Clash pole-sitter Chase Elliott knows the race will get "rough"

Chase Elliott* was the fastest man in qualifying on Saturday going into The Clash, NASCAR's pre-season exhibition race. Getting into the main race Sunday relies on a different format than the usual Cup Series race weekend, but Elliott used a tried-and-true method: he ran the fastest qualifying lap, then lead every lap in Heat #1 to secure the best starting position in the field. As it turns out ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/clash-pole-sitter-chase-elliott-on-rough-racing/10693153/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=R SS-NASCAR&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>

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