Ross Chastain
NASCAR Cup Series Driver
2026 Season: NASCAR Cup Series
Through November 8, 2026 · 1749 pts behind leader
Roles
- Driver, Trackhouse Racing
- Driver, Niece Motorsports
Coverage (1 article)
Charlotte Sports This Week: A Fourth Ward Quick Read
Charlotte FC plays down the street Tuesday. The Knights are away, and two NASCAR drivers won at Iowa. Here is the Fourth Ward version of what matters.
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Kyle Larson Can Clinch the Cup Title at Martinsville
Kyle Larson leads by 73 with two races left. A 77-point lead after Martinsville on Sunday wins him the title with a race to spare.
Carson Kvapil Led Only the Last Nine Laps at Iowa and Won
Kvapil led only nine laps at Iowa. They were the last nine, and his second consecutive win showed what 63 winless starts had built.
Ty Gibbs Wins Iowa on a Two-Tire Call, Now Second in Points
Ty Gibbs won at Iowa with a two-tire call built on the No. 54 team's own data. One year after sitting 16th in points, he is second. The change is not just speed. It is a team that now knows what its driver needs.
Todd Gilliland Wins NASCAR's $1 Million In-Season Challenge
The In-Season Challenge final came down to 24th place against 26th. Gilliland qualified 36th, ran second at the stage-two line, and beat a series champion who was making his 400th career start.
Carson Kvapil's First Win Leads a JR Motorsports 1-2-3-4
Kvapil came in tied for the most runner-up finishes without a win in series history. He led the last 22 laps at Indianapolis to end it, and JR Motorsports took the next three spots behind him.
Cleetus McFarland to Start the Engines, Then Race a Truck
Cleetus McFarland, 4.75 million YouTube subscribers and a real racing résumé, is pulling double duty at Michigan on Saturday: grand marshal and driver in the No. 4 Niece Motorsports truck. John Speedway on the most fun entry of the Truck Series weekend.
Coca-Cola 600 in the Country's 250th Birthday Year
The Cup field rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600, the Memorial Day weekend race, in the year the country marks its 250th birthday. Mission 600 ran for the ninth straight year, five U.S. Armed Forces stops, from Beaufort to a video bridge into Lithuania. Five Coca-Cola 600 drivers said what makes the weekend land.
Honeycutt Tops Zilisch, SVG for First Truck Win at The Glen
Kaden Honeycutt won his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series race Friday at Watkins Glen, and did it by beating Connor Zilisch and Shane van Gisbergen, the two drivers who have dominated NASCAR road courses for two years. He also won the ARCA race at the same track earlier the same day, becoming the second driver in history to sweep both. Honeycutt now leads the Truck Series championship by 29 points.