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Chastain Breaks Winless Streak In No. 1 NASCAR Chevy At Kansas: Video

Ross Chastain has a habit of spoiling Playoff races. His No. 1 NASCAR Chevy team didn’t make the cut to compete in this year’s championship, but that didn’t discourage him on September 29th, 2024 at Kansas Speedway. He fended off fellow Bow Tie driver William Byron to win in the closing laps on Sunday and broke a nearly 12-month winless streak while he was at it.

Ross Chastain standing on top of the No. 1 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 at the finish line.

Chastain snagged the lead after restarting alongside Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 19 Toyota TRD Camry, on the final restart on Lap 248. Byron wheeled his No. 24 NASCAR Chevy Camaro ZL1 right in Ross Chastain’s tire tracks, attempting to track him down as the white flag flew, but he could only get within 0.388 seconds of the No. 1 Camaro when the checkers dropped.

“For us on this 1 team, it’s what Cup racing is all about” said Ross Chastain after the race – and after his iconic watermelon-smashing victory celebration. “It’s what [team co-owner] Justin Marks bought into Trackhouse with Pitbull, bought into NASCAR with Trackhouse to do stuff like this – to disrupt.”

He added, “Look, there’s been times this year where we couldn’t have disrupted the minnow pond outside of Darlington, let alone a Cup race. It’s hard. It’s really tough. To come and do this, there are times where I didn’t think after practicing and qualifying we had what it took. I thought we have been way stronger here in the past. It didn’t feel great all day, but our Kubota Chevy, it was better as the rubber went down, and the adjustments were great.”

“Damn it, I wanted that one really bad. It just sucks, man,” Byron said. “You’re so close, and you know going to Talladega you know what that is. So just sucks, but proud of the effort.”

Kyle Busch looked to be in a good position to break his own streak of bad luck when his No. 8 NASCAR Chevy suddenly got loose while racing Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 Ford Mustang Dark Horse, who was fighting to stay on the lead lap. Busch’s No. 8 Camaro snapped around, taking him out of contention for the lead and relegating him to a 19th-place finish.

Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 5 NASCAR Chevy Camaro, had a rough go at Kansas. He cut a tire and clobbered the wall on Lap 19 and spent the rest of the race correcting damage to his race car, finishing 26th.

NASCAR Cup Series Race Results, Kansas Speedway, September 29, 2024
Finish Start Car Number Driver Team Laps Run Laps Led Car
1 20 1 Ross Chastain Kubota Chevrolet 267 52 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
2 6 24 William Byron (P) Valvoline Chevrolet 267 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
3 19 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota 267 5 Toyota TRD Camry
4 7 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Wurth Ford 267 3 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
5 2 54 Ty Gibbs Monster Energy Toyota 267 5 Toyota TRD Camry
6 12 48 Alex Bowman (P) Ally Chevrolet 267 6 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
7 1 20 Christopher Bell (P) Rheem Toyota 267 122 Toyota TRD Camry
8 8 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Toyota 267 1 Toyota TRD Camry
9 38 9 Chase Elliott (P) UniFirst Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
10 15 71 Zane Smith # Focused Health Chevrolet 267 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
11 25 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
12 22 3 Austin Dillon Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
13 10 99 Daniel Suarez (P) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
14 5 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 267 3 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
15 27 51 Corey LaJoie Children's Mercy Hospital Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
16 37 41 Ryan Preece HaasTooling.com Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
17 13 23 Bubba Wallace Columbia Sportswear Company Toyota 267 0 Toyota TRD Camry
18 24 10 Noah Gragson Bed Bath & Beyond Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
19 3 8 Kyle Busch BetMGM Chevrolet 267 26 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
20 30 31 Daniel Hemric South Point Hotel and Casino Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
21 32 16 Ty Dillon(i) FitRx Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
22 26 6 Brad Keselowski Solomon Plumbing Ford 267 4 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
23 28 21 Harrison Burton Menards/Dutch Boy Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
24 9 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Mahindra Tractors Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
25 4 45 Tyler Reddick (P) DraftKings Toyota 267 7 Toyota TRD Camry
26 11 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
27 33 38 Todd Gilliland Rasmussen Air & Gas Energy Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
28 18 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Dillons/NOS Energy Drink Chevrolet 267 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
29 21 34 Michael McDowell Horizon Hobby Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
30 31 42 John Hunter Nemechek Pye Barker Fire & Safety Toyota 267 0 Toyota TRD Camry
31 34 15 Kaz Grala # Remixers.com/Xemex Ford 267 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
32 14 77 Carson Hocevar # Premier Security Chevrolet 267 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
33 23 7 Justin Haley Gainbridge Chevrolet 266 0 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
34 17 2 Austin Cindric (P) Menards/Moen Ford 263 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse
35 16 43 Erik Jones AdventHealth Toyota 263 0 Toyota TRD Camry
36 35 84 * Jimmie Johnson Family Dollar/Dollar Tree Toyota 257 0 Toyota TRD Camry
37 36 44 * JJ Yeley(i) Urban Racing School Chevrolet 118 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
38 29 4 Josh Berry # Bed Bath & Beyond Ford 0 0 Ford Mustang Dark Horse

# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible

Alexandra is a Colorado-based journalist with a passion for all things involving horsepower, be it automotive or equestrian.

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