[CMOTD]

I watched the race live on Sunday and couldn't believe my eyes. NASCAR never fails to produce spectacular racing but that was something special even by their standards. Not illegal or a loophole in the rules by any means and the most audacious, brilliant move I have seen in many a long year. Riding the wall is known as the video game gambit and has been attempted unsuccessfully a few times before. Kyle Larson nearly pulled it off at a different track last year but it is so difficult to avoid wrecking yourself that very few will risk it. Ross Chastain is a maverick who tries unconventional moves all the time. Sometimes they work and sometimes they don't but it succeeded big time at Martinsville and he locked himself into the championship four at Phoenix next week from a seemingly impossible position. The fans absolutely loved it and most of the other teams applauded the move but it is probably a one off as NASCAR will no doubt ban it because they can't risk the entire field following his example and riding the wall coming to the chequered flag.