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 ...Keep reading