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NASCAR Driver Ross Chastain Apologizes for His Driving Sunday

Ross Chastain apologized for his driving after finishing in eighth place at the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday.

Chastain, who’s currently third in the Cup Series standings after 15 starts, drove aggressively throughout Sunday’s race, angering fellow drivers Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin. Both drivers retaliated later in the race, prompting Chastain to explain his actions after the checkered flag.

“I just drove over my head so many times,” Chastain told Dustin Long of NBC Sports while walking back to the garage after the race. “It’s one thing to do it once, but I just kept driving into guys.