Chastain performed the position of spoiler on Sunday, battling exhausting and aggravating Blaney to the purpose the place contact was made within the battle up entrance.
After a quick three-wide battle on a late-race restart, he then set sail, changing into the primary driver not a part of the Championship 4 to win the finale because the present format’s introduction in 2014.
Behind him, the battle raged for the championship. Blaney ran down Kyle Larson and the 2 drivers had a number of shut moments whereas combating for management of the championship lead.
Blaney ultimately cleared him and drove off, incomes his first-ever NASCAR Cup Collection championship.
It is back-to-back Cup titles for Staff Penske and a Ford sweep of all three nationwide titles this yr. Stewart-Haas Racing’s Cole Custer earned the Xfinity crown on Saturday and ThorSport Racing’s Ben Rhodes claimed the Truck crown on Friday.
Larson will finish the yr second within the ultimate standings, William Byron third, and Christopher Bell fourth after a blown brake rotor ended his day early.
