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The stunning news that Bill Elliott was coming out of retirement to race an Xfinity Series road course race was a bit of a stun to NASCAR fans.<\/p>\n
Just as stunning is that there are actually people who believe Elliott is racing this weekend at Mid-Ohio.<\/p>\n
Last weekend Elliott’s son, Chase, scored his first career Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory with a win at Watkins Glen.<\/p>\n
The elder Elliott will get back behind the wheel of a car for the first time since Daytona 2012 at Road America where he will drive the No. 23 GSM Connect Chevrolet Camaro.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen this opportunity came up from Mike (Beam), I had to jump on it,\u201d said Bill Elliott in a statement from the team. \u201cChase (Elliott) has ran a handful of races for the team so I figured I would give it a shot at Road America. Beam and I have worked together in the past so it will be exciting to get back behind the wheel and bring back some old memories.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to welcome Bill (Elliott) to the GMS Racing family,\u201d said president of GMS Racing, Mike Beam in a statement from the team. \u201cBill has many years in NASCAR and it\u2019s going to be great to watch him come back, especially in GMS equipment. Bill and I worked together back in the day and had a lot of success so hopefully we can pick up where we left off and create some more great memories.\u201d<\/p>\n
So if you are looking for Elliott on your television today you are going to be short on luck.<\/p>\n
The Road America event will take place on Aug. 25 with coverage on NBCSN. Elliott will become the first Hall of Fame driver to compete in a race after induction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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