Ross Chastain shares his emotions after making a late charge to win the Truck Series race at Darlington Raceway.
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00:00 >> I love his joy and his excitement and enthusiasm.
00:04 That's what it's all about right there.
00:08 >> Amanda is with our very fired up winner, Ross Chastain.
00:12 >> Oh, and look at him still taking in this moment.
00:15 And, Ross, as much as that watermelon smash will be the highlight of this race, the other
00:21 punctuation on it was that restart.
00:24 How much grit does this racetrack require?
00:31 >> Grit, I don't know.
00:35 Takes Phil Gould, takes motorsports.
00:39 We have been trying to win at Darlington.
00:42 This is where my career changed, my life changed forever.
00:45 For better or worse, however all this works out, that first opportunity here with CGR
00:51 and Spire to put me together with that group and the year before see me pumping the honey
00:57 wagon and getting the honey wagon and turn two to now finally winning with the Florida
01:01 watermelon queen here.
01:02 It's the Florida watermelon season.
01:04 They've been with me for so long with Miss Debra.
01:07 And Mother's Day weekend, my mom's here.
01:09 The mom's in our group.
01:11 And to win with click it or don't risk it with the South Carolina department of public
01:15 safety.
01:16 This protect your melon campaign is something that we've been -- it funded my career for
01:20 several years and now it's these cool moments that we get to have it on these trucks and
01:25 cars on Friday and Saturday.
01:27 And it's so cool.
01:30 We won Darlington.
01:32 >> After that epic burnout, you were welcomed with your team and that watermelon.
01:36 Just how satisfying is it standing on top of that truck and smashing that watermelon?
01:44 >> Dad drove this up yesterday from the farm.
01:46 I was down there Monday, Tuesday.
01:49 Dad drove these up.
01:50 I drove through the night last night to get up here.
01:53 So much sacrifice from so many people back at the farm in the ag industry.
01:58 That's why you all see me talk about watermelons, talk about agriculture.
02:03 There's such -- so much misinformation.
02:05 There's such a small percentage of our population in charge of feeding the rest of the world.
02:09 Not that a watermelon is part of anybody's everyday diet.
02:13 Like I'm trying to shovel it down right now.
02:15 It tastes so good.
02:16 >> A watermelon farmer just won Darlington.
02:20 For everything this means for Neese motorsports, I think five years ago to the day we won our
02:25 first race, we're back in victory lane.
02:27 >> Thank you, Ross.
02:28 Congratulations.
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