PENSACOLA, Fla. – Race fans at Five Flags Speedway saw reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion Chase Elliott prove his mettle Saturday evening during the last chance qualifier for the 53rd Snowball Derby. “Fortunately, we had really good pace there,” said Elliott, a two-time Snowball Derby winner. “It was a really clean race, too, which was also good to see. It wasn’t the Saturday we wanted to have, but at the same time, I haven’t raced (a super late model) in a while and to look on the bright side, we got some laps in race conditions,” Elliott continued. “I’m looking forward to tomorrow and excited for another Snowball Derby.”. Sammy Smith and Gragson finished fifth and sixth, respectively, in Saturday’s LCQ.

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