Chase Elliott (24) spins in the grass of the front stretch during the NASCAR Daytona 500 Sprint Cup series auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

 Phelan M. Ebenhack

Foothills grad Gianninoto continues NASCAR career 

Former Catalina Foothills football standout John Gianninoto, who became a football captain at UNLV, continues his NASCAR career. He left Jeff Gordon’s pit crew over the offseason and is now the head jack man for Chase Elliott’s racing operation. Elliott won the Xfinity title at Daytona last week and won the pole for the Daytona 500.

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