While it was just a push on Sunday, things could’ve gotten uglier between Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain. Following the on-track incidents in Vegas, when the Spire Motorsports driver went to confront the Trackhouse star, the heated exchange quickly escalated to Chastain pushing his former teammate. And Suarez recently confessed his side of the story.
Daniel Suarez was left sad and angry with Ross Chastain in Vegas
During a recap of his weekend in Las Vegas on his YouTube channel, Daniel Suarez revealed what was going on in his head during his confrontation with Ross Chastain. He claimed that what happens on the track happens there only, which is part of racing. However, what really upset him and made him sad was what happened after the race.
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He claimed he has known Chastain for a long time and has also known that he and his former teammate are ‘very different’ people. But despite that understanding, it was what Chastain said that got to Daniel Suarez.
“I always respect him. But the kind of words that he said after the race is just completely unacceptable. Like that’s chicken stuff. That’s not good. I lost a lot of respect for him as a person. Because that’s just not good. It’s not a good look for him and not look for kind of person that he is.
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“I was getting fired up to fight but what I was going to gain, I mean there is nothing to gain with that, he’s not the kind of person I really want to fight, but yeah, I mean just disappointed,” he explained.
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Suarez claimed that Chastain also didn’t have his facts right about the on-track incidents between them in Vegas. The Spire driver revealed that Chastain denied hitting him. But he emphasized that is part of racing, those things one can move on from. However, the words and comments that Chastain made, Daniel Suarez said, crossed a line, which is ‘the sad part.’
This is a developing story.