Ross Chastain Demolishes Watermelon at COTA

Normally the place to be for Sunday's race, on Friday the COTA Tower acted as a different kind of platform. A crowd gathered to watch The Watermelon Man launch a watermelon from the tower.

The tower is only available on race day to those who have booked special packages – there will be no ticket booth at the bottom selling elevator rides (or, there's a staircase if you prefer).

The front of the platform has a glass floor, but it all seems quite sturdy. We hope...