Ross Lee Chastain was born on December 4, 1992, and is an American professional stock car racing driver.
A native of Alva, Florida, Chastain was a watermelon farmer on his family’s farm until he turned thirteen.
He is a graduate of Riverdale High School in Fort Myers. Chastain attended Florida Gulf Coast University for a semester before he began racing in the Truck Series.
While Chastain’s father raced as a hobby, Ross is the first generation of his family to race competitively.
Ross started racing at age twelve after seeing his father’s hobby race and seeing other kids his age race. Ross is the older brother of Chad Chastain.
Ross Lee Chastain competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing Team.
Ross also competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports.
He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Chad Chastain.
Motorsports pundits and fans have come up with a variety of rhyming monikers for Chastain, such as Ross “The Hoss” and Ross “The Boss.
How did Ross Chastain go so fast?
Instead of relying on just the tires for turning force, Chastain used the wall to help him turn. That gave him enough turning force to turn a lot faster. Chastain’s lap time on Lap 499 was 20.758 seconds. His lap time on lap 500 was 18.845 seconds.
How much faster was Chastain going?
But this was in real-time. He was just actually going that much faster than everyone else, with data showing that the Trackhouse Racing driver entered Turn 3 at least 50 mph faster than he would on a normal lap around the half-mile short track.