Back in 2018, after Chase Elliott secured his first-ever win, he was interviewed and asked what would be his best moment throughout the duration between the white flag to the moment he got up on the plane. A young Elliott then mentioned his favorite moments which also involved another Hendrick Motorsport legend. During the conversation, Elliott mentioned his one regret from that day.

Elliott said, “I would say I would say, you know, number one, dad being there was pretty cool. Dad being there and him getting to, well, experience that together, I think, was pretty cool. I wish my mom had been there too. They don’t miss many races and of course, you know, she wasn’t there. But a close second to that and something that I’ll never forget was Jimmy pushing me around, you know, to the front stretch.”

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“That was, you know, so cool because he’s been a, he’s become a really good friend of mine and a guy I looked up to for a long time, so to kind of have all that come full circle there in that moment was was pretty neat and I wouldn’t change it for anything… I didn’t get to burn out which kind of a little upsetting, you know, I was gonna burn to the ground. But of course that happened, but I wouldn’t change it now. Looking back is, you know, having him do that was pretty.”

Which race was Chase Elliott talking about?

Elliott was mentioning his first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race win back in 2018 at Watkins Glen.

Elliott had one the race in a spectacular fashion, however, during the cool down lap he ran out of fuel and was seen stranded on the track. Right around then as his teammate the legendary Jimmie Johnson was passing by he saw Elliott’s car lying cold and then he promptly stopped and reversed back behind Elliott’s car and proceeded to push him around the track all the way to victory lane.

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The moment was historic enough for fans to witness, and the memory of it all was also etched into the head of Chase Elliott. Imagine idolizing your favortite driver and then receiving gentle help from him after your first ever win while racing alongside them. That was the moment for Elliott that he might never forget in his lifetime.