NASCAR’s chief operating officer confirmed on Tuesday that RossChastain's move will remain legal for the finale at phoenixraceway, but it is also 'something we can evaluate in the offseason.'
In an interview Tuesday on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio’s show, “The Morning Drive,” NASCAR’s chief operating officer, Steve O’Donnell, made clearDesperate 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 Turns 3 and 4.
He was shockingly successful – vastly increasing his speed and earning five positions in two turns which allowed him to edgeWhile the right-side of Chastain’s No. 1 Chevrolet suffered some damage it didn’t even look like it had been in a major accident. His final lap was timed at 18.845 seconds.
“As with anything you see for a first time, you’ve got to take a look. We’ve had a number of discussions internally about that move and what-ifs,” O’Donnell said. “That’s within the rules, and believe that is where we’ll be for Phoenix, as well, and then something we can evaluate in the offseason.”The move has garnered attention – both praise and criticism – from fans, competitors and even competitors in other sports.
Several drivers after the race congratulated Chastain on its ingenuity but hoped NASCAR would outlaw the practice for fear drivers would use it at Phoenix this weekend or in the future.“At this point in looking at it, it was a move within the bounds of the rule book,” O’Donnell said, “and really don’t think it’s right to adjust the rules when for 35 points races we’ve been one way and throw a wrinkle in it for the 36th.
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