“Going to Be at the Expense of Someone” – Carl Edwards Lets Slip His Blunders While Deciphering the Controversial Ross Chastain Approach

Carl Edwards still remains in the hearts of avid racing fans owing to his impressive 2007-08 run and his iconic backflips after winning races. He clinched the Busch Series championship in 2007 and nearly won the Sprint Cup Series in 2008, losing the title only to the legend, Jimmie Johnson, despite winning 9 races that season.

Even 7 years after his retirement, Edwards still is a prominent figure for many, considering his early retirement from the sport. After the champ was honored in Nashville, the community also got to hear what Kyle Busch‘s former teammate had to say about NASCAR’s most polarising driver, Ross Chastain, following his emphatic win at the Superspeedway.

“Concrete” Carl Edwards opens up about Ross Chastain, stating his honest take on the driver

Carl Edwards, who won in Nashville a record 6 times, was quizzed with a bunch of queries as media covered the driver during his honorarium at Nashville as the first driver inducted into the track’s new Legends Plaza. During the media interaction, Edwards also shared his thoughts about Ross Chastain.

While Dalton Hopkins of Fronstretch asked, “What kind of advice would you offer him, what do you think of his driving style, and what, if you’re his mentor, would you say to him?” A pumped-up Edwards stated his thoughts on the Trackhouse Racing Team sensation, “I haven’t watched clearly enough so I’d be giving advice not based on all the information. But the bottom line is that these race car drivers are all out there.”

The former racer, however, explained the repercussions of being an aggressive racer, “I mean it is a zero-sum game you know they want to get everything they can and it is going to be at the expense of someone else. And wherever you draw that line, however aggressive you want to be, that’s really up to you. There are consequences I’ve stepped way over the line and you just have to deal with that,” said the 43-year-old. 

Carl Edwards also revealed what Chastain brings to the sport, saying “But at the end of the day, to me as a fan or if I were a car owner, I want a guy like Ross Chastain, a guy that goes hard you know. You can slow people down, you can talk to them, but it’s hard to beat somebody up, so you know… but yeah, that’s part of the sport.”  

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Seeing his former JGR teammate, Kyle Busch’s slip during practice, Edwards also chimed in on his thoughts about the modern rendition of the track.

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It was not just Ross Chastain who came back from Nashville with an award after Sunday’s Ally400. Carl Edwards retired from the sport at the age of 36 with 28 Cup Series wins to his name. And in Nashville, Matt Greci, the superspeedway’s president, announced Edwards as the first inductee to track’s new Legends Plaza.

Edwards revealed his humbling experience to be present at the track to the media, stating, “To be able to come back here and reflect on that is just a really powerful thing and a humbling thing for me to be able to share it with my family and my friends.”

The charismatic driver further explained the nuances of the track. He said, “This is a tough place. And so I was always very proud of the wins. And I thought it was a testament to my team because as a race car driver, this is a place that your car has to be perfect.”

With Chastain racking up the win at Nashville, maybe the veteran might have been happy seeing his former team JGR picking up the 2nd and 3rd spots.

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