NASCAR star Chase Elliott set for series switch as official announcement made

NASCAR star Chase Elliott is set for a series switch this weekend, Hendrick Motorsports have confirmed.

Following Sunday's race in Mexico City, in which Elliott finished in third place, NASCAR hits Pocono Raceway this week, with the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series all in action across the weekend.

Elliott is set to be a busy man, too, with Hendrick Motorsports revealing that the 2022 Cup Series champion will be on double duty in Pennsylvania, driving the No. 17 for the team in the Xfinity Series alongside the No. 9 in the Cup.

"Surprise! The No. 17 gets a familiar face with Chase Elliott pulling double duty at Pocono Raceway," the team wrote in an official statement.

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Chase Elliott set for Xfinity Series drive at Pocono

This weekend will mark the second time that Elliott has stepped down to race in the Xfinity Series having also done so back in April at Darlington.

That weekend, Elliott finished the race in second place in the No. 17 Chevrolet, beaten by Joe Gibbs Racing's Brandon Jones.

Of course, like most Cup Series stars, Elliott previously raced in the Xfinity Series full-time earlier in his career, driving for two full seasons in the No. 9 for JR Motorsports in 2014 and 2015.

During that time, Elliott won four Xfinity Series races, and he has since gone on to add two further wins to his tally in the series having dipped back in intermittently.

Elliott's statline in the series as a whole reads 86 races, six wins, 70 top 10's, and two poles.

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