Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports ace and 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion, Chase Elliott, received best wishes from 16-time NHRA Funny Car champion, John Force.

The 75-year-old driver of the Peak Auto Chevrolet Camaro for John Force Racing wished Elliott luck ahead of the All-Star race while also sending his best wishes for the 28-year-old's father.

"My #TeamChevy teammate @chaseelliott always says to eat at @Hooters. Somebody tell the boss at@TeamHendrick that the food was GREAT! Elliott, tell Dad I say I love him, and go kick their a** at the @NASCAR ALL-STAR race! @peakauto," John Force wrote on X.

John Force and Chase Elliott's dad, Bill Elliott, have been friends for a long time now. The legendary Bill Elliott won this famous race back in 1986, the only time it was held at Atlanta Motor Speedway and not at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. However, the usual venue was altered following the pandemic-struck 2020.

Chase Elliott has one victory so far in the prestigious All-Star race, that came back in 2020 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Last year, he finished fifth in the coveted event. The Dawsonville native currently stands fourth in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, just above his Hendrick Motorsports teammate, William Byron, with 437 points to his credit.

Elliott's only race victory so far has come at the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 in Fort Worth, Texas. He had two more podium finishes at the AdventHealth 400 in Kansas and the Cook Out 400 in Martinsville, finishing third in both races. The American most recently raced at the Goodyear 400 at the Darlington Speedway, finishing 12th.

Chase Elliott to honor late World War II soldier during Coca-Cola 900

Chase Elliott during practice at Goodyear 400 in Darlington

The number 9 NAPA Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, wheeled by Chase Elliott will swap its usual blue and yellow paint scheme and instead, feature a sleek, matte-finish, all-black look to commemorate TEC5 Clifford Strickland, who died in captivity during World War II.

This move by Hendrick Motorsports and longtime partner NAPA Auto Parts during the Memorial Day weekend is a salute to the former and the current members of the American military.

After the NASCAR All-Star race, Chase Elliott will next compete at the Coca-Cola 600, which will take place on May 26 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Elliott had a race to forget at the event in 2023 as he was involved in a collision with Denny Hamlin.

The 2025 edition of the Coca-Cola 600 will be Amazon Prime's debut in covering NASCAR. The event is the first of the five mid-season races Amazon Prime will cover that season.