AVONDALE, Ariz. — Ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series champion race Sunday, one story has definitely controlled the racing world, and truly so.
Ross Chastain pulled off the unimaginable last Sunday at Martinsville Speedway with a video videogame relocation on the last lap. With a area in the title race on the line, he floored it, rode the wall, passed his rivals at a ludicrous rate and snuck into the Championship 4. It was wild, and the physics of it infact worked.
But not everybody in the NASCAR garage is a fan.
Afterward at Martinsville, 2021 Cup champ Kyle Larson called it “a bad appearance” for the sport and stated he’s ashamed he attempted and stoppedworking to do something comparable last season at Darlington Raceway.
UNBELIEVABLE!@RossChastain floorings it along the wall to go from 10th to 5th and advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP! #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/9qX3eq7T6h
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 30, 2022
Friday at Phoenix, Larson stated his viewpoint on the relocation — now called the “Hail Melon”as a nod to Chastain’s watermelon farming roots — hasn’t altered.
“I’d love to state after listening to all the fans that my viewpoint has altered duetothefactthat they’re extremely informed,” Larson stated. “But