Ross Chastain has been with Trackhouse Racing since his full-time Cup Series debut and has shown impressive performances. In 2024 alone, he clinched five Cup Series victories, including a win at Kansas Speedway. His journey in the Xfinity Series saw him achieve two wins, 24 top-five, and 53 top-ten finishes across 208 starts.

NASCAR Cup Series schedule features new venues, new dates and a host of unknowns. With less than a month until cars are back on the track, here are the five most intriguing races on the Cup Series schedule this season.

Starting in 2025, star drivers who haven't competed in NASCAR are eligible to automatically qualify for a Cup Series race.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed one of the four open spots in the season-opening Daytona 500 thanks to a slew of rules changes being instituted by NASCAR, the organization announced Friday.

Four-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves claimed a spot in the season-opening Daytona 500 as part of a slew of rule changes NASCAR announced Friday. Castroneves is guaranteed a spot in the field under a new provision that earmarks a starting position for what NASCAR called "world-class drivers" who enter a Cup Series race.