Ross Chastain is the watermelon man in NASCAR. 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. 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 8 years.
Ross Chastain made his full-time series debut in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2021 with Chip Ganassi Racing. He has won 4 races throughout his career as of July 24th, 2024. Chastain had previously started many races throughout the Cup Series before 2021, but he was ineligible for series points. Ross Chastain has started 206 races as of July 24th, 2024 in the Cup Series fetching 51 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 has revealed key information about himself to the public. He is known as the watermelon man because is an 8th 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, “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”. However, that doesn’t concern him the least bit and he is completely fine with it.
FAQ's On Watermelon man in NASCAR
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 July 2024.
A. NASCAR stands for National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
