After four rounds of voting, Ross Chastain’s “Hail Melon” move in the penultimate race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season at Martinsville Speedway has won the fan vote for most memorable playoff moment in the elimination era.
The “Hail Melon” beat out the Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano clash in 2015, which also took place at Martinsville, by a 68% to 32% margin.
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Four rounds of voting occurred over the past two weeks pitting the best moments from the first 10 years of the elimination era against each other in a bracket-style vote to see which moment fans thought was the best.
Chastain made the daring move on the final lap of the race, going from 10th to fifth between Turn 3 and the checkered flag to outpoint Denny Hamlin for the final spot to race in the Championship 4 at Phoenix Raceway.
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