Don’t put Christopher Bell’s back against the wall; he’ll come out fighting tooth and nail. Bell proved that during a hard-fought race at Martinsville Speedway.
Bryan Nolen and Jared Haas break down the race at the paperclip-shaped oval and discuss if the move by Ross Chastain at Martinsville Speedway was fair or foul.
Ross Chastain accomplished what no NASCAR driver has done before: the successful “video game” maneuver. His reward? A spot in the Championship 4.
Ross Chastain used a video game move by passing five cars on the final lap to make the Championship 4. But should that be accepted going forward? The drivers answer.
Bell’s walk-off win at Martinsville came as Ross Chastain used a video-game move to also claim a spot in the Championship 4.
He led 199 of the 267 laps in Homestead last weekend.
With eight drivers, two races and three playoff spots left heading to Martinsville, here’s everything you need to know for race weekend.
There was no guarantee back in February that Ross Chastain would win any races or even make the playoffs.
If the season ends with everyone talking about how NASCAR or people who handle appeals helped decide the champion, that’s as unfortunate as it gets.
Kyle Larson proved at Homestead-Miami Speedway that he still has the ability to whoop the field like he did almost every week one year ago. It’s just too little, too late.