Ross Chastain and Trackhouse racing have never been to victory lane in the NASCAR Cup Series. After 3 close calls in the last 3 races, all that changed on Sunday at the Circuit Of The Americas when Chastain earned his first win at the EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix.
In an overtime finish, Chastain battled with both AJ Allmendinger and Alex Bowman as all three threw punches to win the fight in the last round. Just when it appeared that Chastain was finished, he muscled up and pushed through Allmedinger and Bowman.
“It’s never tasted sweeter, I gotta tell you,” Chastain said while eating the watermelon he smashed at the finish line. “AJ is so good. I’ve learned so much from him. I had to go beat the guy. He taught me so much.”
After starting on pole, Ryan Blaney lost the lead to Daniel Suárez on the first lap. Suárez would maintain the lead throughout the first stage and earned the stage win. When the field went back to green-flag conditions for Stage 2, Suárez spun in Turn 1 and ended up cutting a tire. Stage 2 winner Denny Hamlin finished 18th after a spin in the closing laps. Suárez finished 24th.
EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Results:
Ross Chastain
Alex Bowman
Christopher Bell
Chase Elliott
Tyler Reddick
Ryan Blaney
Martin Truex Jr.
Austin Cindric
Erik Jones
Austin Dillon
Kevin Harvick
William Byron
Michael McDowell
Brad Keselowski
Justin Haley
Todd Gilliland
Harrison Burton
Denny Hamlin
Aric Almirola
Ty Dillon
Chris Buescher
Josh Bilicki
Cole Custer
Daniel Suarez
Kaz Grala
Boris Said
Cody Ware
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson
Chase Briscoe
Joey Logano
Kurt Busch
AJ Allmendinger
Loris Hezemans
Joey Hand
Corey LaJoie
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Bubba Wallace
Andy Lally
Photo: Trackhouse Racing Team
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