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Team: Brad Keselowski Racing-19-CWTS
Age / DOB:  (20) / 12/4/1992
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Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 19 Melon 1 Ford F-Series, will make his third start for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) during the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 this Friday, May 17th.
This Friday will be Chastain's second career NCWTS start at Charlotte. His first start at Charlotte came last May in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200, where he started 18th and finished 35th due to engine trouble. The No. 19 Brad Keselowski Racing entry currently sits 13th in NCWTS Owner's points, 58 points behind the leader.-Brad Keselowski Racing May 14 - 7:37 PM

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Ross Chastain will make his second start for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) during the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway.

Owner Brad Keselowski's Checkered Flag Foundation will serve as the primary sponsor of the No. 19 BKR entry this week for the first time this season. This will be Chastain's third career NCWTS start at Martinsville and his eighth career short track start, with an average finish of 13th at that style track. In last year's Spring Martinsville race, Chastain put himself on the map with a strong 8th place finish. Chad Kendrick will lead the team as Crew Chief.-Brad Keselowski Racing
Apr 2 - 11:13 AM

Ross Chastain, driver of the NCWTS #19, for Brad Keselowski Racing, was crowned the "Best Marketer Award" from his primary Sponsor, The National Watermelon Association.

Chastain is proud to kick off another NASCAR season of spreading his sponsors message "eat more watermelon". Ross was recognized for his unique, over the top innovative marketing efforts on and off track as he represented the entire watermelon community throughout the 2012 NASCAR Season. Chastain enters into Martinsville following a 14th place finish after twice getting caught up in the carnage that plagued the Daytona Truck Race.-Your Garage Connection
Apr 1 - 7:45 PM

Ross Chastain, driver of the No. 19 Ford F-Series, will make his first start for Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) during the 2013 season opener on Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.

The National Watermelon Association serves as the primary sponsor of the No. 19 BKR entry this week for the first of five primary races during the 2013 NCWTS season. This Friday will mark Chastain's second career NCWTS start at Daytona. He started 24th and finished 28th in the 2012 NCWTS season opener as a victim of a crash.-Brad Keselowski Racing
Feb 19 - 10:19 AM

Ross Chastain will be piloting the #19 for Brad Keselowski Racing during the 2013 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Season beginning at Daytona.

Chastain made a name for himself during the 2012 NCWTS season driving for his sponsor, the National Watermelon Association in the "Watermelon Truck". Ross was fortunate enough to have caught the eye of Sprint Cup Series Champion Brad Keselowski. He will share his seat in the #19 during seven races with his team owner Keselowski during the 2013 season. Chastain and his younger brother Chad are following in the footsteps of their father Ralph Chastain who once upon a time raced Super Trucks in South Florida, but Ross is the first to make it to the "Big Leagues" in NASCAR, with his brother on the road not far behind.-YourGarageConnection.com
Feb 13 - 11:53 AM

Brad Keselowski Racing (BKR) announced today that the No. 19 Ford F-150 driven by Florida native Ross Chastain will be sponsored by the National Watermelon Association (NWA) in the season opening race at Daytona International Speedway.

The sponsorship comes as a joint venture with the NWA and the National Watermelon Promotion Board (NWPB). 2013 serves as the 100th anniversary of the NWA. The race will be the first of 15 for Chastain in 2013 for BKR. The NWPB has supported Chastain's efforts beginning in the Late Model ranks.-Brad Keselowski Racing
Feb 5 - 5:09 PM

Brad Keselowski Racing welcomes Florida native Ross Chastain to its stable of drivers for 15 races in the No. 19 Ford F-150.

Chastain will fly the Melon 1 primary partnership colors to the No. 19 Truck for five (5) of his 15 races with BKR. He will share the rest of the season with multiple drivers (Brad Keselowski, Joey Logano and Dave Blaney).-Brad Keselowski Racing
Jan 15 - 3:52 PM

Ross Chastain makes the most improvement in the series after the Camping World Truck Series Ford EcoBoost 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

He started 18th and his 10th place finish was 23 places better than his last NCWTS finish. This earned the No. 08 Toyota Tundra driver $2,200 and the Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" award. Chastain ends the season 17th in the 2012 NCWTS point standings.
Fri, Nov 16, 2012 11:22:00 PM

The Ford EcoBoost 200 will be Ross Chastain’s second start at the South Florida track finishing 27th in last season’s finale.

The Florida teen will be racing in front of dozens of family, friends and supporters, as the Chastain’s family farm is just several hours from the Homestead-Miami Speedway. The Ford EcoBoost 200 is the 292nd consecutive NCWTS start for the SS Green Light Racing team and the twenty-seventh career start for Chastain in the Truck Series. Ross is seventeenth in the NCWTS point standings and has three top-ten finishes in sixteen starts 2012 including a career best third at Bristol on August 22nd.
Wed, Nov 14, 2012 10:49:00 AM

Ross Chastain wins two race awards in the Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.

The driver of the No. 08 Toyota Tundra won the $2,200 Featherlite "Most Improved Driver" award for finishing 15 places better than his last NCWTS race. He also won the Sunoco "Rookie of the Race" award since his third place finish was better the rest of the 2012 ROTY contenders. Chastain is currently 16th in the 2012 NCWTS point standings after this event.
Wed, Aug 22, 2012 11:09:00 PM

Ross Chastain has never raced at the Chicagoland Speedway but is looking forward to some better luck than the first few races this season on mile-and-a half speedways.

Mechanical gremlins have slowed the No. 08 Toyota on several occasions. "I’ve never been to Chicago before," he added. "I got to see it when we parked the motorhome, but I’ve never been out on the track. We have the same truck we ran at Kentucky, you never know how that race would have turned out if we didn’t have troubles but the truck felt real good, it should be good here."
Fri, Jul 20, 2012 07:15:00 PM

Ross Chastain makes the biggest gain in the point standings after the Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400 at Texas Motor Speedway.

The No. 08 Toyota Tundra driver finished 16th in the race and gained the most (5 positions) in the 2012 standings (to 18th) among drivers who made all 7 races so far this season.
Sat, Jun 9, 2012 12:45:00 AM

With yet another engine failure in Charlotte, rookie Ross Chastain is looking to put the past behind him and turn his luck around with his No. 08 Georgia Watermelon Association/Watermelon.org Toyota Tundra at Dover.

This will be his 11th start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and his sixth start this season. Chastain is determined to put all bad luck behind him and arrive at Dover confident about his chances at the famous Monster Mile. His unfortunate engine issues have caused him to drop in the NCWTS point standings placing him in the 25th position.-Your Garage Connection
Wed, May 30, 2012 07:26:00 PM

Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender Ross Chastain is looking for a change of fate following mechanical issues that forced him out of the previous race at Kansas after just seventeen laps.

The Florida teen is ready to turn the tables on lady luck this Friday in the North Carolina Education Lottery 200 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. This is his first start at CMS.-SS Green Light Racing
Wed, May 16, 2012 09:47:00 PM

Coming off a career best seventh place finish two weeks ago at Martinsville, SS Green Light Racing’s Ross Chastain is ready for Rockingham Speedway.

Another agricultural-based organization will support the South Florida native’s efforts at "The Rock" as the Florida Watermelon Association will back the SS Green Light Racing Toyota this weekend. The nineteen year-old Sunoco Rookie of the Year contender sits eleventh in NCWTS points after two races and is looking forward to another new challenge as he will face another unfamiliar track when the team arrives at the hi-banked one-mile Rockingham Speedway.
Thu, Apr 12, 2012 08:26:00 PM