Ross Chastain is a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver for Trackhouse Racing. He drives the no.1 Chevy Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing. He is also a part-time driver in the Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series where he drives the no.92 Chevy Camaro and no.45 Chevy Silverado respectively. Ross Chastain finished the 2024 Cup Series championship 19th in the driver standings, although he was able to win the Hollywood Casino 400 race in the playoffs. Chastain was ineligible for the NASCAR playoffs in the 2024 season. Chastain was the winner of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race. He won the race after beating Ryan Blaney in the final stage. Chastain has been racing in NASCAR for the past eight years.
Ross Chastain made his full-time series debut in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021 with Chip Ganassi Racing. He has won five races throughout his career, as of February 2025. Chastain had previously started many races throughout the Cup Series before 2021, but he was ineligible for series points. Ross Chastain has started 223 races as of February 2025 in the Cup Series fetching 58 Top-10s. He won the 2022 GEICO 500 race while he was racing for Chip Ganassi Racing. Ross Lee Chastain is from Alva, Florida in the United States. He was born on December 4th, 1992.
Why is Ross Chastain called the Watermelon Man?
Ross Chastain is known as the watermelon man because he is an eighth-generation watermelon farmer. Chastain also has the tradition of smashing a watermelon every time he wins a race in NASCAR.
He explained his reasons for the celebration in an interview with USA Insider as reported by USA Network, “So, my brother and I are eighth-generation watermelon farmers. I just wanted to raise agriculture up and use my platform to spotlight it when I had the opportunity,” he explained. “I thought of no better way than Victory Lane. The very first time I won in NASCAR, I just sat it down because I didn’t know what to do with it and actually a media member asked what I was going to do with it. I said, ‘I don’t know, probably just bust it open and eat it.’” Chastain also revealed in the interview that he thinks people support him only to watch his “watermelon celebration”.
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FAQ's on Ross Chastain
A. Ross Chastain is fondly known as the watermelon man because of his watermelon smashing victory celebrations.
A. He was nicknamed the “Watermelon Man” after he smashed a watermelon post winning an Xfinity race in 2018.
A. Ross Chastain is an eighth-generation watermelon farmer.
A. Ross Chastain is the only known watermelon farmer in NASCAR, as of February 2025.
A. NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
