The last race of the season is ahead, but Ross Chastain already feels like a winner:
This weekend we'll see if Chastain can turn that bold move into his first Cup championship, but even if he doesn't lead the pack at Phoenix Raceway this Sunday, he has already raced his way into NASCAR history. We managed a quick chat with Chastain about the move, and what he was thinking—or rather, not thinking.
No. I mean, look, we've seen other guys do it. I saw Carl Edwards do it years ago and I saw Kyle Larson try it, and that I saw from the driver's seat last year at Darlington. He was second, trying to pass Denny for the win. I watched those guys try it, but I never thought I would do it. I never thought that I would be in an opportunity where it would work or be worthwhile, but for this to transfer to Phoenix, it was worth the risk and the reward is really sweet.
It did. Before I even hit the wall, I realized I'm moving fast and then I hit the wall and it's not pleasant. I mean the walls and the cars are built to protect us, but hitting each other, they don't like it. So, it's something that I don't really want to ever experience again. There’s a lot of talk right now about, "Where else will we do it? Will everybody be doing it?" I can speak from experience, I'm not looking to do that ever again.
Right. Yeah. As soon as I got on the straightaway, it was obvious something was broken. The brakes are gone. The brakes don't work. So it was one corner and that was it.I don't think so. I mean, no, I haven't. We didn't physically celebrate together right after the race, because we didn't actually win the race, we still only finished fifth and ultimately fourth. I’ve probably watched the video 15 times. Watch it, replay it, watch it.
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