Kyle Larson on Ross Chastain's Move: 'It Doesn't Take Any Talent'

Kyle Larson further discussed Ross Chastain's famous wall ride at Martinsville last week.

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[The_DiamondDave]

May not take talent, but it took balls to do it. Congrats to Ross.

[briangriffinfamilyguyfan]

Larson is just mad that Chastain was able to get it to work when Larson couldn't do it
Not hating I'm just saying

[bobbbobb]

Me thinks Kyle is envious that Ross is the one who got that move to work

[jasonhaley]

I can kind of understand where he's coming from, but this is still a weird hill for Kyle to die on.

[murfysdrivesandhikes]

Kyle Larson tried this exact same thing to get a win at Darlington last year and almost won. I don’t really believe what he’s saying here.

[bobdevreeze]

The talent comes from being able to think outside the box in a high pressure situation. And the balls to go for it.

[joshuapaulsen]

No, it might not take any "talent" to put that insanely powerful machine up against the wall...floor it, and grab a gear on the last turn. But it does take BALLS and brains, and I'm pretty sure that's been somewhat lacking in NASCAR for quite awhile now. That is why, I believe, we as fans Loved the hell out of that move. I still can't delete that race from my DVR.

[makingmylifebetter]

Chastain did what he had to do and went old school on everyone and made ALL their jaws drop in two seconds. “Balls To The Wall” I think the problem with all these comments, from drivers that have made questionable moves themselves 🤔, is they haven’t been able to pick up their jaws yet 😂

[troyreynolds]

What was the problem with the move....it wasn't illegal...he stuck it to the wall 90% of the guys couldn't pull it off....there was absolutely nothing wrong with what Ross did....it was the last lap and he did not wreck anyone...

[tnwhiskey]

Maybe I misread Larson all these years but I never expected this reaction. I would be super proud to have gained a final 4 spot this way just like I would have been proud of that Larson roval move! Too much is on the line to give up!

[iaayj]

Larson is my favorite driver, but he definitely didn’t do himself any favors by doing this interview. He totally went against the fans! I hope it doesn’t really hurt him. Now I’m going to go buy my Chastain shirt.

[timrobertson]

Talent comes in many forms, Like being resourceful and taking that off the wall move like Ross did. Ross was lucky the flagman was slow to react as in most cases the yellow would have come out as soon as he made contact with the wall.

[slick-pxpq]

Geez Kyle, maybe thank the man for drawing attention to the sport? Y'all are worried about the next TV deal and this just might help.

[bshoke]

"fair racing" 🤣🤣🤣 other than dumping someone, getting caught outside of the letter of the rule book in the tech area or cutting under the tires in the turn is about the only time you can say it was unfair. And i have to say it took a bit of skill to initiate the wall contact where he did and how he did and to date he's the only driver to get it right

[zyxzyx]

Larson seems jealous about Chastain's Martinsville move working because Larson tried it at Darlington and failed

[elijahdeleon]

Larson speaking facts. It does make me wonder tho, if Kyle Busch or Joey Logano done the move Ross did, would it had been the same fan reaction?

[stoopid_roofer]

Agreed!... Joey Logano summed it up VERY well!

[brewer]

I like kyle hes a good guy but I honestly think if it worked for him he would absolutely think differently of that move.

[acrock]

its a great point about cars sniffing the wall and thowing a caution... though 125 mph in turns 3 and 4 at martinsville... i dont think they had time to throw the caution... but i would expect Larson to be the last guy to talk about wall riding after that Eldora race a few years back. the thing that made this so huge is the clinch moment it brought in eliminating Hamlips.
Larson is still my favorite driver, although now that my fav is coming back JJ cant wait wish it was full time =o

[Rich-ehfy]

I’m thinking that’s bullshit if Larson did it and made it to the final four he would have been fine with it and slept like a baby