Moose Fraternity and Trackhouse Racing’s Ross Chastain finished fourth in Sunday’s race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway while driving the red and black Moose Chevrolet for the final time in 2025. In the first stage, the No. 1 car remained loose even after a pit stop for adjustments, and with a long green-flag run, Chastain went one lap down to finish the stage 18th. To open Stage 2, Chastain battled to gain his lap back. He took the wave-around under the lap 216 caution in an attempt to get back and stay on the lead lap. A caution shortly after the wave around secured Chastain’s spot on the lead lap and he finished the stage 15th. In the final stage, Chastain ran in the top-12 and led the race for eight laps. Chastain restarted in the fourth spot and maintained that position through the end of the race.
This week, Ross wraps up the 2025 Cup Series season with the Championship final in Phoenix, Arizona. While Chastain is no longer in the playoffs, he has won this race before, so members should keep a close eye on the No. 1 car to see what he does this week. Ross’s next interaction with the Moose Fraternity will occur on December 13th, when Ross will visit the Moosehaven campus during the day, prior to the Georgia Tree lighting.
Members looking to cheer Ross on this weekend at the NASCAR Cup Series Championship can watch the race this Sunday, November 2nd at 3:00pm ET on NBC.
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The Moose will be loose for a few more years in NASCAR.
Moose Fraternity, Ross Chastain and Trackhouse Racing today announced the trio will continue their partnership through the 2026 and 2027 NASCAR Cup Series seasons on the team’s No. 1 Chevrolet with Chastain behind the wheel.
It will mark the seventh and eighth Cup Series seasons the fraternal organization has paired with Chastain on the track while using the 32-year-old, Alva, Florida native in membership and charity initiatives away from the track.
“The Moose Fraternity has been with me at racetracks and taken me to lodges across the country. They are salt of the earth, good people who I have watched give back to the community,” said Chastain.
Members of the Moose conduct approximately $50 – $70 million worth of community service annually. The Fraternity organizes and participates in numerous sports, entertainment and recreational programs in local Lodges and Family Centers in the majority of 43 State and Provincial Associations, and on a fraternity-wide basis. Lodges across the Fraternity are known for creating life-long bonds between members through activities and a shared concern for children in need, seniors and the communities in which they live.
Throughout the year, Moose International provides grants to a number of its lodges to help them market themselves locally, taking advantage of the heightened visibility anticipated through the national sponsorship of Chastain and the partnership with Trackhouse Racing.
Chastain has joined the Moose Fraternity’s philanthropic efforts.
He’s visited Mooseheart – a 1,000-acre residential childcare facility near Chicago, and Moosehaven, a retirement community in Orange Park, Fla., that has served members of the Moose since 1922.
“I couldn’t be prouder to say I am, and my family are, members of Tice and the Shores, Florida Lodge 1297 within the Moose Fraternity,” Chastain boasted.
There have been incredible moments for Chastain, Trackhouse and Moose on the track as well.
The Moose Fraternity livery adorned Chastain’s Chevrolet when he notched his second career Cup Series win at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in April 2022 in an exciting finish that saw Chastain move from third to first on the final lap.
But few NASCAR fans will ever forget the “Hail Melon” wall ride at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in October 2022. In the penultimate race of the season, Chastain rode the Martinsville Speedway walls on the final two corners to pass multiple cars and gain entry into the Championship 4 season finale the following weekend at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona.
The maneuver, eventually outlawed by NASCAR for safety concerns, drew global praise and recognition as the video eclipsed more than 225 million views, and the event garnered 1.2 billion impressions. The No. 1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet was the top-selling diecast in 2022, according to Lionel Racing.
Moose Fraternity will adorn the No. 1 Chevrolet as a primary partner for four races next season and as an associate partner for the full Cup Series schedule.
“We couldn’t be happier with our relationship with Ross and the Trackhouse Race team,” notes Moose CEO Scott Hart. “Ross has been a great ambassador for the Moose Fraternity and really understands our missions of helping children in need, as well as our senior members, and assisting the communities in which our lodges operate. Conversely, our members are huge supporters of NASCAR, the Trackhouse Race team and Ross Chastain, and this relationship allows our members to bond together around a high-profile activity where they can share some genuine passion during most weekends throughout the year.”
Moose Fraternity was one of the first corporations to support Trackhouse Racing when it acquired the NASCAR assets of Chip Ganassi Racing in 2021.
Moose and Chastain still have work to do in 2025.
Chastain will pilot the Moose Fraternity livery twice more this season – Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway on Sept. 13 and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Oct. 26.
Chastain won the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte in May and is part of the 2025 NASCAR Playoffs.
Moose International would like to thank all of the volunteers who contributed their time and efforts to make the International Moose Convention in Milwaukee a success. The annual meeting is a huge undertaking, and many members stepped up to help things run as smoothly as possible. We couldn’t do it without you, so please know your efforts were appreciated. See you next year in Oklahoma City!
Delegates to the 137th Meeting of The Moose in Milwaukee, Wisconsin passed all four voting categories of amendments to The Moose General Laws in a convincing fashion this past weekend. Changes included:
a new stipulation that all qualified family members, including a spouse, over the age of 21, shall be considered a prospective member and limited to two visits before making application for membership;
a nominee for Administrator must be an active member of the Lodge for at least six (6) months immediately preceding the date of appointment/election;
electronic social media is added to prohibited campaigning tactics;
a Special Meeting cannot be incorporated into a Lodge General Membership meeting and must be held as a separate meeting;
and an approved dispensation is required for all lodge community service and charitable fundraising events.
All changes will go into effect on August 1, 2025.
