Latest Ross Chastain News

Ty Gibbs takes the top spot at Pocono Raceway in search of his first NASCAR Cup victory

Jul. 13, 2024 15:04 PM EDT

LONG POND, Pa. (AP) — Ty Gibbs will lead the field to green at Pocono Raceway, the site of his first career NASCAR Cup start and the track he hoped on Sunday would become where he gets his first career win. Gibbs turned a lap of 170.039 mph in the No. 54 Toyota on Saturday at...

Chicago street course offers a tricky opportunity for winless NASCAR Cup Series drivers

Jul. 06, 2024 20:03 PM EDT

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bowman sees a Chicago street course full of possibilities. He also sees a major potential problem. “All the winners behind us in points make my life harder for sure,” Bowman said Saturday. “So just trying to do the best we can to get in victory lane to...

'Melon Man' Ross Chastain hopes to rekindle NASCAR magic at Nashville Superspeedway

Jun. 29, 2024 17:15 PM EDT

LEBANON, Tenn. (AP) — Firsts are never forgotten, and Ross Chastain hopes to tap the magic he found at the Nashville Superspeedway a year ago to jumpstart the second half of his season. Chastain earned the first pole of his career here, then went on to win the Ally 400 giving...

Tire troubles hit NASCAR drivers during practice at Iowa Speedway

Jun. 14, 2024 20:24 PM EDT

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — NASCAR’s inaugural Cup Series practice at Iowa Speedway turned into a test for tires and created questions about the quality of race Sunday will produce. There were five separate tire problems Friday, the first day Cup cars have ever turned laps at the track...

Christopher Bell stops run of misfortune with pole qualifying run at Kansas Speedway

May. 04, 2024 19:43 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Christopher Bell put four trying weeks of crashes and misfortune behind him Saturday, posting the fastest time in qualifying at Kansas Speedway to earn the pole for the third time in his last five NASCAR Cup Series visits to the track. Bell turned a lap of...