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Ross Chastain calls Trackhouse qualifying tempo unacceptable
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Ross Chastain calls Trackhouse qualifying tempo unacceptable

Motorsports May 9, 2025
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Wanting on the closing outcomes, Ross Chastain is in the midst of a fairly good stretch of 4 prime tens within the final 5 races, nevertheless it does not inform the entire story. He practically gained at Texas, ending second, although that got here after scoring zero stage factors as a result of he began again in thirty first. Sadly, that is not an outlier.

The sample continues as he completed seventh at Bristol, however began thirty fifth. One other seventh-place end at Darlington got here from twenty fifth on the grid. From seventeenth to sixth at Martinsville, nineteenth to fifth at Las Vegas, and three consecutive qualifying efforts outdoors of the top-30 proper now — that is greater than he had within the entirety of the 2024 season.

It is making issues much more troublesome for the No. 1 crew on Sundays and after a runner-up end at Texas, it was on the prime of his thoughts. “Simply no confidence within the automobile yesterday,” he stated final weekend. “Y’all noticed that. Simply the velocity of the Trackhouse automobiles on Saturdays is simply horrible. We’re simply not assured, all three drivers.” 

The battle from the underside

Chastain has echoed these feedback in practically each media look he has made this week, together with a latest look on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

“Simply because we have been good final week does not imply we’ll proceed to be good,” stated Chastain after calling into the present. “I am uninterested in having to cross so many automobiles. I simply need to present up like each race automobile driver and have the automobile nearer. We have simply been off. I imply, it is no secret. We’re not sugar coating it to ourselves or anyone, and that is not at all times been my MO to speak about it. l’ve at all times been a glass half full man, however I imply, simply persistently qualifying within the 30s and (it is) all three Trackhouse automobiles. Daniel [Suarez] has been main the cost within the mid 20s, and that is simply not acceptable for what assets we’ve got.”

He says the crew is working laborious to rectify the dearth of velocity when offloading from the hauler. And with so little observe time in fashionable NASCAR and the way troublesome it’s to cross at most locations, failing to fireside off effectively can simply derail your total weekend. 

“We’re working, and I consider we’ll get that circled. We’re nonetheless going to have off days on Saturday, however persistently, we simply have to see some some gentle on the finish of the tunnel. It is fairly darkish on Saturday proper now.”

Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Chastain spent years driving lower-tier gear as he fought his means up the NASCAR ranks, driving from the again typically and it isn’t misplaced on him that he would have been thrilled with these showings up to now. “However we have elevated ourselves at Trackhouse and with Chevrolet to a spot that we’re not okay with struggling at any a part of these weekends, and particularly when it is continuous and it is simply repeated — I will say failures on Saturday. We’re not going to face for that.”

Chastain has the seventh-best common end amongst full-time drivers this yr at 13.5, however solely 9 full-time drivers have a worse common beginning place than him (23.5), and two of them are his Trackhouse Racing teammates. The group has by no means been one of the best qualifying crew on the grid with simply three poles in whole since 2021, however each Suarez and Chastain are having their worst exhibiting but since becoming a member of Trackhouse with regard to common beginning place.

The excellent news for Chastain is that NASCAR heads to Kansas Speedway this weekend the place he’s the newest winner, capturing the checkered flag there final fall.

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Nick DeGroot

NASCAR Cup

Ross Chastain

Trackhouse Racing Staff

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