29-year-old NASCAR driver Ross Chastain did something that defies belief during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Playoff race in Martinsville, Virginia. The young driver kept the pedal pinned around the final corner of the last lap, geared up to rarely-used fifth, and drove directly into the racetrack barrier. As smoke flew up from the contact, the car rode the wall, picking up even more speed and slingshotting Chastain ahead of his competitors. “I’ve never seen anything like that before in my life,” one announcer said. It was the fastest time that anyone had posted at the Martinsville track in 75 years. Chastain won a spot in the upcoming NASCAR Championship 4 with that daredevil move. Even more…
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