Ross Chastain Looks to Become First Back-to-Back Winner in Over a Year
1 month agoAfter winning at Kansas, Ross Chastain looks to become the first back-to-back NASCAR Cup Series winner since Chris Buescher over a year ago at Talladega today. Although he only starts 27th, Chastain has been strong at drafting tracks in the past as he won the spring 2022 Talladega race, but that was mostly because Erik Jones's drafting help crashed behind him. However, Chastain has had speed this season as he attempted to make a final pass for the win in the Daytona 500 on William Byron coming to the white flag before being spun out and he also made passes for the lead in the spring Talladega and summer Daytona races and his teammate Daniel Suarez also won at Atlanta. Trackhouse Racing seems to have drafting track speed, but significantly less than the Fords. However, given the team's speed and his recent momentum, don't be remotely surprised if he wins.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference