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Ross Chastain Misses Round of 8 After Speeding Penalty and Failed Banzai Move
In what was otherwise a fairly run-of-the-mill Charlotte roval race, Ross Chastain stole the headlines by intentionally spinning out his long-standing rival Denny Hamlin on the last lap after Chastain fell below the playoff cutline for the Round of 8. It looked like it was going to be a struggle for Chastain to advance to begin with since he started the race 13 points below Joey Logano for the final transfer spot but Chastain made up most of his deficit by earning 13 stage points to Logano's 3, which meant he only needed to finish three positions ahead of Logano to advance. However, a speeding penalty seemingly took Chastain out of it until Logano subsequently pitted and handed Chastain the spot back on the last lap. Despite narrowly missing the Round of 8, he still vastly outperformed the level of his equipment since he ranks only 15th in speed this year with a speed percentile of 59.97.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
