NASCAR Driver Uses Video Game-Inspired Trick On Final Lap, And It Actually Worked

A NASCAR driver used a trick he learned playing a 2005 NASCAR video game for GameCube to pull off an incredible last-lap maneuver to secure himself a spot in the Championship Finals. Driver Ross Chastain, 29, cranked his car into fifth gear, slammed it into the wall, and ended up passing multiple drivers on his way to finishing fourth at Sunday’s 500-lap Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway.

As you can see in the video below, Chastain intentionally drove his car into the wall on the final lap to perform a “wall-ride” that he learned playing GameCube. The tactic was so successful that it helped Chastain finish fourth to earn himself the final playoff spot, edging out Denny Hamlin.

“I played a lot of NASCAR 2005 on the GameCube,” Chastain said in a post-race interview Come from Sports betting site VPbet . “I never knew if it would actually work [in real life]. I did that when I was eight years old. I just made the choice. I grabbed fifth gear… and fully committed. Once I got against the wall, I basically let go of the wheel…”