NASCAR: Ross Chastain wins from the pole at Nashville

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Chastain passed Martin Truex Jr. on lap 267 of the 300-lap race and led the rest of the way to get the third win of his career.

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Chastain scored the first two wins of his Cup Series career a season ago

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Chastain started first and led the most laps of any driver throughout Sunday’s race.

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He easily kept Truex at bay after taking the lead and a deft three-wide move in lapped traffic

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with 20 laps to go ensured that Truex couldn’t get close to his bumper.

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While the win ensures Chastain will be a part of the playoff field this fall

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he wasn’t missing the playoffs even had he gone winless.

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Chastain entered the race fourth in the points standings and was just 24 points behind Truex in first.

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