Ross Chastain said he made a mistake at the start of last weekend’s Cup race at Circuit of the Americas that led to him spinning Chase Elliott’s car. Chastain spoke publicly for the first time about the incident Friday at Phoenix Raceway.

Mistake or not, Ross Chastain's "overzealous" move at the beginning of COTA could have a negative impact on his reputation.

Last week at COTA, Ross Chastain made a terrible move on the inside of Turn 1 on Lap 1 and caused a mess with Chase Elliott. This week, the NASCAR driver is answering questions about his strange divebomb.

Ross Chastain took ownership of initiating first-lap, first-turn contact with Chase Elliott during last weekend\\\"s NASCAR Cup Series race at Circuit of The Americas, saying that the two drivers had spoken this week to discuss the incident.

EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix started on a chaotic note, with Ross Chastain crashing into Chase Elliott out of Turn 1. A week after staying tight-lipped about the incident, Chastain has now spoken out about the chaos.

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