{"id":1572999,"date":"2023-06-23T08:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1572999"},"modified":"2023-06-23T08:04:06","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T12:04:06","slug":"ross-chastain-perfect-place-get-back-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ross-chastain-perfect-place-get-back-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Ross Chastain Is in the Perfect Place to Get Back on Track"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The surprise runner-up for the 2022 NASCAR<\/a> Cup Series championship and points standings leader for nearly half of the 2023 season dropped into a slump for much of the past month, but the next track on the schedule could be just what he needs to rebound, and potentially win his first race of the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ross Chastain<\/a> was the breakout star of the 2022 season. Trackhouse Racing<\/a> bought out Chip Ganassi Racing, where Chastain had been employed as the driver of the No. 42 car, after the 2021 season. Trackhouse kept Chastain in the fold and gave him the seat to the No. 1 car for an organization that team owner Justin Marks had founded only one year earlier with Daniel Suarez in the No. 99 car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a rough start, Ross Chastain excelled in his first year with Trackhouse Racing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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