Kyle Petty Believes Ross Chastain Shares the Same “Mentality” as NASCAR Antagonist Joey Logano

Ross Chastain surely didn’t make any friends with the way he drove during the NASCAR Cup Series race at WWT Raceway. The Trackhouse Racing driver was involved in multiple incidents with multiple drivers, all of which were more or less, down to his fault, or at least, down to the way he drove.

And the way he drove, keeping in mind what he drove for, which is to win the race, reminded Kyle Petty of Joey Logano, at Darlington.

Not that anyone has forgotten it yet, but Logano bumped William Byron out of the way to take the checkered flag in the very last seconds of the race.

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“We went through with this with Joey (Logano) a couple weeks ago in Darlington. Joey felt like that’s what he had to do to win the race. In his mind, that’s what he had to do,” Petty said. “Now we can all stand on the outside, point a finger and say, ‘He should’ve passed this, he could’ve done this’, doesn’t make any difference.”

“He’s the one in the car, he’s the one in the helmet, he’s the one hanging on to the steering wheel, he’s the one who gets up on Monday morning, shaves, looks in the mirror, and says, ‘I’m going with that. I can see that trophy in the reflection behind me,'” he continued.

“It’s just that mentality.

Trackhouse Racing co-owner defends Ross Chastain

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.”