With two races remaining in the NASCAR season, fans can vote for their favorite driver.<\/p>\n
Trackhouse Racing driver\u2019s Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen are in the top-10 of vote receivers and are looking for more fan support to win NASCAR\u2019s Most Popular Driver Award.<\/p>\n
To cast your vote for Chastain or Van Gisbergen, click the image above, select Chastain or Van Gisbergen and then hit the \u2018submit\u2019 button. You may vote for one eligible NASCAR-sanctioned driver per ballot submission.\u202fVoting is limited to five votes per person per unique email address per day.<\/p>\n
Chevy Cares: 2025 \u2018Making Strides Against Breast Cancer\u2019 Campaign<\/p>\n
2025 marks Chevrolet\u2019s 15th season partnering with the American Cancer Society in support of its \u2018Making Strides Against Breast Cancer\u2019 initiative. In honor of the campaign, a specially themed pink Corvette Stingray will serve as the official pace vehicle for this Sunday\u2019s NASCAR Cup Series races at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway.<\/p>\n
Enjoy Wendy\u2019s Nuggets or Frosty on Us!!!<\/p>\n
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Moose Fraternity: For the fourth and final time this season, Ross Chastain will pilot the Moose Fraternity livery this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Chastain has driven the black-and-red Moose Fraternity Chevrolet to a best finish of eighth at Echo Park Speedway in Atlanta in February. Last month, Moose Fraternity, Chastain and Trackhouse Racing announced the trio will continue their partnership through the 2026 and 2027 NASCAR Cup Series seasons on the team\u2019s No. 1 Chevrolet with Chastain behind the wheel. It will mark the seventh and eighth Cup Series seasons the fraternal organization has paired with Chastain on the track while using the 32-year-old, Alva, Florida native in membership and charity initiatives away from the track.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHail Melon\u201d Car and Wall: Many have wondered where they can see the No. 1 Moose Fraternity Chevrolet and part of the Martinsville wall made famous by Chastain in October 2022 when he road the wall in a video game moved dubbed the \u201cHail Melon\u201d to earn a spot to compete for the Championship at Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Ariz. The car and wall have been assembled in the Trackhouse Racing lobby for fans to see and photograph. The lobby is open to the public daily.<\/p>\n
Chastain at Martinsville: Sunday\u2019s race marks Chastain\u2019s 14th Cup Series start at the Virginia short track. Since driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for Trackhouse Racing beginning in 2022, Chastain has not finished outside the top-14 at Martinsville. He has a best finish of fourth, earned in October 2022 when he famously executed the \u201cHail Melon\u201d wall ride.
Meet Chastain: On Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, Chastain will appear at the Moose Lodge No. 2300, 444 Floyd Highway South, Floyd, Va., 24091. Sunday at 9:10 a.m., Chastain will sign autographs at the Trackhouse Racing merchandise hauler located in the Fan Zone \u2013 wristband required. At 9:45 a.m., he will sign autographs at the Drive Smart Virginia Booth located in the fan zone. Wristband required and distribution begins on Saturday.
Last Weekend at Talladega: Chastain started 24th at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway and the final superspeedway race of the season. He led laps and ultimately finished 13th in NASCAR overtime.
Crew Chief: Chastain and crew chief Phil Surgen have worked together since 2021. The duo is the third longest active driver and crew chief pairing.
Most Wins for No. 1 Car in Cup Series: The No. 1 car has been to victory lane six times with Chastain since 2022, the most wins by a driver with that number. Jamie McMurray previously held the record with four victories in the No. 1 car.<\/p>\n
Chastain Quotes:<\/p>\n
This weekend is another anniversary of the \u201cHail Melon\u201d and it now seems people can final see the car in person?<\/p>\n
\u201cSo many people have asked where the Hail Melon car is at and if it\u2019s going to be on display. We installed it in the Trackhouse lobby a few months ago. We also got a piece of the wall from track and put the car up against the wall to recreate the moment. Its on display for everyone to see and take pictures with. It\u2019s fun to have that piece of history in the lobby for everyone to see.\u201d<\/p>\n
Do you enjoy going to Martinsville?<\/p>\n
\u201cMartinsville has been pretty good to me since driving for Trackhouse. Obviously, I\u2019ve had one of the biggest moments of my career there but we\u2019ve been consistently strong there over the last few years. Whatever Phil Surgen does to the car it really fits my driving style there. I can remember going to race at Martinsville just a few years with a car that had parts and pieces the other teams were throwing away, so I\u2019ve definitely come a long way and it\u2019s so much fun to drive a fast car at Martinsville. I enjoy driving to the track instead of getting on a plane and flying. It\u2019s a great drive, especially in the fall with all of the leaves changing and then you arrive in Martinsville and the track sits down the hill, it\u2019s really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n
About Moose International:<\/p>\n
The Moose is an international fraternal organization of approximately 1 million men and women, dedicated to caring for the young and old, bringing communities closer together and celebrating life. The Moose organization maintains approximately 1,300 Moose Lodges\/Centers across the U.S., Canada, and Great Britain, providing members with family-oriented social, dining and sports activities. The Moose organization\u2019s main endeavors include Mooseheart Child City & School, a residential community and school for children whose families are unable to care for them; Moosehaven, a Florida retirement community for senior Moose members; and Moose \u201cHeart of the Community\u201d initiatives, including $50-$60 million worth of community service projects annually in towns across North America. Children at Mooseheart, located outside of Chicago, receive the nurturing home, spiritual development and solid education they need to reach their full potential through a variety of innovative, nationally-recognized educational and family-living programs.<\/p>\n
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Onto Martinsville: Shane van Gisbergen will make his third Cup Series career start at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. One of Van Gisbergen\u2019s best oval efforts came at the 0.526-mile short track last fall when he secured a 12th-place finish. Earlier this year, Van Gisbergen finished 32nd after a late pit road incident set him back.
Last Weekend at Talladega: Van Gisbergen recorded his best superspeedway finish to-date, 11th, last weekend at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Van Gisbergen showed a strong performance, racing in the top-10 most of the first stage, before a pit road incident set him back at the end of Stage 2.
Rookie Records: Van Gisbergen holds the record of most wins by a Sunoco Rookie in a single season (five). The Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International victory makes Van Gisbergen the fastest driver to five Cup Series wins since Dan Gurney in 1968. Following his Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway win, Van Gisbergen became the first driver since Jeff Gordon to win three consecutive road course Cup races from the pole. The Auckland, New Zealand native is the only driver not from the United States to win at least four NASCAR Cup Series races.
Two-Time Inaugural Race Winner: Van Gisbergen has etched himself into the NASCAR history books by winning two inaugural NASCAR Cup Series races. The New Zealand native captured the win in the first-ever Mexico City race in June, and in 2023, Van Gisbergen won his debut Cup Series race with Trackhouse\u2019s PROJECT91 at the Chicago Street Race.
Winning Crew Chief: Stephen Doran is now a five-time winning crew chief after securing the checkered flag at the Charlotte ROVAL earlier this month. Doran\u2019s first win as a Cup Series Crew Chief in June at Mexico City with Van Gisbergen. Doran is in his first season as Van Gisbergen\u2019s crew chief on the No. 88 Chevrolet and his second year as a crew chief at the Cup level.
Multiyear Extension: What began as a one-off PROJECT91 race in 2023, continued as a successful Xfinity Series campaign in 2024 and turned into a record-breaking NASCAR Cup Series run in 2025, will continue for years to come as Shane van Gisbergen and Trackhouse Racing announced a multi-year contract extension. The agreement will keep the former V8 Supercars driver at Trackhouse Racing.
The Partnership: As Trackhouse Racing expanded to a three-car NASCAR powerhouse, the team has leaned on SafetyCulture to help turn data into speed on and off the track. With the SafetyCulture platform in their toolbox, Trackhouse is uniting tech and data to make decisions both on and off the track. Learn more about the Trackhouse and SafetyCulture partnership at safetyculture.com.
A Win in SafetyCulture Colors: Van Gisbergen\u2019s first win of his Cup Series rookie campaign came in SafetyCulture colors at Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez in Mexico City in June. Van Gisbergen started from the pole position and showcased a dominate performance, leading 60 of the 100 laps and captured the victory by a 16.567 second margin.<\/p>\n
Van Gisbergen Quotes:<\/p>\n
Why is Martinsville Speedway an oval that seems to come a bit more natural to you?<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s still difficult but there is more downshift and a bit more technique with braking, and how you can use your tools and how you get the car into the corners. I am able to influence it (the car) a little more as a driver, unlike, the big ovals. You still see the regular oval drivers that are amazing at Martinsville. It\u2019s a tough track. I got a decent result there last year, 12th, with some strategy. It\u2019s a crazy race, I really enjoy racing there.\u201d<\/p>\n
How eager are you to check off a Cup Series Oval win?<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, but I have to earn it. It\u2019s hard to say I don\u2019t have an oval win yet, but there are a lot of drivers in the field that don\u2019t have a Cup (series) oval win, so I\u2019m not alone. I know I still have a lot of work to do to get better on ovals. I feel like we\u2019ve made some big steps the last couple of months, and we\u2019ve had some really good runs going, but obviously want to get that oval win.\u201d<\/p>\n
About SafetyCulture:<\/p>\n
SafetyCulture is a global technology company that helps frontline teams find a better way of working. Its mobile-first workplace operations platform gives teams the knowledge, tools, and confidence they need to meet higher standards, work safely, and improve every day.<\/p>\n
The SafetyCulture platform powers over a billion checks each year, delivers approximately 85,000 lessons per day, and informs millions of corrective actions. SafetyCulture gives leaders visibility and workers a voice in driving safety, quality, and efficiency improvements. A recent analysis by Forrester found that SafetyCulture\u2019s flagship products provide customers with a 214% return on investment and $3.6M in cost savings from operational improvements.<\/p>\n
SVG Shows Off His Drafting Skills at Talladega<\/p>\n
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Jockey Infinite Cool Underwear: Daniel Su\u00e1rez will drive the No. 99 Jockey Chevrolet this weekend at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The Jockey Infinite Cool \u201csee-through\u201d car is a fan-favorite scheme that\u2019s captured attention since its debut. It will once again create the illusion of transparency, depicting Su\u00e1rez directly inside the vehicle in nothing but his Jockey\u00ae Infinite Cool boxer briefs. Featuring a cooling mesh pouch with new Jockey Heatwick technology, Jockey Infinite Cool underwear absorbs and transfers heat away from the body to stop sweat before it starts \u2013 perfect innovation for inside a race car or taking in the race from the stands on a warm day. The Jockey Chevrolet will turn heads on track, putting Su\u00e1rez and Jockey front and center on race day.
Martinsville Stats: Su\u00e1rez has 17 Cup Series starts at Martinsville. His best finish came in the 2018 fall event when he scored a ninth-place effort. His best qualifying effort at the 0.526-mile speedway came in the 2023 spring event when he started second, missing the pole by just 0.102.
Last Weekend at Talladega: Su\u00e1rez scored a 12th-place finish last week at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. In the final stage, Su\u00e1rez ran as high a second place and overcame getting shuffled out of line late in the closing laps to score a respectable finish. He also led once for two laps early in Stage 2 at the 2.66-mile superspeedway.
Jockey & Trackhouse: Since 2022, Jockey has been a primary sponsor and Official Apparel Partner of Trackhouse Racing. The partnership includes primary paint schemes, community impact programs, retailer engagement, at-track premium apparel, and season-long marketing rights and branding.
Career: Su\u00e1rez owns two victories (Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway 2022 and Atlanta Motor Speedway 2024) and three Busch Light Pole Awards \u2013 Pocono (Pa.) Raceway July 2018, Kentucky Speedway July 2019, and on the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway August 2023.
Personal Life: Su\u00e1rez married Julia Piquet, daughter of three-time Formula One World Champion Nelson Piquet, at a ceremony on July 30 in Brazil. The couple took a delayed honeymoon trip to Japan in the offseason. He is also now a dual citizen of Mexico and the United States. He took the American Oath of Allegiance at a naturalization ceremony last June in front of media, friends, the NASCAR industry and NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps, who gave the keynote address to the 48 new citizens from 28 countries who joined Su\u00e1rez at the ceremony. The 33-year-old Monterrey, Mexico native arrived in America about 13 years ago, unable to speak English.
Mexico Success: Su\u00e1rez returned to his native country in June as NASCAR held its inaugural race at the Aut\u00f3dromo Hermanos Rodr\u00edguez in Mexico City. A week of fan and media activity included a 19th-place finish in the Cup race. But few will forget his drive from last place to first in the No. 9 Quaker State Chevrolet for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series race and the celebration in front of the raucous fans. It marked the first time in any NASCAR series that a driver had done that on a road course. His victory, coupled with Van Gisbergen\u2019s, marks the first time since 2009 that international drivers have swept a race weekend.
Trackhouse Racing and Su\u00e1rez Agree to Part Ways: Trackhouse Racing and Su\u00e1rez announced on July 1 that they have mutually decided to conclude their partnership following the 2025 season. The move allows Su\u00e1rez to pursue new opportunities in his racing career.
2026: Trackhouse Development driver and Xfinity racer Connor Zilisch will join Trackhouse\u2019s Cup lineup in 2026. Trackhouse announced on Sept. 23 that Randall Burnett will serve as Zilisch\u2019s crew chief in 2026.<\/p>\n
Su\u00e1rez Quotes:<\/p>\n
How challenging is racing at Martinsville Speedway?<\/p>\n
\u201cI like Martinsville a lot. It\u2019s a tricky little track but it\u2019s amazing. I have had great runs and very bad runs there. The track at Martinsville changes so much because of temperature and rubber buildup and it might be our most temperature-driven racetrack. You have to base your plans on history. That\u2019s why you see the same guys running well there all the time. Martinsville is really tough because you are in traffic all day long. Guys around you and bumping and shoving and it\u2019s easy to lose patience and do something that can ruin your day. Qualifying well there is huge because track position and pit selection are very important. It\u2019s critical to have a good pit stall because pit road there is so challenging there.\u201d<\/p>\n
What do you think of your Jockey paint scheme?<\/p>\n
\u201cJockey has been a partner with us at Trackhouse for a long time and spend a lot of time and thought on their paint schemes. Not only does Jockey make us look good on the track but we get to wear their clothes. It\u2019s one of the side benefits of having a sponsor that makes cool things to wear.\u201d<\/p>\n
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