It’s Wednesday. In the final lap of the Martinsville race last Sunday, Ross Chastain needed to overtake Denny Hamlin in order to secure a spot in the final four racing for the Nascar Championship. Chastain pulled off a move that people claim had never been done before. He managed to use the outside barrier wall to accelerate past other cars, going from tenth to fifth in just seconds. Normally when cars hit the wall, they drastically slow down. However, Chastain kept his foot on the accelerator and managed to go faster than the other cars which all had to slow down to make the turn. This maneuver enabled him to beat Denny Hamlin by a couple of feet, thereby stealing the final transfer spot from Hamlin. And Hamlin never even saw it coming.

In the video footage above you can see the move from the perspectives of other drivers and hear their reactions over the team radios.

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It’s Tuesday. I know, it’s time to say goodbye to Halloween for another year. But before we move on, I have just one more Halloween video to share with all of you. There were a lot of really good costume ideas this year, but it was these guys who dressed up as a car wash that I liked the most. Enjoy!

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It’s Monday. It’s tricks or treats day so it’s time to get out the goodies for all the little monsters tonight. I’ll be heading over to my parent’s place where there are kids-a-plenty. The weather has been abnormally warm for late October so the kids probably won’t need to bury their costumes under winter coats. As a kid, that was always the absolute worst. We would rather freeze our asses off through snow and freezing rain than cover our costumes.

The girlfriend and I got together with a friend for dinner Saturday night. Afterward we went out for a drive in search of some cool Halloween decorations. We found several places that really went over the top and snapped a few photos. You can check ’em out in the gallery below.

Oh, I caught the Bears-Cowboys game Sunday afternoon and it was bad. They struggled in the first half but completely fell apart in the second. It was just embarrassing. In Nascar it was Christopher Bell who won in Martinsville and the final four are now set. Competing for the championship next weekend in Phoenix will be Joey Logano, Christopher Bell, Ross Chastain, and Chase Elliott. Should be a good race!

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