Elliott ‘good to go’ at Daytona after suffering sprained ankle

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Chase Elliott said that he is OK and that X-rays were negative after spraining his ankle Wednesday. Elliott indicated through his personal Twitter account Thursday that he is clear to participate in Saturday's Coke Zero Sugar 400 (7 p.m. ET, NBC, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). He said that he suffered the injury "horsing around" at the pool on Independence Day. https://twitter.com/chaseelliott/status/1014914850529607680 Elliott walked under his own power, but limped noticeably to his Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 Chevrolet before opening practice for Saturday night's 400-miler. Elliott is set for double-duty this weekend at Daytona International Speedway, participating in Saturday night's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race and also making his fifth Xfinity Series start of the year in Friday's Coca-Cola Firecracker 250 (7:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Elliott sits 13th in Monster Energy Series points after 17 events this season.