There will be no full-time NASCAR driver attempting The Double this weekend, with Kyle Larson’s last two failed attempts seemingly discouraging others to give it a shot. However, Ross Chastain will attempt his own impressive feat this weekend.
As noted by Austin Konenski, Chastain will try to complete 1,101 miles of racing this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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It all begins Friday with the Truck Series race, the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Chastain will drive the No. 45 truck for Niece Motorsports, with crew chief Phil Gould. He isn’t the only Cup Series driver in the field, as Shane van Gisbergen, Carson Hocevar, Kyle Busch and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. are also on the entry list.
If all goes well, Chastain will complete all 201 miles for the Truck race and then ready himself for a busy Saturday at the track. Driving the No. 9 car for JR Motorsports in the O’Reilly Auto Parts race, he’ll first have O’Reilly practice at 11:00 AM and then qualifying at 12:05 PM.
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Once that’s wrapped up, he’ll have a very short break before getting into his traditional seat behind the wheel of the No. 1 car for Trackhouse Racing, with Cup practice at 1:30 PM followed by qualifying at 2:40 PM.
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If Chastain completes both races in the lower series, he’ll have driven 501 miles in two nights. That will just be the warmup for Sunday night, when he gets behind the wheel at the track where he won his last Cup race (the 2025 Coca-Cola 600) to cap off his weekend with over 1,000 total miles of driving.
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