Photo of Dale Earnhardt holding a young Chase Elliott surfaces on Twitter
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Dale Earnhardt (Photo by Allen Kee/WireImage), DAYTONA BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 16: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Driver Chase Elliott poses for a portrait during NASCAR Media Day at Daytona International Speedway on February 16, 2016 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
Before Chase Elliott was named the driver of the famed No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy and became a Daytona 500 pole winner, he was a young NASCAR fan.
That much is evident from this photo that captures the now 20-year-old Sprint Cup rookie and son of 1988 Sprint Cup champion Bill Elliott sitting on the lap of seven-time champion and one of his dad's biggest rivals, the late Dale Earnhardt.
Yeah, it's safe to say that from an early age, Chase was destined to race.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}And in case anyone wonders, FOXSports.com confirmed with Hendrick Motorsports (which confirmed with the Elliott family) that the cute, wide-eyed kid in the photo really is Jeff Gordon's successor in the No. 24.