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By Holly Cain-IMSA Wire Service
Chase Elliott poses with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship trophy after winning the series finale and title at Phoenix Raceway on November 8, 2020. Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
Chase Elliott is still collecting accolades for his impressive run to the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship in November.
But truth be told, the 25-year-old had long been planning to make his Rolex 24 At Daytona sports car racing debut – planting the seeds and talking to IMSA teams before his title-winning stock car season even started.
The Dawsonville, Georgia racer will make his first Rolex 24 start in the Jan. 30-31 twice-around-the-clock event with the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Racing Cadillac DPi team in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship opener. Elliott will join seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson and 2018 Daytona 500 winner Austin Dillon, who are also on the grid.
Porsche to Have Presence in IMSA GTLM Class, After All
Porsche factory team gone, but Weather Tech Racing to field 911 RSR s in GTLM. Icon SportswireGetty Images
WeatherTech Racing will compete in the GTLM class of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in 2020.
Cooper MacNeil, Richard Lietz, Kevin Estre and Gianmaria Bruni will drive the No. 79 WeatherTech Racing Porsche 911 RSR at the Rolex 24 at Daytona this month.
Proton Competition and owner Christian Ried, an organization making the move to full-time racing in North America in 2021, is on board as a partner.
A Porsche will be on track in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship s GT Le Mans class for 2021.