NASCAR driver Chase Elliott gives Kirby Smart a shoutout after first career victory
When Kirby Smart gave his opening remarks at SEC Media Days, he didn’t mention anything about winning NASCAR races.
But Dawsonville native and diehard Georgia sports fan Chase Elliott used the head coach's speech as inspiration to fuel him to his first NASCAR cup victory Sunday.
Coach Kirby Smart getting credit from Chase Elliott for pre game message & the win today @KirbySmartUGA @chaseelliott @680TheFan @BFinn86 @steakshapiro 🏁#Dawgs pic.twitter.com/NcReytX6nr
— Sandra Golden (@sportsandra) August 5, 2018
Earlier in the year, Elliott repped the Bulldogs at the Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Keeping the main thing the main thing.@chaseelliott + @FootballUGA = 💪 pic.twitter.com/EVFQ8BTMA8
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 24, 2018
His shoutout to Smart hyped up many fans on Twitter.
MAN CHASE ELLIOTT JUST GAVE A KIRBY SMART SHOUTOUT IN VICTORY LANE IM ABOUT TO RUN THROUGH 14 BRICK WALLS
— puɐlǝdoɔ uɐʎɹ (@RCworkin) August 5, 2018
What ever speech from Kirby Smart that Chase Elliott listened to before this race is what I need to listen to every morning before I start my day
— Mike Aker 🏁🦌🇺🇸⚾️🏈 (@AkeNbake9) August 5, 2018
But the Bulldogs weren’t the only team to celebrate Elliott’s win. The Braves also joined in with a special shoutout from Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones.
Congratulations to Georgia native and diehard #Braves fan @chaseelliott on his first @NASCAR Cup victory! 🏁 #ChopOn | #di9 pic.twitter.com/VPgGkBq0Mh
— Atlanta Braves (@Braves) August 5, 2018
Way to go @chaseelliott !!! Congrats on ur first win brother. Hopefully the first of many, many more. Bring that trophy on home to Georgia!
— Chipper Jones (@RealCJ10) August 5, 2018
