MONSTER ENERGY NASCAR CUP SERIES
MONSTER ENERGY OPEN
CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
TEAM CHEVY POST RACE NOTES AND QUOTES
MAY 20, 2017

CHASE ELLIOTT, NO. 24 MOUNTAIN DEW CHEVROLET SS – Fan Vote for the All-Star Race
ON WINNING THE FAN VOTE:
“It’s awesome to hear that crowd just then. That means a lot to me. I appreciate you guys voting for me. That is really cool for our team. Obviously, we would have loved to have raced our way in. I feel like every time we run this race we’ve got some sort of drama with this year and last year, but have had a shot at it tonight. We will try to move forward and give ourselves the best chance we can.”

DID YOU KNOW YOU WERE GOING TO BE THE FAN VOTE?
“No, I really didn’t know. Nobody really shares any of that information with us, but it means a lot to me. I appreciate everybody voting. Obviously, as a racer I would have loved to have raced my way in, but came close again this year, but we will try to go get them tonight when it counts.”

TALK ABOUT THE RACING TO GET IN:
“Yeah, I was working my tail off to try to get by Ryan (Blaney) and Daniel (Suarez). It was fun. I wish I was on the good end of it, but I feel like our car was as good as Ryan and Daniel, maybe slightly better, I don’t know that I had anything for Clint (Bowyer), but it was wild. I hope everybody enjoyed it because it was a handful, for me at least, I’m excited to be in the race and we will go get them.”

HOW ABOUT THE FANS VOTING FOR YOU:
“Well, I just appreciate it. I sent out a tweet earlier and I see the vote that come in on my Twitter timeline and I’m like, man that is so cool to see that. When they announced it a second ago you hear the crowd and as a driver, as a racer, being a part of motorsports that is really cool. My frustration with not winning and making it in is certainly made up by all the people sitting up there (in the stands) and watching at home.”