Ross Chastain finished 17th in the Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway Sunday after starting the race in the 27th position.
Chastain qualified in 27th position at 176.544 mph. The fourth-year driver has one top-10 finish in his career.
Sunday was Chastain's third career start at Auto Club Speedway. Though he's completed three of those races, he has never managed to crack the top 10 at the track.
The Alva, Florida native's starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting three spots higher than his career mark of 30 and completing the race 10 places ahead of his 27.2 career average finish.
Chastain's 17th-place finish came against a field of 38 drivers. The race endured three cautions and 13 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 16 lead changes.
Alex Bowman brought home the win in the race, and Kyle Busch followed in second. Kurt Busch placed third, Chase Elliott brought home fourth, and Brad Keselowski finished off the top five.
After Bowman won the first stage, Ryan Blaney drove the No. 12 car to victory in Stage 2.
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