In a tactic that he later admitted was taken from EA Sports NASCAR Chase for the Cup 2005 on his Nintendo GameCube, he ran his No. So, the 29-year-old dropped the hammer like Cole Trickle, only it was for real.

Chastain, running behind Denny Hamlin on the final lap of the final race before the NASCAR Championship Four will fight for the title at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, knew that he had to beat Hamlin if he wanted to be included in that season finale quartet. In case you've been asleep or have had all your social media feeds muted, here's what happened. All thanks to Ross Chastain, who topped the field with the most reality-defying move seen from a Cup Series machine at NASCAR's oldest racetrack.

For a couple of hours on an autumn Sunday, NASCAR enjoyed more buzz than the NFL. A surge of WTH adrenaline that felt so good it managed to accomplish what most believe to be impossible. And that led to a rush that not even the biggest bag of sugar and chocolate could possibly supply. On Sunday evening at Martinsville Speedway, we weren't forced to pick one or the other. Something sweet to consume or something clever that someone comes up with, maybe even something we've never seen before? Ross Chastain's move at Martinsville is what NASCAR, and racing as a whole, is all about You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browser

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