Ross Chastain says he took a ‘bad decision’ in the move Chase Elliott made by Cota

Avondale, Ariz. – Ross Chastain said he made a mistake at the start of last weekend’s cup race at Circuit of the Americas, which led him to turn Chase Elliott’s car.

Chastain spoke publicly about the incident on Friday at Phoenix Raceway. He was asked by The athletic After last weekend’s race on the contact, but rejected the comments. Chastain said on Friday that he wanted to see the repetition and understand everything that happened before he spoke.

On Friday he was clear that he was wrong with the move.

“Bad, bad decision to enter (Kyle Larson) after entering (Daniel Suarez),” Chastain said. “I wish I wouldn’t have done it. Said that to Chase. Cleaned the air there. “

So what was it that attracts Chastain to load on the inside to the tight left corner on the opening round at Cota?

“Wrong I thought we were slow enough that the way (Poland-Sitter Tyler Reddick) started in the box, I felt slowly at the front, so I thought I had a lot of ability to brake,” Chastain said. “I was good at first and then I started closing. I was too fast. I just had to be behind (Larson). “

After the contact, Elliott fell from his third starting point to 36th. He gathered to finish fourth.

On a question about talking to Chastain, Elliott said at Phoenix on Friday: ‘These conversations are not for you. I think you all respect us enough to make it be. “