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Chastain became an instant Cup Series cult hero when he deliberately drove his car flat-out into the Martinsville wall at the final turns, to ‘video game’ his way to the transfer spot that he required to challenge for the title at Phoenix this Sunday. His wall-riding exploit has since gone viral on social media, as well as being played on news shows around the world. Marks, who founded ...Keep readingView the full article

First of all, Dale Earnhardt Jr. will run a No. 3 Bass Pro Shops Late Model at Florence Motor Speedway later this month. The gold paint scheme is a throwback to what the late great Dale Earnhardt Sr. (his father) drove in the 1998 All-Star Race. Earnhardt will be making his second Late Model start of the year, having also ran a CARS Tour event at the recently revived North Wilksboro Speedway ...Keep readingView the full article

On the final lap of the third overtime in Saturday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Ty Gibbs knocked then-leader Brandon Jones out of the way and into the wall entering Turn 1. NASCAR almost immediately displayed a caution for the wreck but since Jones had taken the white flag, the field was frozen with Gibbs as the leader and he claimed the win, his sixth of the season. Earlier in ...Keep readingView the full article

Trackhouse owner Justin Marks said after Martinsville that Ross Chastain never gives up. Marks: “That’s just somebody who wants it more than anybody else.” View the full article

Joey Logano said he was happy his pit crew had a good day on pit road at Martinsville to get ready for Phoenix. Graham Stoddard, who was on Ryan Blaney’s car before the wheel came off at Bristol, joined Logano’s team as jackman for Martinsville: View the full article

After his win at Las Vegas made him championship-round eligible, Joey Logano said the playoff format brings the best out of a driver. View the full article

Paul Wolfe explains the advantages of winning at Las Vegas and how it should help in their preparation for the championship at Phoenix since the victory locked them into the championship round with two races left in the semifinal round. View the full article

In an interview on Tuesday morning, on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s show “The Morning Drive,” NASCAR’s chief operating officer, Steve O’Donnell, made clear Chastain’s move was “within the rules.” Desperate to make up positions on the final lap of Sunday’s race at Martinsville Speedway, Chastain entered Turn 3 full-throttle and deliberately drove into the SAFER barrier to rim-ride ...Keep readingView the full article

In an interview Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s show, “The Morning Drive,” NASCAR’s chief operating officer, Steve O’Donnell, made clear Chastain’s move was “within the rules.” Desperate to make up positions on the final lap of Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Chastain entered Turn 3 full-throttle and deliberately drove into the SAFER barrier to rim-ride Turns ...Keep readingView the full article

"Never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd have an opportunity to go fight for a championship," NASCAR driver Ross Chastain said. He'll do so Sunday. View the full article

Part inspiration, part insanity. If you haven’t seen it already, Ross Chastain didn’t lift off, didn’t even brake for Turn 3 on the final lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup playoff race at Martinsville but instead kept his throttle foot nailed to the boards and actually changed up to fifth gear – traditionally never used at NASCAR’s tightest track. Chastain deliberately drove into the SAFER ...Keep readingView the full article

Part inspiration, part insanity: If you haven’t seen it already, Ross Chastain didn’t lift off, didn’t even brake for Turn 3 on the final lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race at Martinsville but instead kept his throttle foot nailed to the boards and actually changed up to fifth gear – traditionally never used at NASCAR’s tightest track. Chastain deliberately drove into ...Keep readingView the full article

The third-year Cup driver at Joe Gibbs Racing had started the season getting caught up in a wreck in the Daytona 500 and a week later retired after 94 of 200 laps at Auto Club Speedway in California with engine failure. After a 10th-place finish at Las Vegas – on a weekend where he did win the pole – he spun out at Phoenix and finished a disappointing 26th. That left him 30th in the series ...Keep readingView the full article

Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Ross Chastain and Christopher Bell are vying for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. Bob Pockrass provides each driver's outlook. View the full article

Did Chastain just open Pandora's box? Logano warns that he may have. While running tenth on the white flag lap, he shifted up into fifth gear, put the car into the outside wall, and drove full-throttle against it to the finish line. The brazen move earned him five positions, and gained Chastain entry into the Championship 4. NASCAR said the move was within the bounds of the rulebook ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain's "video-game move" at Martinsville elicited reactions of awe and caution from his fellow drivers. How will NASCAR react? View the full article

As the final lap of 500 laps began on Sunday, Chastain was in dire straits, trailing Denny Hamlin by two points in the standings for the final spot in the Championship 4 and running 10th in the race. As Chastain entered Turn 3, he hit the gas pedal on his #1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet and headed right to the wall. As leader Christopher Bell, Brad Keselowski, Hamlin and others raced off Turn ...Keep readingView the full article

Ross Chastain looks at his car as it is pushed by him after the finish at Martinsville and just laughs. View the full article

Ty Gibbs on the final lap of the NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Martinsville View the full article

A disappointed Brandon Jones said he didn’t know if Ty Gibbs meant to wreck him as hard but that is what happened and there was no need for it. View the full article

Christopher Bell describes pitting for four tires and then having to rally to win at Martinsville to advance to the Championship 4: View the full article

Fast Thoughts: Bob Pockrass - Why Ross Chastain's move was okay View the full article

Chase Elliott obviously was happy to advance to the Championship 4 but wished his team could have finished where they run most of the day at Martinsville. View the full article

Denny Hamlin on being eliminated on the final lap after Ross Chastain’s wild move at Martinsville. View the full article

Christopher Bell pulled off another stunner to win and advance in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, but Ross Chastain took stunning to the next level. View the full article