Nationwide at Phoenix 2014: Live Results and Analysis from DAV 200

Chase Elliott captured the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship at Phoenix International Raceway on Saturday afternoon, becoming the youngest driver in history to win one of NASCAR’s three touring series. The 18-year-old finished fifth in the DAV 200, but that was enough to secure the needed points to hold off teammate Regan Smith and clinch the crown before next Saturday’s season-ending Ford EcoBoost 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Elliott's championship breaks the previous record, held by Brian Vickers when he won the Nationwide Series in 2003 at the age of 20, and sets the new bar at 18 years, 11 months and 18 days. It’s easy to see how—on a historic day—the race result would become something of an afterth...

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