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NASCAR Legend Jeff Burton Explains How Ross Chastain Reminds Him of Kyle Larson

Published 04/04/2022, 5:15 AM EDT

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The last lap of the Circuit of The Americas was very controversial, as we all know. And, there is still a debate whether that is okay for the sport or not. However, Jeff Burton spent some time talking about Ross Chastain’s driving style. Specifically, how it compares to Kyle Larson’s Driving style.

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Jeff Burton Talks About How Ross Chastain’s Driving Style and him Compares to Kyle Larson

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Jeff Burton got featured on an episode of the NASCAR on NBC Podcast. He said, “Ross Chastain and several others can pull back and still be going fast enough.” He added, “Kyle Larson is a great example. I sat and watch Kyle Larson race in the booth and I said, that guy is special.”

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“But, until he can get his brain wrapped around managing this race, he’s not gonna connect all the dots. And, when he was able to do that, he has become a force every single week.” 

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Ross Chastain and Kyle Larson might be on the same trajectory. However, We’ll let you decide whether that is true or not.

What Happened in COTA?

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Ever since the Circuit of The Americas race, there is a controversy about wrecking cars in NASCAR. Of course, we all know what happened in COTA, Ross Chastain took Trackhouse Racing’s first win and allegedly wrecked A. J. Allmendinger to get the win.

Now, did Ross Chastain make A. J. Allmendinger spin or did he get loose? We’ll let you decide that too.

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All in all, COTA was an entertaining race. However, could we be looking at a future Cup Series champion in Ross Chastain, like we see Kyle Larson? Only time will tell.

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Hetul Katyal

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Hetul Katyal is an F1-NASCAR web stories creator at EssentiallySports. Currently pursuing his degree in Journalism from the Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, he is an avid supporter of Carlos Sainz and Scuderia Ferrari. Hetul always looks forward to the paddock going to Baku, but the part of F1 that excites him the most, is seeing the drivers tackle the 'Raidillon' at Spa.
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Ranvijay Singh