Chase Elliott is experiencing flu-like symptoms ahead of the AAA Texas 500, the Twitter account of the No. 24 Hendrick Motorports team revealed Sunday.
.@chaseelliott is experiencing flu-like symptoms. He’ll start today’s race, but the No. 24 will have @J_Allgaier on standby as a precaution.
— Hendrick 24 Team (@Hendrick24Team)
November 6, 2016
JR Motorsports driver and XFINITY Series Chase contender Justin Allgaier will be on standby in case the No. 24 team needs him to complete the 500-mile race.
Elliott will start 11th.