Wall-hugging Chastain, red-hot Bell eye 1st NASCAR title
Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR’s championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders
AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR's championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders.
With that comes a ton of pressure on the eighth-generation Florida watermelon farmer and journeyman NASCAR driver who once took a side gig driving a motorhome to races just to earn extra cash.
This year, his first with second-year team Trackhouse Racing, has been the breakout the 29-year-old has long been chasing. Chastain's decision to slam his Chevrolet into the Martinsville Speedway wall and ride it into the fourth and final playoff spot just might have made him the fan favorite in Sunday's winner-take-all finale at Phoenix Raceway.
In his 151st career Cup start, Chastain will race for his first championship.
