The 28-year-old native from Lewisville, North Carolina, will be returning to the Xfinity Series and make his first start with JGR at Daytona International Speedway in February.
Heading into the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season, a lot of the eyes in the NASCAR community are on Hendrick Motorsports and the driver of the No. 5, Kyle Larson.
The Louisville, Kentucky, native is set to return to the Cup Series and serve as crew chief for the newly formed Trackhouse Racing and veteran Daniel Suarez in 2021.
Chase Elliott failed pre-race inspection and started from the back of the field, but powered his way to the win at Phoenix to capture the Cup championship.
The Dawsonville, Georgia, native rallied from the rear of the field to dominate and pull away late from his title rivals to claim his first Cup title in his fifth full-time season.