Amidst heavy criticism in recent weeks, Ross Chastain proved the doubters wrong with his third career victory in the NASCAR Cup Series
Since his emergence in the NASCAR Cup Series, Ross Chastain’s aggressive driving has been a hot topic. Six weeks ago he was called out by Rick Hendrick after a crash with Kyle Larson at Darlington. Hendrick’s comments raised questions about how fruitful Chastain’s driving style truly is.
He is quick enough to run at the front but had only won twice in 167 races heading into Sunday. After Darlington Chastain was not even running well anymore, including two finishes of 22nd. Doubts that he could maintain success without being overly aggressive began to creep in.