Monster Mile crushes Chastain the Melon Man at Dover
DOVER, Del. –The Monster Mile crushed the Melon Man as Ross Chastain failed to finish each race during the 2025 NASCAR weekend at Dover Motor Speedway.
In Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race, Ross Chastain finished fifth and sixth in the first and second stages but finished 38th — last — in the race overall.
“Rear gear broke. There was no indication. I got the first vibration just before it broke,” Chastain said.
Chastain completed 106 laps before the issue. In three previous Xfinity starts this season, Chastain finished fifth at Nashville, fourth at Darlington and eighth at Circuit of the Americas.
Chastain started 19th in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover. He didn’t have as good of a day but still was on the fringes of the top 10 at certain points in the race.
Then, with 15 laps to go, his day ended after he smacked the outside wall exiting turn two.
Chastain finished 33rd on the day, dealing him his fourth finish of 24th or worse in the last five races. The tough finish Sunday came in contrast to an otherwise solid Cup track record at Dover. He led 86 of 400 laps and finished third in 2022, led 98 laps and finished second in 2023 and finished 12th in 2024.
Next up is Indianapolis Motor Speedway where Chastain finished 15th after leading eight of 160 laps in 2024. He
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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