Moose Fraternity NASCAR driver Ross Chastain moved into the top-10 of the Goodyear 400 with sixty laps to go and then used a quick pit stop before the overtime finish to score his fourth top-10 in 2025. Ross started the race in 25th, but was able to move through the field to finish last Sunday’s Darlington, SC race in 7th place.
“We worked our way up to the top 15 early in the race with adjustments,” Chastain said. “We got caught by that one caution in the middle of the race just after we pitted under green, so we had to take the wave around and work our way back up through the field. Phil [Surgen, crew chief] and the guys made good adjustments, and we were able to get up in the top 10 and we finished seventh.”
The No. 1 Chevrolet driver only has two finishes worse than 12th this year — a 40th-place finish in the season-opening Daytona 500 after getting swept up in a multicar wreck and 31st place at Homestead-Miami Speedway. According to NASCAR.com, “despite the pair of outliers, Chastain seems to be trending in the right direction after missing the playoffs last season. When evaluating NASCAR Insights’ season-long averages, Chastain’s Darlington performance mirrored what we have seen from him all season. After eight races, he sits third in Passing Rating, sixth in Defense Rating and first in Restarts Rating. Performing that well is a key indicator of on-track success.”
The five-time Cup Series race winner will look to keep the momentum rolling into Bristol on Sunday afternoon, April 13 (3 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1).
