Daniel Suarez says he 'lost a lot of respect' for Ross Chastain
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Daniel Suarez and Ross Chastain didn't see eye to eye after the NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The two drivers were involved in a physical altercation on pit road after Las Vegas, with words and pushes being exchanged. Chastain was not happy with Suarez, and the feeling was vice versa.
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Following the event, Suarez posted his weekly YouTube video and addresses the altercation with Chastain. The Spire Motorsports driver didn't hold back on his former Trackhouse Racing teammate.
"What happens on the race track happens on the race track," said Suarez. "That's racing, right? Everyone is going to get into it with another driver once in a while...that's part of it. What I was actually pretty upset and disappointed is what happened afterwards. I have known [Ross Chastain] for a long time, and I have always known that him and I were very different. We're very different kind of people. That's okay, I will always respect him. But the kind of words that he said after the race is just completely unacceptable. That's chicken stuff. That's not good."
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"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, it's not a good look for the kind of person that he is, I think. And it was just a little bit sad, to be honest. I really wanted to -- I was getting fired up to fight, but what was I going to gain? There's nothing to gain with that. He's not the kind of person I really want to fight. But yeah, just disappointed."
It is unclear what Chastain said to Suarez on pit road, but the latter took offensive to the comments. Suarez used to drive for Trackhouse Racing, but he and Chastain have been at odds in the past. Now, driving for different teams, how Suarez and Chastain race each other moving forward remains to be seen.
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