Tyler Reddick held the lead as a late caution sent Sunday’s race into a two-lap overtime and Chastain used a deft move in the essess to reclaim the lead.
Chastain took the white flag – signaling the last lap – as the leader but A.J. Allmendinger and Alex Bowman did not let him get away.
Coming into the final turns, Allmendinger got around Chastain for the lead, then Bowman went to the outside of Allmendinger and Chastain to briefly grab the lead.
Coming to the final turn, Chastain swerved into Allmendinger, who hit Bowman, sending both cars off course and Chastain escaped with his first career Cup Series victory in 121 starts.
The win is the first for Trackhouse Racing, which is in just its second fulltime year of Cup series competition. The team is co-owned by Grammy Award-winning rapper Pitbull and former driver Justin Marks.
After coming to a stop on the frontstretch, Chastain exited his No. 1 Chevrolet was presented a watermelon, which smashed on the track. Chastain…
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