Latest Ross Chastain News

Truex wins pole for final NASCAR full-time race as Logano highest qualifying title contender

Nov. 09, 2024 18:55 PM EST

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr., who is retiring from full-time NASCAR competition after Sunday's season finale, won the pole for the championship-deciding race at Phoenix Raceway. Truex turned a lap at 134.741 mph Saturday to earn the top starting spot. He plans to run a...

Christopher Bell says NASCAR robbed him of spot in Cup Series championship through race manipulation

Nov. 09, 2024 18:46 PM EST

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Christopher Bell made it clear Saturday that he believes NASCAR cheated him out of a shot at the Cup Series title when he was punished for reacting to race manipulation in the final playoff qualifying race. Bell moved out of fellow Toyota driver Bubba...

NASCAR levies $600,000 in fines and suspends 9 team members for race manipulation ahead of finale

Nov. 05, 2024 19:07 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Drama continued to encompass NASCAR ahead of its championship-deciding season finale as the sanctioning body issued $600,000 in fines and suspended nine team members from three different teams on Tuesday for alleged race manipulation at Martinsville Speedway. ...

NASCAR's championship field heads to Phoenix with no clear favorite to win Cup title

Nov. 05, 2024 16:05 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Roger Penske already won two sports car championships this season and heads to Phoenix Raceway with two chances to win a third consecutive NASCAR Cup Series title with both Joey Logano and Ryan Blaney in the winner-take-all season finale. The two Penske...

Blaney gets shot at back-to-back NASCAR titles after controversial finish at Martinsville Speedway

Nov. 03, 2024 21:24 PM EST

Ryan Blaney celebrated his victory at Martinsville Speedway, a win that launched NASCAR's defending champion into the title-deciding season finale. Meanwhile, Christopher Bell and William Byron waited awkwardly alongside their parked cars for a ruling from NASCAR on who would be the...

NASCAR playoffs roll on to Las Vegas, Formula 1 back in action with US Grand Prix in Texas

Oct. 15, 2024 11:48 AM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400. Site: Las Vegas, Nevada. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 4:35 p.m.; qualifying, 5:20 p.m., Sunday, race, 2:30 p.m. (NBC) Track: Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Race...

Byron leads NASCAR Cup playoffs as series shifts to Charlotte roval; Formula 1 has another week off

Oct. 08, 2024 11:34 AM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400. Site: Concord, North Carolina. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 12:30 p.m.; qualifying, 2 p.m., Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC) Track: Charlotte Motor Speedway Road...

NASCAR playoffs in all three series head to Talladega, Formula 1 off until mid-October

Oct. 01, 2024 11:21 AM EDT

All Times Eastern NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 Site: Talladega, Alabama. Schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 1:30 p.m., Sunday, race, 2 p.m. (NBC) Track: Talladega Superspeedway. Race distance: 188 laps, 500.08...

Survive and advance is the mantra for NASCAR Cup Series playoff contenders after chaotic Kansas race

Sep. 30, 2024 14:46 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The dozen drivers who advanced to the second round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs saw Kansas Speedway as a relatively straightforward test, given the potential chaos looming at Talladega and the unpredictability of the road course at Charlotte. For most...

Chastain passes Truex on late restart to win NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway

Sep. 29, 2024 19:31 PM EDT

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Ross Chastain finally got to smash a watermelon for the first time this season Sunday at Kansas Speedway. Smashed the hopes of a bunch of playoff drivers trying to earn an automatic berth in the next round, too. The seventh-generation...