Trey Poole has been named the full-time spotter for Chase Elliott and the No. 9 Chevrolet throughout the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, Hendrick Motorsports confirmed Tuesday.
Poole, a cousin of Elliott, has previously served as a second spotter for the No. 9 team at road courses and fulfilled the primary role on an interim basis back in 2021.
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Elliott, the six-time winner of the NMPA Most Popular Driver Award, won the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series championship and has 18 career wins. Eddie D’Hondt previously served as his full-time spotter for all eight seasons of Elliott’s career.
D’Hondt will shift to Stewart-Haas Racing for the upcoming campaign, working with the No. 4 team and rookie Josh Berry. D’Hondt and Berry previously worked together in five Cup races in 2023 while Elliott recovered from a leg injury last spring.
Elliott’s 2023 season went without a victory for the first time since 2017, missing seven races — six due to a broken left leg suffered in a snowboarding accident and one due to suspension. Last year marked Elliott’s first without qualifying for the playoffs, snapping an eight-year streak.