Dawsonville's Chase Elliott was declared the winner of Sunday's Snowball Derby at Five Flags Speedway in Pensacola after Christopher Bell, who crossed the line first, was disqualified when a postrace inspection revealed his car was far heavier than the rules allow. As irony would have it, Elliott found himself in a similar situation just two years earlier at the 46th running of the derby when he too was disqualified for a weight infraction. "I feel for [Bell], I've been there," Elliott posted to his Twitter account after the race.
Elliott wins Snowball Derby after leader is disqualified
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