Chase Elliott recalls the last time he raced with his father Bill Elliott

NASCAR driver Chase Elliott recently looked back at a wholesome moment in his racing career, where he competed against his father and former Cup Series champion, Bill Elliott. Bill and Chase Elliott are the third father-son duo to have won a Cup Series championship, alongside Richard and Lee Petty, and Ned and Dale Jarrett.

Team owner Rick Hendrick never gave up on Chase Elliott and neither did crew chief Alan Gustafson, but more importantly, Elliott never gave up on himself, Gustafson or his team.

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The three men have spent most of their lives either around or involved in racing and they understand the sport’s peaks and valleys, its ebb and flow. That doesn’t mean the low times aren’t difficult to handle because they are, and they often rip a team apart.

Gustafson and Elliott maintained their confidence in each other and ignored outside chatter. Hendrick knew the two men belonged together. Elliott, whose personality is very similar to his father’s, handled the situation as Bill Elliott did when times became tough—shut out the distractions and focus on the task at hand.