And then at that point where I normally would've slowed back down to 75, I grabbed another gear up to fifth and went 130 and got against the wall and it didn't slow down.
It just popped in my head and then I had less than an eighth of a mile on the back stretch climbing from, I don't know, somewhere around 75 miles an hour to the normal 105. So I was a little more than a quarter mile away from where I decided to do it. Top speed at Martinsville is normally 105, maybe 110. Okay, so talk us through it You're in the car, you see the white flag, you're talking to the spotter and physically what are you doing? What are you thinking? You don't have a lot of time to make this decision, this is all happening very fast. I never thought that I would be in an opportunity where it would work or be worthwhile, but for this to transfer to Phoenix, it was worth the risk and the reward is really sweet. I watched those guys try it, but I never thought I would do it. He was second, trying to pass Denny for the win. I saw Carl Edwards do it years ago and I saw Kyle Larson try it, and that I saw from the driver's seat last year at Darlington. I mean, look, we've seen other guys do it. So it's not something you guys talk about over beers, like, "Wouldn't it be crazy? Do you think this would work?"
That was the 2005 game, so it's pretty wild that it worked then and it worked now. I mean, the last time I really did that move would've been playing Nintendo Game Cube with my brother. I had not put any thought into it or any practice or simulation work.
The only option was to run the outside and I had a clear path to the corner and so I did it. My spotter, Brandon McReynolds, was telling me we needed two spots and it was the white flag, last lap. RC: It popped into my head on the final lap when we took the white flag. We managed a quick chat with Chastain about the move, and what he was thinking-or rather, not thinking.Ĭ/D: Is this something it that's always been in your mind as a possible move, or did you just come up with it during that race last weekend?
This weekend we'll see if Chastain can turn that bold move into his first Cup championship, but even if he doesn't lead the pack at Phoenix Raceway this Sunday, he has already raced his way into NASCAR history.
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