Son of Bill is latest phenom. 18-year-old already has early victories this year. ... Not that Elliott, a NASCAR legend, or Dawsonville minds. In fact, the surprising success of Chase Elliott, ...

Bill Elliott, Chase’s dad, not so much. Awesome Bill from Dawsonville , the hot-rodding Huck Finn from the North Georgia hills, pushed NASCAR’s speedometers to the point of major rule changes.

The Elliott family of NASCAR drivers and engineers has been closely associated with Dawson County for decades. A siren sounded at the Dawsonville Pool Room after each of Awesome Bill from ...

William Clyde Elliott Sr., known more as “Awesome Bill from Dawsonville” and William Clyde Elliott II, known as Chase, have won the most popular driver award, voted on by fans, 22 times.