NASCAR may have outlawed the video game-style move dubbed the "Hail Melon," but its significance will never be lost on Trackhouse Racing’s fearless driver of the No. 1 Chevy.
NASCAR’s COO Steve O’Donnell says Chastain’s spectacular maneuver was legal, and he doesn't anticipate a rule change before the Cup Series Championship in Phoenix, but the league reserves the right to revisit the issue in the offseason.
The Watermelon Man seeks to cap off his improbable season, which began as a 150-1 longshot to win the title, by hoisting the Cup Series trophy in Phoenix.