“Everybody’s different on what they view, and you can’t judge a person for that. “Everybody’s got to be comfortable with the move they make and look in the mirror," Allmendinger told FOX Sports. “We just needed two more corners," said a disappointed Allmendinger, who also went door-to-door in a tight on-track battle with Chastain in winning Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at COTA. “But when it comes to this Cup win, I can’t let that go down without a fight."Īllmendinger, who actually was a NASCAR Xfinity Series teammate with Chastain two years ago, was understandably crushed as well after the race. “It’s insane to go up against some of the best and I know he’s going to be upset with me, but we race hard, both of us," said Chastain, who has been runner-up in the last two NASCAR Cup Series races coming to Austin. Joe Gibbs Racing’s Christopher Bell, Hendrick Motorsports Chase Elliott and Richard Childress Racing’s Tyler Reddick rounding out the top five.Ĭhastain’s family owns a watermelon farm in tiny, rural Alva, Florida and as he has famously done with past victories in both the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and Xfinity Series, Chastain stood on top of his winning car, the No.1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, and dropped a watermelon to the track, crushing it on the ground as his team and fans exploded in cheers. Allmendinger and Alex Bowman in the final series of turns on the 3.41-mile, 20-turn circuit to take not only his first victory in NASCAR’s premier series but also give his Trackhouse Racing’s Justin Marks his first win as a new owner in stock car’s big leagues.Īfter grabbing the position in the final corner, Chastain raced off to a 1.331-second victory over Hendrick Motorsports driver Bowman, who unlike Allmendinger was able to recover from the last lap contact and continue to the checkered flag. Please click here to purchase tickets to the Food City Dirt RaceĬhastain really had to earn this one – coming out on the right end of a frantic, four lead-change, two-lap final overtime.
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