On Sunday, Ross Chastain will make his eighth begin within the Coca-Cola 600.
Chastain and the No. 1 Trackhouse Racing staff come into the Coke 600 eleventh within the NASCAR Cup Sequence factors standings. However issues have not been clean all season for Chastain, as an absence of pace on Saturday throughout observe and qualifying has hindered its capacity to compete for wins.
Regardless of that lack of pace, Chastain says he stays centered on bringing residence one of the best finishes he can each week.
“In the end, all that issues is the end on Sunday,” Chastain informed Yardbarker. “Sure, we would like all the opposite stuff, however it’s a must to end nicely. We didn’t try this at Kansas after feeling like we had been higher on Saturday.”
Going into the 66th operating of the Coke 600, Chastain does not know what’s in retailer for one among NASCAR’s crown jewel occasions.
“I don’t know what to anticipate,” Chastain mentioned. “That is what’s nice in regards to the present automotive we’ve and the brief practices, we’re not testing, we’re not on monitor throughout the week – we do not know. We construct one of the best setup we predict we are able to construct and that is it.
“I discover out in observe like everybody else. I do not get too into the lap instances. I look again and suppose possibly I ought to’ve paid extra consideration in observe to the lap instances, but when the automotive feels proper, I do know we’ll race nicely.”
Chastain solely has one top-10 — an eighth-place end in 2024 — in his seven Coke 600 begins. He and the remainder of Trackhouse Racing want to make an announcement in NASCAR’s longest race.
“We would like extra,” Chastain mentioned. “We’re trying to get there for all three vehicles at Trackhouse.”
The Coca-Cola 600 will go inexperienced shortly after 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, with protection on Prime Video, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
All quotations obtained firsthand except in any other case famous.
