1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet took the empty outside lane and flew around the track on the last lap, scraping the wall for much of it. Instead of muddling through traffic in the inside lanes, Chastain in the No. UNBELIEVABLE! floors it along the wall to go from 10th to 5th and advance to the CHAMPIONSHIP! #NASCARPlayoffs /9qX3eq7T6h 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota to the finish line and stole the last remaining Championship 4 spot.

As the point standings updated throughout the race, Chastain and Hamlin were battling for the final championship transfer spot.Īnd just when it looked like Hamlin would hold onto his slight advantage, Chastain shot around the 0.526-mile track, barely beat Hamlin in the No. Late in the Martinsville race, Bell had the lead with only a couple laps left.

In the final race before NASCAR’s championship weekend, Christopher Bell in a must-win situation stormed to the front of the field at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday, took the checkered flag and locked himself into the Championship 4.īut the late-race jaw-dropper came from Ross Chastain, another playoff driver who pulled off a stunning last-lap move to edge Denny Hamlin to the finish line and advance to the Championship 4 as well.

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