When Ross Chastain found himself in 10th place entering the final turn of the final qualifying race, he knew he needed to do something drastic if he wanted to get the 5th place finish he needed to qualify for the top 4 race of the season.
And so Ross Chastain pulled off the most memorable move in Nascar history.
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Ross crashed his car right into the wall creating an open line that no other driver would even dare to go for, allowing him to speed his way around 5 cars in the span of one turn. This had never been seen before in Nascar.
Ross said that he had been thinking about that move long before he pulled it off though;
“I played a lot of Nascar 2005 on the GameCube growing up, and you could get away with it. I never knew if it would actually work. I did that when I was 8 years old.”
Ross had asked his engineer going into the last lap how many people he would have to pass to qualify for the illustrious top 4 race. When told that he would need to make some moves, Ross grabbed 5th gear down the straight, sent his car right into the wall and in his words “full committed.”
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The final four of the season will now consist of Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Christopher Bell, and of course, Ross Chastain.
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That final four race takes place this Sunday November 6th at 12pm.