“Let’s raise some money”: Chase Elliott gives away race-winning gear to support kids fighting cancer

Chase Elliott is continuing to raise funds for children battling cancer through his foundation following a dramatic victory in Saturday's Quaker State 400 at EchoPark Speedway (June 28).

The Georgia native's win at his hometown track marked Elliot's first win in Atlanta of the 2025 Cup Series season and helped him clinch a spot in the NASCAR playoffs. It also marks the ninth year of Desi9n To Drive. This year's campaign includes a sweepstakes open till July 9 and the chance to win a VIP race-day experience with Elliott or pieces of his race-worn autographed gear. Five winners will be chosen on July 17 and the proceeds will benefit the recently opened Aflac Center on the Children’s hospital campus.

"Well 😅 The stakes are much higher now! Who wants a part of my RACE WINNING #Desi9nToDrive uniform from last night? Let’s raise some money to benefit Rhealynn and all the wonderful kids battling cancer at @childrensatl," Chase Elliott wrote on X.

The Hendrick Motorsports drive’s No. 9 Chevrolet and uniform featured the artwork of 11‑year‑old Rhealynn Mills, a young osteosarcoma survivor from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Mills, who had undergone 19 surgeries and the amputation of her right leg, submitted the "Dream Big" design, which was selected from dozens of entries and then featured on Elliott’s car, helmet, gloves, shoes and firesuit this weekend.

"It was cool," Mills said about watching her design going to victory lane.

Chase Elliott Foundation’s Desi9n To Drive initiative with NAPA Auto Parts and Hendrick Motorsports has raised about $500,000 to support the Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Children’s since 2017.

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"Wild from my seat" - Chase Elliott after winning wild race at hometrack

Chase Elliott pulled off a dramatic last-lap pass to win the NASCAR Cup race after starting from 15th. He battled through the race, which saw 46 lead changes and 10 cautions and included two massive wrecks, one of which eliminated over half the field.

In a nail‑biter, he used a strategic draft from teammate Alex Bowman to edge past Brad Keselowski and beat him by just 0.168 seconds for the checkered flag. The win snapped a 44-race drought for the 29-year-old, his first since April 2024.

"I just think that, honestly, all the cards fell on the right places there those last couple laps. What a crazy race, man. I don’t know if y’all had fun, but it was wild from my seat. I’m so glad we got to run that thing out there to the end," Chase Elliott said (via NBC Sports).

Elliott also advanced to the next round of NASCAR’s In‑Season Challenge, which begins with the Cup race at the Chicago Street Course on July 6.