Freddie Kraft Slams Trackhouse Owner Justin Marks’ Dubious Defense of Ross Chastain After Questionable Moves On Chase Elliott & Denny Hamlin

Freddie Kraft, the spotter of NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace, recently criticized the perspective Justin Marks took of the way Ross Chastain drove in St.Louis. The Trackhouse Racing driver was the cause of multiple wrecks on the field, something for which he even apologized after the race.

But his team owner thought he did nothing wrong at all.

“When Justin Marks comes out and says, ‘My guy did nothing wrong,’ his view must’ve been worse than ours. I don’t know how that’s possible,” Kraft said.

“Because he literally wrecked Denny (Hamlin), flat out wrecked Denny, turned the #9, ran over the #22 in a three-wide situation, ran over the #34, almost wrecked him,” he continued. “To see Ross come out of the car and go, ‘I drove like an a*****e today.’ And then the car-owner go, ‘He did nothing wrong.'”

“I don’t buy that.”

Justin Marks had absolved Ross Chastain of any wrongdoing

The co-owner of the Trackhouse Racing team reacted to the criticism his driver was receiving after the race, the criticism against which Chastain himself bowed down and apologized. But Marks thought there was nothing wrong with what he did.

“Honestly, I don’t think there’s a single thing Ross Chastain did wrong today, not a single thing,” Marks said. “This is a very, very competitive sport and you fight for every single inch.”

He explained how Chastain is a newcomer in the top five and the “established top-five guys” don’t seem to be too welcoming of the new kid on the block.

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“The thing is that he’s a newcomer in the top five and the established top-five guys don’t like there’s a newcomer there,” Marks said. “He’s very aggressive.”

“That’s what is required in winning races and ultimately it’s going to get him to where he’s going to be NASCAR champion — his aggression matched with his talent.”

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