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Concord, NC (SportsNetwork. Fabian Johnson Jersey .com) - Hendrick Motorsports revealed on Thursday that Chase Elliott will take over driving duties of the No. 24 Chevrolet full- time in the Sprint Cup Series, starting with the 2016 season. Last week, Jeff Gordon announced that 2015 will be his last season competing for a championship in NASCARs premier series. Gordon, a four-time series champion, has driven the No. 24 car for team owner Rick Hendrick since November 1992. Elliott is the son of Bill Elliott, who is scheduled to be inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Friday. The 19-year-old Elliott won the championship in the Xfinity Series (formerly known as the Nationwide Series) last year, doing so in his rookie season as driver of the No. 9 Chevrolet for JR Motorsports. He became the youngest driver ever to win a title in one of NASCARs three national touring series. Hendrick announced the news of Elliott driving the No. 24 next year during the teams season kickoff employee event on Thursday morning. Chase brings the kind of intangibles that make him the total package as a driver, Hendrick said. Not only is he a special talent inside the race car, but theres a natural combination of competitiveness, work ethic and smarts that you rarely see. Chases personality and demeanor make him popular with fans, teammates and sponsors. Hes a great fit for our organization on many levels, and we feel he and Alan will be a successful combination. Theres a lot to be excited about. Since Gordon had made his announcement of his future plans, it had been widely rumored that Elliott would replace him in the No. 24 at the conclusion of this season. Elliott is scheduled to make his Sprint Cup debut in late March at Martinsville, driving the No. 25 Chevrolet for Hendrick. He is also slated for the Sprint Cup races at Richmond (April), Charlotte (May), Indianapolis (July) and Darlington (September). Elliott will be paired with veteran crew chief Kenny Francis for the five-race schedule this season. So many people have been behind me, and the first thing I want to do is thank them, said Elliott, who will run the full 2015 Xfinity Series schedule as the defending champion. My parents (Bill and Cindy Elliott) especially have believed in me every step of the way, and I know this wouldnt be possible without all the sacrifices theyve made to focus on my racing career. This is such a big week for our family. Im also extremely grateful to Mr. Hendrick and my teammates at both Hendrick Motorsports and JR Motorsports for believing in me. NAPA has been a huge supporter, and Im honored to represent them on and off the track. Of course, the fans have been amazing to me, and Im so appreciative of that. I know how rare this opportunity is and will work as hard as I can to make everyone proud. Alan Gustafson will be paired with Gordons current crew chief, Alan Gustafson, for next season. Sponsorship for the No.24 team in 16 will be announced at a later date. Since his Cup debut in the 92 season-ending race at Atlanta, Gordon has made 761 consecutive and career starts. His 92 career victories places him third on the series all-time race winners list, behind only Richard Petty (200) and David Pearson (105). Among those race wins include three in the Daytona 500 and a record five in the Brickyard 400. Gordon also holds the record for most victories on road courses with nine. His Cup championships occurred in 1995, 97, 98 and 2001. Gordon had one of his best seasons since his most recent championship in 01. He won four races, including the Brickyard 400, and had a series-high 23 top-10 finishes. Gordon came up one point short of advancing into the final four for the Nov. 16 championship race at Homestead. He finished sixth in the point standings. Michael Orozco Jersey . 1 status and was unable to prevent a late season collapse, James Reimer said he wants to put the past behind him and is looking forward to spending the next two years in a Maple Leaf uniform. Dax McCarty Jersey . -- Clayton Kershaw and Hyun-Jin Ryu will be the Dodgers starting pitchers in their two-game season-opening series in Australia against the Arizona Diamondbacks.Canadas national mens team begins its quest for a 25th gold medal at the world championship on Friday when it faces France in the Group A opener in in Minsk, Belarus. You can catch the action live on TSN and TSN GO at 9:30am et/6:30am pt. Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer gets the call in net for the opener. Coach Dave Tippett said he chose Reimer over Edmonton Oilers goalie Ben Scrivens strictly on seniority. Its expected that both goalies will split time at the tournament, with Scrivens likely seeing action in Canadas next game on Saturday against Slovakia. "It goes solely off seniority," Tippett said. "Scrivens was upset because he thought he shouldve got the call because he had 19 seconds longer than Reimer the other day (in the exhibition game)." While this is Scrivens first time representing Canada at any level, Reimer last played for Canada at the 2011 World Championships in Slovakia, where he posting a 4-0 record in the group stage. On Thursday, coach Tippett kept the top line of Alex Burrows, Kyle Turris and Nathan MacKinnon together from Tuesdays exhibition game and tinkered elsewhere. Nazem Kadri centred Cody Hodgson and Troy Brrouwer, while Philadelphia Flyers teammates Brayden Schenn and Matt Read skated with Jonathan Huberdeau. Chris Pontius Jersey. Jason Chimera and Capitals teammate Joel Ward remained together, and Tippett said hell keep an eye on having either Mark Scheifele or Sean Monahan between them. "Youve got to get your players in roles early," Tippett said. "Always subject to change, but I think one of the most important factors of a tournament like this is you try to get everybody in their spots as quick as you can." Kevin Bieksa was named Team Canadas captain on Thursday. Tippett said Bieksa got the nod because hes outgoing but also plays hard and with passion. Chimera is one alternate because he brings the experience of winning at this tournament before and Turris is the other because he bridges young and old on the roster. "He keeps it fun, he likes to have a good time," Burrows said. "But at the same time when its time to work and do the right things, hes the first one to lead the way." Following Fridays game against France, Canada faces Slovakia on Saturday. 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