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Watch: Chase Elliott narrowly misses hitting jet dryer

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Saturday's Sprint All-Star Race is an exhibition, so that's the perfect time to have a bit of fun on the race track.

Well, fun's a bit of an exaggeration when we're talking about nearly pulling a Juan Pablo Montoya, which is what rookie driver Chase Elliott nearly did during a caution. With the track completely empty around him, the 20-year-old was bearing down on the jet dryer, until he swerved to his left at the last moment, narrowly averting disaster.

It's probably for the best that a meaningless All-Star race didn't end up with a fiery crash involving jet fuel.

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