The drivers used the event to see who had the car to beat in the 500. Elliott’s own father did that in 1987 when “Awesome ...

Elliott won the exhibition Clash, an annual prelude to the Daytona 500, earlier this month. Back in 1987, Chase's dad Bill Elliott also won the Clash and then went on to win Daytona for a Clash ...

Driving the #9 Ford for Melling Racing in 1987, Bill Elliott won the 20-lap Busch Clash at Daytona International Speedway before going on to dominate the Daytona 500, leading 104 of 200 laps.

But if this was NASCAR of only five years ago, then Chase Elliott's dominating victory in the preseason Clash would make him the favorite to win the Daytona 500. That's what the Clash was all about ...

1985: Fan favorite Bill Elliott secured his first Daytona 500 victory. 1986 ... Upon exiting, his motor exploded. 1987: One year after winning with less than one gallon of fuel left, Geoff ...

Bill Elliott drove the No.9 Ford for Melling Racing during the 1987 season and dominated the Busch Clash and the Daytona 500. Elliott took the pole position at both races, led the most number of ...

Records are meant to be broken, Is it true in all cases? The post When Bill Elliot Drove a Rocket Ship Ages Before Ryan ...

That's what the Clash was all about from 1979 to 2021, when it was the warmup at Daytona International ... beat in the 500. Elliott's own father did that in 1987 when “Awesome Bill from ...

NASCAR returned to its roots with a fight-free preseason exhibition at Bowman Gray Stadium and a popular victory with Chase Elliott winning The Clash on Sunday night.