The first time Chastain could remember a similar ‘wall-riding’ move was when he and his brother played NASCAR console games on Nintendo Gamecube at the fictitious ‘ Dodge Raceway.’ However, he never practiced that move in the Chevrolet simulator. I knew that that must be what they meant and fully committed down the back, grabbed 5th gear and hands off the wheelonce I first hit the wall.”

I heard, ‘yes, two spots,’ but it was garbled up. “Double checked off Turn 2 on the final lap.

That’s not what you need to do here in the Cup Series in the last race to transfer. “We were in 9th in both stages and we’re going to run around 10th or 12th or at the end,” Chastain said. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 did make the Owner Championship Four on a tiebreaker, beating the Hendrick Motorsports No. THE MOVE THAT SENDS ROSS CHASTAIN TO THE #CHAMPIONSHIP4! /67Ku712XZfĬhastain took the checkered flag in fifth (fourth after Brad Keselowski’s disqualification), securing a Championship Four spot for himself and Trackhouse Racing. “Let’s not forget how unorthodox we (Trackhouse) are as a race team,” Chastain said. The 29-year-old zipped along the wall in a move reminiscent to those possible in ‘ NASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup,’ gaining five positions.

The Alva, FL native took the white flag in 10 th, battling with fellow NASCAR Playoffs drivers Chase Briscoe and Chase Elliott.Įntering Turn 3, Chastain pitted his car against the outside wall and pushed the throttle pedal to the floor. Sitting just two points below the cutline, Chastain needed to gain two positions as the he held the tiebreaker. 11 FedEx Freight Direct Toyota Camry continued to move forward.

1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 faded. (Photo by NKP / NKP Photo)Īfter a hard-fought battle with Denny Hamlin in the final 20 laps of the Xfinity 500, the No. RIDGEWAY, VA – An unbelievable ‘video game’ style move netted Ross Chastain and Trackhouse Racing their first Championship Four appearance.

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