“I played a lot of NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube.”
“I played a lot of NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube,” Chastain said in a post-race interview.
“I never knew if it would actually work [in real life].
I did that when I was eight years old.
I just made the choice.
I grabbed fifth gear… and fully committed.
He passed five cars in the process.
Chastain finished the final lap in 18.845 seconds, which was a new record for the speedway.
The video is incredibly dramatic and wild to watch, as the video game tactic clearly works.
But it worked, and Chastain is moving on to this weekend’s Series Championship.
He told theAssociated Pressit was “just a bad look” for Chastain to do this.
Another driver, Joey Logano, said Chastain’s strategy was “spectacular.”
He called for NASCAR to implement a rule against wall-riding.
“I mean, it was awesome, it was cool.
It happened for the first time.
There’s no rule against it.
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