The Nascar Cup Series We are starting to enter the definition phase and this Sunday, on the Martinsville Speedway circuit in Virginia, we experienced one of the most exciting moments of the year. Running for a place in Championship 4, Christopher Bell drove with authority and took the Xfinity 500but the focus remained on another driver.
is approx Ross Chastain, a Chevrolet man, and a very good candidate to qualify for the definition of the Cup Series. To enter the title race, the Florida native had to cross Denny Hamlin’s line. Towards the end of the test, Chastain was 10th and started saying goodbye to the titlebut an unusual maneuver kept him running.
Ahead of the 29-year-old driver were Chase Briscoe, Bubba Wallace, William Byron, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin himself. Chastain’s Camaro entered the last lap in need of a miracle. And the miracle happened.
During turns 3 and 4, Chastain decided to stay on the retaining wall at nearly 300kph and drove those last few meters in his virtually wrecked car.
Although Chastain lost some stability with this move, He also knew how to use this maneuver to overtake five pilotscrossing the line hundredths before Hamlin, his great rival.
Finishing in fifth position, the Chevrolet driver secured the standings by beating his rival by 4 points, and will be present next Sunday in Phoenix, where the Cup Series will be defined.
Chastain ranked this instance for the first time in his career and his name was trending on the networks for a curious comparison: his maneuver in Virginia was similar to that performed by Lightning McQueen in the third installment of the film cars. In that scene, McQueen overtook Jackson Storm with a maneuver that cost him body damage. The Chastain thing, from the context, was even more impressive.
He thus stole the limelight from the race winner and, with his fifth position, earned the right to define the title against Christopher Bell, Joey Logano and current regular season champion, Chase Elliott. The Phoenix International Raceway will host the big definition. Obviously, after an agonizing qualification, Chastain is giving his all.
Chastain and the GameCube as inspiration
And just as some have compared the Chevrolet driver’s maneuver to that made by Lightning McQueen, many others have switched to the gaming side. Chastain’s action was worthy of a game at the popular Daytona. Even the pilot himself confessed that he was inspired by a video game to perform the maneuver.
After the race, the Florida native said: “I played a lot of Nascar 2005 on GameCube growing up. I never knew if it would actually work. I put into fifth gear and asked my team to retire from Turn 2 if necessary, and we did. I made the decision and I am fully committed. “
Source: Clarin
