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Although Ross Chastain did not win the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, he led the field for a while.
And for Chastain, who had a difficult run of races leading up to Charlotte, that meant something. “We made a brilliant call at the start of Stage 2 to cycle ourselves forward there. It was nice to take the lead. According to NBC Sports’ John Newby, Chastain commented following the event, “It just felt good to be winning in something.” Being in the lead again feels nice for me as a competitor. We had spent the entire evening sprinting competitively and in the top ten.
Rain forced Chastain to finish P8 officially, reducing the Coca-Cola to just 249 laps. After finishing in the top seven at Circuit of the Americas in March, that is his highest finish and first top-10 since then. Chastain frequently finished inside the top 20 during the seven races that separated top 10 finishes, but she rarely had a car that could contend for a victory. Even though it was a little sad that he was unable to fly across the field prior to the rain, he made progress on Sunday.
