Kyle Larson called out Ross Chastain over a wreck that took place early in the Würth 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover Motor Speedway on Monday.
Chastain caused yet another wreck, and he did so in Stage 1 of the race. His No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet made contact with the No. 15 Rick Ware Racing Ford being driven by Brennan Poole in Poole’s first Cup Series start of the season. Poole’s No. 15 slid up the track and into the path of Kyle Larson.
Chastain and Poole connect, and Larson gets swallowed in the wreckage!
— Rubbin is Racing (@rubbinisracing) May 1, 2023
Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy was damaged, but his team was able to make repairs in time for him to continue the race, though he finished 32nd.
After the incident, Larson was heard on his radio calling out Chastain.
“What a f—ing idiot. … flat-out wrecked him. We’re in the first stage,” Larson said.
Larson is NOT happy with the Chastain-Poole accident that he got wrecked in
— Rubbin is Racing (@rubbinisracing) May 1, 2023
Poole finished 33rd and said in an interview not long after the wreck that Chastain needed to have his tail whooped.
Brennan Poole on Ross Chastain at Dover … 👀 pic.twitter.com/cyj2TBODqL
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Chastain was unharmed and finished second. He took time after the race to apologize to Poole.
Ross Chastain apologizes to Brennan Poole and Rick Ware Racing during his post-race interview at Dover. pic.twitter.com/Hk7hufOH5C
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 1, 2023
Larson spoke after the race as well and didn’t call out Chastain as directly as he had over the radio. Larson did note how amazed he is that Chastain always seems to come out on the good end of these things.
"His errors never affect him negatively" -Kyle Larson on Ross Chastain's mistakes and apologies in #NASCAR races.
Hear more from Larson after the Cup race at Dover:
(via @NASCARBowles) pic.twitter.com/M8HB1Ls6DM
— Frontstretch (@Frontstretch) May 1, 2023
