Ross Chastain finished second in the Pocono Green 225 Recycled by J.P. Mascaro & Sons at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
Chastain’s top five finish, the fourth time he has achieved that result this year, added 44 points to his season total.
Chastain started in fifth position and led 31 laps in the race, holding the lead a total of five times. The seventh-year driver has tallied two career victories, with nine top-five finishes and 29 results inside the top 10.
Sunday was Chastain’s fourth career start at Pocono Raceway.
The Alva, Florida native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting 13 spots higher than his career mark of 17.9 and completing the race 15 places ahead of his 16.9 career average finish.
Chastain competed with 36 other drivers on the way to his second-place finish. The race endured nine cautions and 31 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes.
Chase Briscoe earned the victory in the race, followed by Chastain’s second-place finish. Jeremy Clements placed third, Myatt Snider brought home fourth place, and Michael Annett closed the top five.
After Austin Cindric won Stage 1, Justin Allgaier drove the No. 7 car to victory in Stage 2.