Clash Pole-Sitter Chase Elliot knows that the race will be “rough”

Chase eliet On Saturday, the fastest man in qualifying was going to the clash in the pre-season exhibition race of NASCAR. The general cup series depends on a different format compared to the race weekend by joining the main race Sunday, but Elliott used a attempt-and-rich method: they run the fastest qualifying lap, then heat each lap. Lead the best start in 1. Status in the area. As it turns out, pole-Sitter for each of the four summer races went to win its 25-lap sprint. In the tight quarter-meal oval of the Boman Gray Stadium, the field position will be the key to the 200-lap feature event on Sunday.

As Saturday’s heat race shows, the drivers in the pack struggled to build the ground without using their front bumper; Near the outside work only on the restart or when piles inside. Elliott knows that it is a sign of the coming things, saying, “It is difficult to win from the third or fourth line. I think the first couple of rows definitely benefit largely on the rest of the region.”

But there is a difference between Saturday’s heat and Sunday’s main program: traffic. Heat did not drive more than 10 cars, while 23 cars will be seen running 14-second laps at single-grove Boman Gray Stadium Oval in the main event. This means that lead cars will not get the privilege of clean air at all times. Not safe anywhere in Madhouse.

“Obviously, anything can happen,” Elliott said. “But, I think in a normal situation of people not crashing each other completely or whatever … yes, I definitely want to live on the first couple of lines. And, fortunately , we are.”

Although NASCAR has not run a reasonable cup chain in Boman Gray in 54 years, Elliot is one of a handful of drivers in the region who actually drove a stock car on the track – but it is about 13 years ago The car was in K & n. Hendric motorsports The driver admitted that he had to “read himself again” during the practice session.

While he avoided the destruction of the summer race, Elliot could have sure that Madhouse Mistic had influenced his heat with the response of fans at Saturday’s grand Grandstand. Noah Gragson, Justin HaleyAnd Kyle Busch At the final transfer spot spent heat in an all-out slugfest, causing back-to-back precautions and pushed each other on the track. At one point, NASCAR officials intervened as Busch, repeatedly hit Justin Haley under caution.

“Everyone was fired, which is very good,” said Elliot. “This is what they want. It seemed that our summer race sometimes becomes some kind of points, and the crowd reaction reflected it. I could not see it, but I had a very good idea That something happened that was quite aggressive.

“But that’s why we are here. This is what it was to happen, and I think the crowd and people who support this race track, and have supported the revised events here over the years, this is what is the one who They want to ‘again for a good show, so I am eager to be a part of it. “