Chase Elliott might watch solar eclipse from unusual spot — the sky

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that athletes are approaching planning for Monday’s solar eclipse from a different viewpoint.

NASCAR driver Chase Elliott said Friday he might take a look from an unusual spot — the sky. He’s a pilot.

“I feel like what would be really neat would be to go fly; go take off and be flying while it happens,” Elliott said. “So, I was going to go do that, possibly, if the weather’s good on Monday. I do have a flight to catch Monday night, so if I can make the timing work I’d like to go fly and see it from the air if we can do that.”