Ross Chastain Explains the 'Hail Melon' at Martinsville: 1 Year Later

1 year after pulling off one of the most dramatic moves in NASCAR history, Ross Chastain sits down to tell all about completing the "Hail Melon" at Martinsville Speedway. Find out what put him in position to consider the move, his last second thoughts before doing it and his reaction afterwards.

[@RetroCarsForever]

This move brightened my very dark week a year ago...I was stuck in quarantine with bad Covid, and just learned my Grandpa had passed away. Watching this live was a much needed ray of sunshine, and I became a Chastain fan after this moment!

[@patrickbrannon1325]

There was a crazy feeling in the air at the track after it happened. My 2 buddies and I couldn’t believe what we just saw and everybody was going nuts. Idk about anyone else but it overshadowed C.Bells win that day to me

[@coolmomjj48]

One of the most incredible things I've ever seen. My poor husband say here for over 30 mins saying over and over "Wow wow wow".

[@voncridhe]

Legendary move from a legend in the making.

[@dogle9258]

I’m sitting there with my wife. Our first year watching it together. She asked me what happened and I was shocked. No doubt if you played the old NASCAR games you had done the same thing. It just looked so fake. So cool Ross did it and was willing to accept any punishment for such a radical move. Very cool of the officials to play by the (lack of) rules.

[@RaymondCoggins-xd2re]

I'll never forget that race ❤

[@rosschastainfan1851]

Time, to make even more history.

[@TanTan-hr7uq]

Legend!!

[@williedells]

The biggest jaw dropping moment in the history of jaw dropping NASCAR moments?

[@uprightfossil6673]

The smartest and nicest guys at the track. I like to go by their garage and ask questions because no matter how busy they are someone will answer with a smile.

[@dade-wt5np]

The narrative brings me chicken skin and brings tears to my eyes. One of moments you're over the world, nobody knows how to manage what happened and the feelings ! That was crazy ❤. I feel that 2024 will be wild with a lot of first times ... keep pushing THR 🤗🤙👍

[@KidLatin27]

when you did that Ross i was like he just did what lightning McQueen did in the movie cars 1 and beat Denny Hamlin at the line and made the championship four so Ross i just wanted to say thank you for making that move i mean you just did what us NASCAR fans have been doing in our video games for years you're awesome ross Chastain.😊

[@Dj_Not_Nice]

Ross is such a legend

[@Dj_Not_Nice]

I liked the interview with Larson after the race where he got called out for trying to diss the move after he said he was proud of trying his attempt

[@bearmarsh6579]

The race of a lifetime...

[@evanjacoby]

Sometimes explaining things in detail doesnt make the event more legendary.

[@BDSFormula1]

it's melon time

[@DavidJameson89]

Ross pulled off SUCH a legendary move that day, that they HAD to keep him down by banning it. 😕

[@gorjlg]

I still call it the Watermelon Crawl on the Wall.

[@2Truth4Liberty]

That's a good one too, but a "Hail Mary" on the last play in a football game - the last chance to pull off a win if the pass is complete for a touchdown, made "Hail Melon!" the perfect analogue. It's too bad NASCAR made a rule change to address it later. There's too many rules already and that takes some of the excitement out of it for the fans. I do understand there were good reasons for the rule, just wish there weren't :-0)