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Chastain ‘Shouldn’t Drive’ No. 1 Nascar Camaro After WWTR 2022: Video

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 1 Nascar Camaro, was subject to retaliation on-track after his involvement in a handful of incidents at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 5th, 2022. Chastain owned up to his aggressive racing after the event, saying that he should not be allowed to drive the No. 1 Chevy if he continues to race in that manner.

Chastain, who has won twice this year, at COTA and Talladega, got into a spat with the driver of the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry, Denny Hamlin, in the first stage of the 240-lap race in Illinois. Chastain struggled to pass Hamlin, which culminated in the No. 1 Camaro striking the No. 11 Camry’s rear bumper and sending Hamlin into the wall.

Hamlin slowed his No. 11 Camry on the track after the caution came out, waiting for Chastain’s No. 1 Nascar Camaro to circle back around. Hamlin chased Chastain to the apron, but did not make contact. A few laps later, Hamlin tried again, putting his damaged No. 11 Camry right in the path of Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro, slowing Chastain, but again avoiding contact.

Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro ended up mired in the pack, racing the No. 9 Chevy of Chase Elliott and the No. 3 Chevy of Austin Dillon three-wide. Chastain contacted Elliott, sending the four-time Most Popular Driver spinning off Turn 4. Elliott retaliated by ramming his No. 9 Camaro into the back of Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro when the caution came out. Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry also found Chastain again under the yellow, rubbing him on the way by before continuing to block him on the restart. Chastain eventually eked his No. 1 Camaro past.

“At this level, I’m supposed to be better than that. It’s a shame, I have all these people believing in me. Justin Marks and Pitbull put me in this car. They deserve better,” Chastain said after the race. “I owe half the field an apology. Words aren’t going to fix it. So, I’ll have to pay for it on the track and almost did today. I deserve everything that they do… Terrible driving on my part. Like, I should not be in this car if I’m going to do that.”

All said and done, Chastain finished 8th, while Joey Logano’s No. 22 Ford Mustang claimed victory.

Nascar Cup Series Results, World Wide Technology Raceway, June 5, 2022
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 7 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 245 22 Ford Mustang
2 12 18 Kyle Busch Snickers Toyota 245 66 Toyota TRD Camry
3 11 45 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Toyota 245 12 Toyota TRD Camry
4 5 12 Ryan Blaney Dent Wizard Ford 245 12 Ford Mustang
5 8 10 Aric Almirola Built Ford Proud Ford 245 0 Ford Mustang
6 13 19 Martin Truex Jr. Reser's Fine Foods Toyota 245 42 Toyota TRD Camry
7 21 43 Erik Jones Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet 245 4 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 10 1 Ross Chastain Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
9 3 20 Christopher Bell Rheem Toyota 245 0 Toyota TRD Camry
10 35 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 2 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Atlas Ford 245 26 Ford Mustang
12 15 5 Kyle Larson Valvoline Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 25 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
14 28 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
15 29 3 Austin Dillon Get Bioethanol Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
16 4 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
17 32 17 Zane Smith(i) Acronis Ford 245 0 Ford Mustang
18 17 34 Michael McDowell WISE-EV Ford 245 34 Ford Mustang
19 24 24 William Byron RaptorTough.com Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 30 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 16 9 Chase Elliott Hooters Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 22 38 Todd Gilliland # First Phase Ford 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 23 99 Daniel Suarez Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 1 14 Chase Briscoe HighPoint.com Ford 245 27 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
25 9 21 Harrison Burton # Ford/DAV Ford 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 18 23 Bubba Wallace McDonald's Toyota 245 0 Toyota TRD Camry
27 26 42 Ty Dillon Chevrolet Military Appreciation Chevrolet 245 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 33 77 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 245 0 Toyota TRD Camry
29 14 41 Cole Custer Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford 245 0 Ford Mustang
30 34 78 BJ McLeod Blaster Ford 245 0 Ford Mustang
31 36 15 Parker Kligerman(i) Scott Credit Union Ford 245 0 Toyota TRD Camry
32 27 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Chevrolet 241 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 20 4 Kevin Harvick #BuschLightPolite Ford 235 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 6 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Freight Toyota 234 0 Toyota TRD Camry
35 31 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT Ford 166 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 19 7 Corey LaJoie Built.com Chevrolet 72 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

#- Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver

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  1. That F@g Hamlin kept blocking Chastain for 20 laps or better . There was no need for that so early in the race. Earnhardt would have put Hamlin in the wall so hard it would knock traitor Gibbs off the pit box and would have beat Hamlins @ss after the race. Nascar is like Bruce Jenner it went from an all American man to a woman. No Confederate flags but gay pride and blm is great !

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    1. I agree with you James ,These cry baby’s would not make it with Dale Sr. during his time , If they start to block him ,Like Hamlin was doing Chastain , Their car would be out of the race, all torn up !

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  2. there was driver named ernie ervin when he started in cup if there was a wreck he was there ended one of the best in cup if you want to b*tch what about the 22 taking out the 24 what happened to go out it boys he did what he gets paid for and im not a big fan of the 1 car just my opinion

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  3. Its about time we had some real driving. Takes me back to the Dale Sr. Days

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    1. Agree

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  4. Anyone who puts a Toyota into the wall is fine with me.

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  5. Drop a watermelon on his (Chastain’s) head! I’m old and remember the 60’s when it was Stock car racing. Saw better racing from teams composed of 3 or 4 full time employees and drivers with the attitude I want to lead every lap (Roberts, Weatherly, Johnson, Turner, Isacc, Cale, Pearson , Allison and Lee Roy). It was go or Blow. None of this stage and gas mileage crap It has evolved into media Entertaiment.
    Burton Smith, Toyota, M Waltrip, D Jarrett, Multiple 1 1/2 mile tracks leaving the fan base at smaller tracks have helped with the lack of interest in today’s racing. Dale’s death and Retirement Of Good drivers replaced with pretty boys haven’t helped either.

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