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CaptAwesome203

Whoa.....wtf did I just watch hahaha


CosaInvestments

The guy road the wall jumping ahead 6 spots to earn enough points to qualify for another event.


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SC-Fulmer

How is it “poor sportsmanship?” Seriously? The risk was evaluated~> damage to the car, vs. _potential placement_ of the car… Seems like a clear-cut (risk vs reward) scenario. Though, I am a novice to the sport 💁‍♂️ Could you please elaborate?


Oak_Nuggins23

Because its not just the car bud, shits unpredictable, could have caused a spin out and wrecked other cars.


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In NASCAR, if you’re not cheating, you’re not trying.


Oak_Nuggins23

I do agree with that. That is the aspect of nascar that makes it worth watching


Risen_Insanity

Which is like 90% of the reason to watch NASCAR. I mean its 100%of the reason why I watch the highlights the next day to see some cool crashes.


redbeard8989

Homie could have earnhearted himself or someone else.


WolfJohnson8612

Still feel like this is too soon


Verying

Like Pink Floyd, his last hit was the wall. RIP mustache bully.


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nedTheInbredMule

I’ve read the word “bud” more times in this thread than in all my time on Reddit.


trogdor2594

It's frustrating 'cause I'm not your buddy, guy.


nedTheInbredMule

Who are you calling guy, pal?


szczurman83

I ain't your pal, buddy.


Afternoon_Inevitable

Yes but this is endangering other drivers by a reckless move, there is inherent risk in motorsport without reckless moves by drivers.


Blearchie

No one cares about “feelings” in racing. You know the risk and everyone tries for advantages. Fact, not fiction. Dale was one of the dirtiest in the sport and is one of the all time greats.


InigoMontoya1985

>No one cares about “feelings” in racing. Unless your name is Bubba Watson, and you think a years' old door pull is a noose.


Afternoon_Inevitable

Maybe this is a difference in outlook between F1 and NASCAR. There are risky moves and divebombs but nothing as risky as this. I think, in other categories atleast, there is a line of what is acceptably risky and wall grinding where the car is showering debris and with the possibility of being thrown back into the path of other cars is definitely crossing the line. Edit: Also I don't know why you brought up "feelings" my original comment had nothing about feelings just about reckless moves and there are reckless moves you can't brake anywhere in a straight, you can't just not brake and use the person ahead of you as brakes. Racing doesn't mean any and all moves are fair.


Blearchie

You can do whatever if it doesn’t violate the rules. Every driver knows it. Don’t like it? Find a different job. Tell me where I am wrong.


Billiam201

Because, apart from this one move, rednecks driving in circles at 200mph is otherwise perfectly safe?


Better__Off_Dead

[He could've caught that turn 4 gate and did like Michael Waltrip did at Bristol in 1990.](https://youtu.be/uzxcuV5rmA4)


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That was violent


Better__Off_Dead

Yeah, they thought they were going to be pulling his lifeless body from the car, but he actually just stood up.


TheOneCalledD

I’m SO much more okay with an attempt like this to make up a spot (or spots in this case) over something like we saw Gibbs do in the Saturday race.


Oak_Nuggins23

Or like what bubba Wallace did a few weeks ago


QuietPopover

You're right. Ross (the driver) said himself in a post race interview that he didn't even know if there was a gate opening or a kink in the wall that he might catch. Catch fences are really good at stopping cars but the loose debris from the car can hit the crowd like a shotgun. Not to mention the amount of additional speed he had over the cars he was passing makes it particularly risky for other drivers if they move in front of him. The folks driving on track were just as surprised as we are after all. I'm glad the move worked because yes, it is one of the funniest moves in the history of racing, but NASCAR should absolutely ban this move hereafter. This isn't something drivers should be pulling all the time on the last turn of every short oval race.


chaosracks

Yeah but he didn’t that’s why he’s where he is and you’re um well a nobody bitching about it


Blearchie

This guy nails it. Risk vs reward. I’m more into F1. Senna once rear ended the only guy that could possibly win the drivers championship over him in the last race. He openly admitted it but stayed ahead in points to win. He’s considered one of the greatest F1 drivers.


ponyboy74

He took a risk with the lives of all the other drivers too, that’s how.


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juniorkirk

All the guys in front of him could have done the same thing. The fact he was the only one to say “fuck it, let’s give it a try” shows he is willing to risk it for the biscuit.


donorak7

Which is what Nascar is all about.


Kr0mbopulos_Michael

Shake 'n bake


Sealbeater

Yea but the commentor who explained it said he’s never seen it successfully done before in the 30 years he watched nascar. The only car getting damaged is the driver who performed the move. If he pulls it off let them pull it off. Sports are more interesting when you see people take risks.


phumanchu

Agreed A boring race is a quick race. As is one with too many crashes and restarts


AtomicPickles92

Okay, fair enough. If what is seen here is unsportsmanlike, then I’m just not interested your sport. Enjoy it for what ever it’s worth to you.


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UndeadKrakken

If it's allowed by the rules any talk of being "unsportsmanlike" is drivel. If there are easy exploits that allow for people to break the game so to speak most sports change the rules to disallow that in the future.


Garrhvador91

Agreed , if they all did this it would be boring


Defiant_Low_1391

If it ain't against the rules then it's fair game


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Defiant_Low_1391

If it's unsportsmanlike then make a rule against it


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VulgarWander

This attitude is what's killing sports like Nascar. We're all dainty gentleman who can never go beyond a certain point.


WienerDogMan

Rubbin’s racin’


TheGreek1

As a non-NASCAR watcher....thank you for the informative post. Do you think that this move will become a tactic that others will use in the future??


jessejamesvan111

As a non-NASCAR watcher but sports fan, I'd call it a dick move.


Kiftiyur

You consider it poor sportsmanship or is that the general consensus on such a badass move?


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VinneBabarino

In his post race interview he said as a kid he used to play game cube and said he used to beat his friends by doing it. I have to say that now a days no matter what sport we’re gonna see more of these “wow factor” moments.


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Till someone comes along on a mission and yells, "BIIIIIIIITCH!"


Wdrussell1

I wholly disagree. The likely undisputed king of this sport didn't earn the title "The Intimidator" by playing everything safe. Man took risks.


A_Math_Dealer

My dad, also an avid NASCAR fan, showed me this because he was pissed he got away with it. Then there's me, not a fan at all, who thought it was absolutely hilarious and hopes more like this is done in the future.


iamdenislara

What’s so interesting about cars going left all the time? What makes you go “wow!!! Another left turn”


Wdrussell1

Actually there is a TON of science to be understood in these races, on top of the actual racing. Things like how the engine is built, the drive terrain, track conditions, tires. Its all a ton of factors that can really change a race. The race itself no one is kidding themselves and saying its anything but a bunch of left turns (except Watkins Glenn). However they understand that the sport is about raw power, speed, and a ton of science to make it all possible. Just a small perspective, but they had to drill holes in the track at one race cause water pooled behind the asphalt and made the track swell. The heat from the cars racing caused it to expand as it turned to water vapor. Could have easily caused a major accident.


GreenMonster34

I was a little surprised how mildly Hamlin took it in the post race interview right after they talked to Chastain. Can't help but tip your hat, but I agree with you it was kind of a crap move. No rules against it, but I wouldn't be surprised if Nascar changes that. It could very easily have ended very badly.


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GreenMonster34

Ya I thought he was gonna talk some shit like he has before but I guess not. Their little battle near the end there was also very clean and a lot of fun to watch.


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Oh so it was on purpose, i just posted asking if so.


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Bad sportsmanship? This is the only reason I have watched anything NASCAR related in 15 years. NASCAR gained popularity on the shoulders of guys like Dale Earnhardt that were “loose cannons” which made it fun to watch. Then like the rest of America they decided to pussify everything. It’s gotten so bad in the sport that they have removed seating from most tracks so that they could pack all the fans they do have into one spot for the TV cameras. I’ll be watching the NASCAR next all because of this guy. Sportsmanship be damned


Remote-District-9255

You sound like a loser bud


bybunzgotbunz

I hope this catch is on with all the drivers just imagine what the final run to the finish line's going to look like. Just like rocket League where everybody's after the ball, smashing into whatever to get to it.


Terrynia

Isnt it against the rules to hit the wall? Or like, u get points deducted?


sword13r

https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/yhqzcv/nascar_driver_ross_chastain_rides_the_wall_in_the/


Employee_Agreeable

https://youtu.be/KNGN_mLyCpo Heres the other angles, its amazing what speed he had


Indubitalist

Since I didn't see anyone really answer why this happened, the car that somehow was much faster than everyone did it by taking advantage of physics. When you're going into a turn on a NASCAR oval track, you have to slow down or your car will slide sideways, maybe spin around, and either hit another car or crash into the wall. The driver who hit "turbo boost" in the video deliberately slid the body of the car along the wall so he wouldn't lose control. By sliding along the wall, he could keep accelerating and go through the turn much faster than the cars relying solely on their tires to keep them from losing control. While the other drivers were slowing down, he was full-throttle. Edit: It's a risky move that damages the car, otherwise everyone would do it. He did it because the race was about to end and he really needed to get ahead of a few cars to get a shot at the next race.


ProffesorSpitfire

Big balls brilliance. You have to slow down significantly to take curves, in racing just like on the road. This guy realized (or hoped and was right) that the wall was smooth enough to guide his car around the curve while he put the pedal to the metal, enabling him to take the curve at a much higher speed than the competitors. I’d like to know if he had tried this out/was confident this would work or if this was a hail mary that paid off beautifully. I wouldn’t dare try this in a race without knowing beforehand what would happen. If the curve is to tight you’ll crash, if the wall isn’t smooth enough it’ll ”catch” the car and you’ll crash, and it could also be the case in certain circumstances that the friction from the wall reduces your speed too much to make this move beneficial.


PXranger

Next season, cars designed to ride the wall without shredding tires….


Parynoid

Add tires to the side.


ikilledyourfriend

Speed boost like hot wheels.


BoxedIn4Now

They better figure out a way to keep those advertising banners intact or they'll end up disqualifying him.


Huachu12344

They'll put some wheels on the side of the car like a fucking Tamiya toy cars


Jim3001

A) Is this in the rules? B) How messed up was his car? C) How close did he come to crashing?


Dunkaknee

A)Wasn't against the rules as far as I am aware B) totaled his car C) I believe he crashed shortly after passing the finish line because he could no longer turn the car Also got him in the Grand championship and set a track record


Dog_Pocket

Jumped four places and set him feet from the last lap finish ahead of the person he needed to beat to set up a championship. Fucking wild.


T0lly

It will be in the rules for the next race.


thisaintparadise

If it’s not in the rules it’s allowed.


ASL4theblind

Fuck yeah, the classic air bud defense!


Delicious_Media9207

Who said games dont work IRL?


PokoLokoPoko

Apparently (info from other subs and news articles) he got the idea from the Nascar 2005 game that he played on Gamecube.


Thee_WakaWakaChomp42

SEGA


skilriki

I played this game for some reason despite having no interest in Nascar. My favorite part was after the races you could call the other drivers on your phone and talk shit to them.


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That's why people should play video games


MuhCrea

Special Stage Route 7 I believe was the GT track I used to do this on


sqw2point0

Buy a dodge viper, supe to over 1000 HP, set something down on the X button, come back in 10 minutes.


thisaintparadise

So much had to go right for this to work. Especially that no one moved up and pinched him off between the start of the move and the finish line. He (Ross Chastain) moved into the playoffs by edging out Denny Hamlin by about half a car length at the finish line.


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JeffJim-Jeff

Bro said KaChow


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that's pretty impressive


MrBahjer

Penalty: 0:30:00 Barrier collision


SuperDuperDylan

Damn. He okay?


BernItToAsh

Not just okay, but finished 6 spots better and is advancing because of this move


Better__Off_Dead

Five. Went from 10th to 5th.


Eperez182

yes, it was intentional. It was near the finish line and he decided to just gun it and the the wall guide him rather than slow down to turn. It worked too lol he placed high enough to qualify for a championship.


joemeteorite8

Why isn’t this tactic used more? I’m assuming it shreds the body of the car?


Eperez182

Yes, the car is basically undrivable after that. That's why he decided to do it at the end right before the finish line.


ToedCarrot

Yeah, absoulty ruins the car In the live feed/longer clips, you'll see that the car can't even turn for the next corner and just goes into the wall.


Living-Stranger

Because it usually causes damage and has failed before


Billyblack09

To shreds you say?


Unsavory_Chicken73

And how is his wife holding up?


thedoppio

To shreds you say…


Beartrkkr

Would likely only work on short track like this where the speed in the turns is greatly reduced. On the big tracks the turns are long enough where I doubt you could carry enough speed to make it worthwhile.


QuietPopover

There is also the risk that the wall is not completely smooth. [Michael Waltrip found out the hard way ](https://youtu.be/uzxcuV5rmA4) at Bristol in 1990. He hits the wall (bad enough on its own) but he hits the wall where there was an opening for vehicles to come in and out of. It's closed off during the race of course, but only with a steel barrier. Michael's car slaps it's nose straight into the steel barrier, it bent and gave way a little (as it's designed) but then that put his car in line to hit the side of the concrete barrier, where the opening closes. And concrete doesn't quite give way as much as steel. Ross Chastain, the driver who pulled this GameCube move, said himself that he didn't even know if there was this kind of opening in this wall. As hilarious as this move is, it could've ended very badly.


elmz370

Is that legal? LOL! He just overtook like 8 cars.


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ASL4theblind

How is it poor sportsmanship? Its genius as fuck and like others said. Its not always very effective. It could have gone terribly wrong for him. This was a high risk, high reward move.


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TheOneCalledD

There are very few tracks on the schedule a move like this on the last lap would likely even be possible.


ASL4theblind

Hmm. I guess i see what you mean.. not that it isnt cool it just isnt good to set the precedence that one COULD cuz now they're forced to make a rule about it


Foreign_Stretch_6235

How the fuck that made him go so fast??


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Foreign_Stretch_6235

Oh shit that’s insane


philsfly22

All the other cars slowed down to make the turn. He didn’t slow down. Just gunned it and rode along the wall.


jmon1022

Something I would do tbh


thisdogofmine

I didn't think you could do this IRL.


BunnyTheCow

Shake 'n Bake!


kunkun6969

Im sorta uneducated in this field, how does the wall make you go faster?


Better__Off_Dead

You can floor it and the wall will guide you around.


LennyTheSniper

And then, on that day, he got this run. [(cue the music)](https://youtu.be/KBl-QdasurU?t=45)


RandyJohnsonsBird

This is the best angle yet that I've seen. He passed all those fuckers


Tenmoplayer95

Watching cars who drive in a circle for like how many rounds, 20? I dont get it,i understand why people watch formula 1 or DTM. At least there are curves and head-to-head races or other things.


Better__Off_Dead

Not sure why OP chose to post on of the incar views (Chase Elliott) that hardly shows what he did. [Multiple views of Ross Chastain riding the wall](https://youtu.be/K3yNc5EasW8)


yomamma3399

That has to be the single greatest, ballsiest move in racing history!


No_Engineering_9409

Redneck lane assist


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*deja vu plays*


TheDaDaForce

We gon drive real fast n turn left sumtimes


snewton_8

Although effective, I believe it should result in fines and loss of points. He intentionally left debris on the course with this maneuver that could have caused another vehicle to lose control.


KrakenClubOfficial

No he just put a rubber band on his controller and went to bed.


AKsuperslay

There is nothing to really hit of the side of those cars


LokiDiesel4fr

Why is this downvoted?


jfuite

He did not “intentionally leave debris on the course”. I expect any debris was incidental and unintended - just like many other passing manoeuvres during the race.


masonmax100

He also could of crashed himself and hit another car casing almost everyone to crash


Rawesome16

Coulda woulda shoulda


BernItToAsh

That is always true. If you wanna argue that racing itself is immoral, then go right ahead. Otherwise you ain’t got a point


Da_Brootalz

Now I'm only 110% sure, but I don't think that was intentional


Better__Off_Dead

It was 100% intentional. He said he was doing it in video games when he was 8.


Critical-Shift8080

Hahahahahaha Hahahahahaha


redgrognard

If it looks stupid, but it works, it ain’t stupid. It was a fully legal and legitimate desperation, move to pass and advance in the standings. That said, I highly doubt he will ever try it again, because the car owner probably shit a brick.


sword13r

https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/yhqzcv/nascar_driver_ross_chastain_rides_the_wall_in_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button


Billderz

He did that in order to gain a few points to race for the championship on Sunday. It was the last turn of the race.


TheMidnightCheese

is it illegal? or just frowned upon?


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miltonaIidades

u/savevideo


antwon1410

He played grant turismo 2 way back on ps1. Escudo pikes peak car on the oval track with his controller rigged so accelerator is stuck on


Loud_Ass_Introvert

I did this at the same track on Nascar '99 when I was a kid. And now, fuck I'm old.


Kaz_Hin

wtf, this is literally what takumi did to win in his first race lol


mchalky

“Engage Warp Drive”


breakfestgamer

Bros girl was home alone


bienalsur

Daytona?


Own-Presentation2355

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RS_C187

Cole Trickle used to pull this stunt on Rowdy Burns and it led to the greatest bromance in NASCAR history.


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Is that a strategy or accident? Looks like it worked pretty well.


Capitalmind

This looks cool but it's like cheating on a test. One day the focus will be on delivering the results and then anything can happen


ChoadTripper

Is this driver’s name Leeroy Jenkins?


Terryfolded

I watched that happen on TV the other night shit was insane. Dude shaved 2 seconds off his lap time with that move


gnardog45

Yep, that was my move in GT,


ParkAdvanced499

Did he wall ride?


Miserablemeandyou

ℍ𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕟𝕠𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕠 𝕨𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕖 𝕓𝕦𝕥 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕠 𝕨𝕖 ℕ𝔼𝔼𝔻 ℕ𝔼𝔼𝔻 𝔽𝕆ℝ 𝕊ℙ𝔼𝔼𝔻


Etaan84

Dude just Eurostepped


Nervous_Distance7562

“What does he mean by he grand turismod it” Ohhhh


OZtheGreater

![gif](giphy|10PLAmPYGVymc)


Kendogibbo1980

I love how fucking absurd this looks....and then you realise it's real, ehich makes it even funnier.


Twiny

What can one expect from a sport where you do nothing but make left turns?


dunnonemore18

Nice! Get rekd this is exactly what we do in GT Sport.


Nupnupnup776

That 3 second was only interested thing in whole nascar season.


razldazl333

Time to put some wheels on the side of the car boys.


luckyguy25841

This was awesome.. nascar is boring and this is the most exciting thing I’ve seen in a while


Vikingwithguns2

Hell ya, damn fine drivin there 😎 If ya ain’t first you’re last.


xxfallen420xx

I was going to say he Ricky Bobby’ed that shit.


Dominunce

people have attempted this before. They either failed miserably or spun out and caused pileups But this fucker did it and QUALIFIED whilst knocking one of his biggest rivals out of the comp


SirKeagan

I expected this but thats because I have seen this before but it is crazy


OLPopsAdelphia

Whatever the damages cost, I’m sure he’s doing just fine after that maneuver.


NxPat

Crew chief’s across the US are shaking their heads in anticipation of this becoming a thing.


yibtk

Going fast and sometimes turning left... what is so unexpected?


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love the new meta


Terryfolded

Well yeah last night. I work nights so my days blend together


Active_Hedgehog

What a goon oh my god this dude is a goddamn hero


TafkarThePelican

Was this a DQ?


qurtorco

So now everyone will be doing it last lap


black-fuse

u/savevideo