Ross Chastain is an American professional stock car racing driver.
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Ross Chastain competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports.
Ross Chastain has been nicknamed The Watermelon Man, or simply Melon Man due to his family’s history as watermelon farmers, which he also participates in.
Whenever Ross Chastain celebrates race wins, he smashes a watermelon to the ground in Victory Lane.
After making the move to Charlotte in mid-2011, Ross Chastain took over the No. 66 Turn One Racing entry in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series after Justin Marks vacated the seat.
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Ross Chastain’s first Truck race, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, was his first race with live pit stops and he finished 10th in that event.
Ross Chastain’s 2017 Xfinity season was the best of his career, scoring a top-five at Iowa and two top tens as well as finishing 13th in points, the highest of the non-playoff drivers.
Ross Chastain achieved this after a tight points battle with J.J. Yeley for the spot in the last four races of the season.
In the second half of the season, Ross Chastain rarely finished outside the top twenty and mainly finished in the mid-teens.
Ross Chastain is not married and as of now, he is not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone.
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