Sprint Fan Vote 2016: Chase Elliott Voted into NASCAR All-Star Race

The fans ensured Chase Elliott will take part in Saturday night's Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Elliott was the Sprint Fan Vote winner, thus automatically qualifying for the event, per NASCAR.com. The 20-year-old fell just short in the first and third segments during Saturday afternoon's Sprint Showdown. Trevor Bayne edged him out in Segment 1, and Kyle Larson traded some paint with Elliott en route to victory in Segment 3: ESPN's Marty Smith was happy to see two of NASCAR's younger stars going at it on the track: "I'm sure Chase is upset with me and has all of the reason in the world to be, but hey, we are racing for a million bucks, and I haven't had a chance to do that before," the 23-year-old Larson said, per the A...

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