Then on lap 275 Kyle Busch’s Chevrolet spun in turn four and the race’s complexion changed. Blaney regained his composure and headed back to the front, passing Truex for second with 42 laps remaining. The three fought for the lead for three laps before Blaney’s Ford got loose and he dropped to third. “I was not going to use my front bumper, side fenders, anything. “I was not going to crash him,” Chastain said about Blaney after he secured his second victory this season and the fourth of his career.
Eventually, he led the most laps, setting the pace on six occasions for 157 of the 312 laps. Chastain stubbornly refused to relinquish the No.
were racing for the lead with 53 laps remaining, Blaney hit Chastain in the rear. Icon Sportswire // Getty ImagesĬhastain’s victory also showed the strength of Trackhouse Racing.Īt one point when Chastain, Blaney and Martin Truex Jr. While Ryan Blaney took home the big prize on Sunday, race winner Ross Chastain made a little history of his own.
