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.
Why did Ross Chastain intentionally hit the wall?
Chastain last year mashed the gas and deliberately smashed into the wall so that the energy would speed his car past his rivals. The move advanced him into NASCAR’s title-deciding final race on the final of the four spots and was lauded by motorsports figures globally.
How fast was Ross Chastain going when he hit the wall?
Chastain hits the wall at 130 mph, at which point the data indicating his speed gets all wacky as he wheelspins around the corner. His steering trace goes totally dead around the wall, too, Chastain only adding inputs once he’s straightened out.