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.

After looking at replays of his Lap 1 incident at COTA, Ross Chastain called the move a big error, and wishes he hadn't made the move, which spun Chase Elliott from the top-five. Chastain says he's cleared the air with Elliott.

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.