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The Pocono race last Sunday shuffled the playoff grid significantly. Ryan Blaney stamped his second in of the season and shot up the ranks. He is currently bunking with the multiple-time winners, occupying fifth place in the drivers standings. But the polar end of the field is not so bright for a Trackhouse Racing driver.
The No. 1 Chevrolet driver headed into the Great American Getaway 400 race in a relatively comfortable spot. Ross Chastain was 12th in the NASCAR Cup Series standings, with a 53-point cushion separating him from the playoff elimination line. But Pocono Raceway hacked the security of his position, dropping him to 27 points behind the cutline. Starting 19th at the 400-miler, Chastain ran into an early setback.
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So Phil Surgen, the No. 1 crew chief, believes in Ross Chastain’s capability. He emphasized the need to reevaluate and come back with a charge after the Pocono debacle. “We’ll just have to evaluate after today what happened to the other guys. They might end up in a similar situation and it won’t be much different — or things could look altogether different if we get a flyer that is back in points to win or something. We’ll see what happens. Like you said, the mindset doesn’t change. You’re gonna show up every week, try to be as fast as you can, sit on pole, win the race. As we close in at the end of the regular season, depending on where we are relative to those cars we’re racing, that’ll probably change the amount of risk we take for a win.”
As the playoffs loom large on the horizon, Ross Chastain’s chances dwindle further. Let us wait and see if the Trackhouse team can work on a war footing to change their falling narrative. Do you see Chastain making the playoffs this season?
