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No. 1 Nascar Chevy Rides Wall Into Final 4 At Martinsville Fall 2022: Video

Ross Chastain bashed his way into the Championship 4 at Martinsville Speedway by intentionally laying his No. 1 Nascar Chevy Camaro ZL1 against the wall on the last lap – and riding it at breakneck speed right to the finish line.

Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro and the No. 11 Toyota TRD Camry were locked in a dead heat for the final transfer spot to the Playoffs championship as the white flag flew. Chastain’s No. 1 Camaro ran in 10th, but with his sights set on the rear bumper of the No. 11 Camry, he opened the throttle and used the wall in Turns 3 and 4 as a bumper to maintain his speed as he rocketed past five competitors in one fell swoop. He passed Hamlin’s No. 11 Camry just before the line, effectively knocking Hamlin out of the Championship 4 in epic fashion.

“I made the choice, grabbed fifth gear down the back,” Chastain said of his wild fourth-place finish. “Fully committed. Basically let go of the wheel, hoping I didn’t catch the Turn 4 access gate or something crazy. But I was willing to do it.” He also mentioned that the move was inspired by a Nascar racing video game from his childhood.

Chase Elliott, driver of the No. 9 Nascar Chevy, also secured a spot in the Championship 4 with a quiet 10th-place finish, and will make an attempt at Phoenix Raceway next weekend to gain his second Cup Series trophy after his victory in 2020. Meanwhile, William Byron, driver of the No. 24 Camaro, was eliminated, unable to bounce back from a 25th-place starting position. Christopher Bell claimed victory at Martinsville, therefore advancing his No. 20 Camry into the final round.

The four drivers now eligible for the championship in the final race of the 2022 Cup Series season are as follows:

  • Ross Chastain, No. 1 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Chase Elliott, No. 9 Chevy Camaro ZL1
  • Joey Logano, No. 22 Ford Mustang
  • Christopher Bell, No. 20 Toyota TRD Camry

Nascar Cup Series Race Results, Martinsville Speedway, October 30,2022
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 20 20 Christopher Bell (P) DeWalt Toyota 500 150 Toyota TRD Camry
2 1 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 500 68 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 4 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Discount Tire Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
4 9 1 Ross Chastain (P) Moose Fraternity Chevrolet 500 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
5 11 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Direct Toyota 500 203 Toyota TRD Camry
6 12 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
7 25 24 William Byron (P) Liberty University Chevrolet 500 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
8 24 45 Bubba Wallace Leidos Toyota 500 0 Toyota TRD Camry
9 3 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Rush Truck Centers/Cummins Ford 500 25 Ford Mustang
10 2 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 500 54 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 10 21 Harrison Burton # Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
12 7 99 Daniel Suarez Worldwide Expess Chevrolet 500 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 19 38 Todd Gilliland # Moji Sushi Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
14 5 41 Cole Custer HaasTooling.com Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
15 15 10 Aric Almirola Smithfield Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
16 8 4 Kevin Harvick BOOsch Light Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
17 13 34 Michael McDowell Fr8Auctions.com Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang
18 23 43 Erik Jones U.S. Air Force Chevrolet 498 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
19 26 23 Ty Gibbs(i) Monster Energy Toyota 498 0 Toyota TRD Camry
20 27 19 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 498 0 Toyota TRD Camry
21 14 7 Corey LaJoie ARK.io Chevrolet 498 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 31 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Louisiana Hot Sauce Chevrolet 498 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
23 21 16 AJ Allmendinger(i) Pardon My Cheesesteak Chevrolet 498 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
24 22 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford 497 0 Ford Mustang
25 17 48 Noah Gragson(i) Ally Chevrolet 497 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
26 30 2 Austin Cindric # Menards/Richmond Ford 497 0 Ford Mustang
27 29 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 497 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
28 36 51 Cody Ware Nurtec ODT UBCF Ford 495 0 Ford Mustang
29 18 18 Kyle Busch M&M's Halloween Toyota 494 0 Toyota TRD Camry
30 35 15 JJ Yeley(i) Rad Cats Ford 488 0 Ford Mustang
31 32 42 Ty Dillon U.S. Space Force Chevrolet 466 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
32 33 77 Landon Cassill(i) Nations Guard Chevrolet 460 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 16 3 Austin Dillon Dow Chevrolet 316 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 34 78 BJ McLeod(i) Motorsport Games Halloween Ford 225 0 Ford Mustang
35 28 8 Tyler Reddick 3CHI Chevrolet 188 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
36 6 6 Brad Keselowski Kohler Generators Ford 500 0 Ford Mustang

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

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Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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Comments

  1. How fast as Chastain going at finish line?

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  2. The most incredible finish, ever. Denny Hamlin was absolutely shaken, white as a ghost in that post race cooldown talk with the NBC reporter.

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  3. The next big race speed feature: rollers on the right side.

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  4. Absolutely incredible finish!!! Trakhouse is in it to win it!

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  5. A Darlington Stripe from Martinsville.

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  6. I’m not even a real NASCAR fan, but my wife and I were at the Daytona 500 in 2020…several restarts, and of course the finish was crazy that year too when Ryan Newman crossed the line right in front of us upside down and on fire. Thank goodness everyone was ok. It was a great time, people watch it on TV and don’t get it, but you go to a real race and it is just staggering….to a guy who builds and loves cars/aircraft, it still makes the hair on my neck stand up just thinking about how they blew by from the low seats, standing there and the smell of rubber and exhaust and feeling hot air whipping past….how they sounded on the a back stretch…it is a show everyone must attend once in their lives at least. Amazing.

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