CHASE ELLIOTT'S NO.24 2017 PAINT SCHEME REVEALED

Chase Elliott's 2017 NAPA Auto Parts paint scheme for the No. 24 Chevrolet was revealed by the driver and Hendrick Motorsports on Tuesday.

The 2017 season will mark Elliott's second season in the No. 24 car. This season he has the car that he took over from sure-fire Hall of Fame driver Jeff Gordon in the Round of 12 of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup and looking to advance even further in the Chase.

Still pursuing his first win in the legendary ride, Elliott has accumulated nine top fives and 15 top 10s in his rookie Sprint Cup season. He ran well at Charlotte on Sunday leading 103 laps, but was collected in a pileup on a Lap 259 restart.

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Entry list for Chase race No. 5 at Kansas Speedway

There are 40 cars featured on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry list for Sunday's Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway.

After many of the 12 Chase drivers experienced a disastrous race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, earning a good result this weekend will be critical before the final race in the Round of 12 at Talladega Superspeedway, which is sure to be a wild card.

Jimmie Johnson is locked into the Round of 8 after his win at Charlotte, while Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Chase Elliott and Austin Dillon are the four drivers on the outside looking in heading to Kansas.

An early look at the forecast for Sunday's race calls for mostly sunny skies and a high of 79 degrees.

See below for the full entry list:

Dale Earnhardt Jr. may spend 'the rest of my days' searching for this

Dale Earnhardt is a collector of many things.

He's got old cars strewn throughout his property in Mooresville, North Carolina, for goodness sakes. And pieces and parts of old cars.

He's always talking about coming across cool relics from old races -- ones he participated in like this from what is now called the XFINITY Series but was the Busch Series back when Junior ran this car (or at least these pieces of the car) in 1998.Junior was 23 years old at the time, his crew chief was Tony Eury Sr., and he won the first of what would be back-to-back championships in that series before moving up to what is now the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series the very next season.

But while that is cool, it's tough to top this true gem featuring his father's likeness from way back in 1981. And Earnhardt Jr. acknowledges as much.

Chase Elliott reveals No. 24 paint scheme for 2017

The 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season has been a good one for second-generation racer Chase Elliott, who is a lock to win Sunoco Rookie of the Year Honors this year and is still racing for the overall series championship.

Tuesday morning, Elliott went to Instagram to unveil the 2017 paint scheme on his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, which again next year will carry the colors of NAPA Auto Parts.

Elliott’s ride ought to look good on track next year, when he’ll seek to put the No. 24 back in Victory Lane if he can’t get there in one of the final six races of this year.

This week, Elliott heads to Kansas Speedway, where ne needs a strong run to stay relevant in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Elliott comes into Kansas ranked 10th in points after he got crashed out of Sunday’s Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway and finished 33rd, despite leading 103 laps in the race.

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Carl Edwards turns tour guide for grade-school class (and Kenny Wallace)

Long before becoming one of the top drivers in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, in another life, Carl Edwards was a substitute teacher.
It's true.
So it should come as no surprise that when FOX Sports NASCAR television analyst flew with Edwards to Concord, North Carolina on Tuesday, Edwards was ready and willing to give a tour of his airplane to the group that was waiting for him on the tarmac.

And with that, Edwards proceeded to lead the tour of the plane himself -- to a grade-school class that probably reminded him of those long ago days, when he worked as a substitute teacher in Missouri by day and was attempting to get his racing career launched by night.
From the looks of it, Edwards does pretty well at both jobs. The driver of the No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota posed with the kids at the end of the tour, and obviously helped make their day.
(And Kenny Wallace's, too, of course).

We flew with Carl Edwards today to Concord North Carolina. When we landed a grade school class wanted a tour of his airplane. pic.twitter.com/viu293775N

— Kenny Wallace (@Kenny_Wallace) October 11, 2016

#CarlEdwards was greeted by a great crowd this morning. @joegibbsracing #Nascar @ARRIS @ToyotaRacing @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/7p3jQp6LtU

— 19 Carl Edwards Team (@19_JGRracing) October 11, 2016

Jeff Gordon to make an appearance on 'LIVE with Kelly'

Four-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion and FOX NASCAR analyst Jeff Gordon will make a guest appearance on 'LIVE with Kelly.'

Gordon will join Kelly Ripa and guest co-host, singer/songwriter Ciara, on the show Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Over the course of his career, Gordon has been a frequent guest on the show filmed in New York City.

Gordon will sub for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for the final time this season in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet at Martinsville Speedway on Oct. 23.