Ross Chastain doesn’t return to Phoenix Raceway this weekend as the reigning NASCAR Cup champion, but he does enter as something almost as important – the track’s most recent winner.
Chastain dominated last fall’s race at Phoenix, leading 157 of 312 laps, but had already been eliminated from the playoffs, which allowed runner-up finisher Ryan Blaney to claim the Cup Series title. Still, the victory, plus the strong start to the 2024 season by both he and the entire Trackhouse Racing organization, makes Sunday’s race a prime opportunity for a repeat performance.
“That’s why my human emotion takes over and I can’t get out of my own way of saying anything, but I was just so sad that I took us out of a shot .” While Chastain realizes he still managed a good day at Las Vegas – and is fifth in the series standings after three races – he is left wondering what could have been had he battled Larson and Reddick on four tires at the end. “The speed of the car, it was driving so good that I could hustle it. That’s what makes it tough,” he said.
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