Elliott wins Snowball Derby after Bell disqualified – Nascar

NASCAR Nation was buzzing Sunday and into Monday about the results of the 48th annual Snowball Derby Super Late Model Race.
 
Specifically, the chatter was regarding race winner Chase Elliott and the driver who crossed the start/finish line first. The two were not the same.
 
Christopher Bell, who won at Eldora in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series in July, took the checkered flag in his Kyle Busch-owned entry before being disqualified less than an hour later for failing post-race technical inspection. That led to Elliott, who finished second to Bell, being declared the official winner — Bell was formally scored 37th, last in the field.
 

I feel for @CBellRacing21, I’ve been there. Would much rather be the first one across the line, but I’m happy to take it home this time!

— Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott) December 7, 2015

 
The 300-lap race on a half-mile oval in Pensacola, Florida, is the Super Bowl of late model races and has launched the careers of several drivers. Elliott won the event in 2011, and Erik Jones — now a rising NASCAR star — turned heads in 2012 when he outdueled Kyle Busch for the win.
 
The event had a distinct NASCAR flavor, with the following drivers also competing in the main event: Dalton Sargeant (fourth), William Byron (eighth), Kaz Grala (10th), Daniel Hemric (11th), Johanna Long (20th) and 2014 winner John Hunter Nemechek (21st).
 
Busch, who won the race in 2009, shared his disappointment and frustration via Twitter.
 

Ahh the joys of ownership! Not sure why I continue the aggravation.

— Kyle Busch (@KyleBusch) December 6, 2015