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Mar 25, 2025
Chase Elliott is throwing back to one of the past greats at Hendrick Motorsports at this year's Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway on April 6.
Elliott is piloting a No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro, paying homage to Ken Schrader's No. 25 Kodiak Chevy scheme that he ran in 1994. The scheme will be part of NASCAR's annual throwback weekend at Darlington.
Schrader competed for Hendrick Motorsports from 1988 to 1996. All four of Schrader's wins in NASCAR's premier series came while driving the No. 25 Chevrolet in the Hendrick stable.
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The Fenton, Missouri native earned 17 pole positions during his Hendrick Motorsports tenure. He sits fourth on the all-time list for pole positions for Hendrick, behind Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Geoff Bodine.
During the 1994 season, Schrader finished fourth in NASCAR Cup Series points, with nine top-fives and 18 top-10 finishes.
Elliott, the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series champion, is a 19-time winner in the NASCAR Cup Series. Elliott joined the team full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2016, coming off a NASCAR Xfinity Series championship in 2014.
Elliott is currently sixth in NASCAR Cup Series points during the 2025 season, with three top-10s in the first six races of the year. Elliott has tallied four top-fives and seven top-10s in 16 NASCAR Cup Series starts at Darlington.
The Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway is scheduled for Sunday, April 6, at 3:00 p.m. ET. Live coverage will air on FOX Sports 1 and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
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