The partnership between NASCAR driver Ross Chastain and the Moose Fraternity moves into high gear Saturday as Chastain drives the No. 10 Kaulig Racing car on behalf of the Moose during the Xfinity Series UNOH 188 at the Daytona Road Course in Daytona, Fla.. The race will begin at 2 p.m., CT and will be broadcast on NBCSN.
Saturday’s race is the first of a series of races this month in which Chastain’s No. 10 Chevy Camaro will be emblazoned with the Moose Fraternity logo. Other Xfinity Series races Chastain will drive in include the Drydene 200 races August 22 and 23 in Dover, Del.. Race time Saturday, Aug. 22 is 11:30 a.m. CT and the Sunday, Aug. 23 race will begin at 1:30 p.m..
In addition to those three Xfinity Series races, the Moose Fraternity will be Spire Motorsports’ and Chastain’s primary sponsor in the NASCAR Cup Series when he drives the No. 77 car in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 Saturday, Aug. 29 at Daytona International Speedway. That 6:30 p.m. CT race will be broadcast on NBC.
“There are a lot of our members, and potential members, who are committed fans of NASCAR racing,” according to Moose International CEO Scott Hart. “We were offered the chance to promote the Fraternity to this influential group of individuals, and after talking with Ross Chastain and the Kaulig Racing team, felt comfortable that this partnership could bring not only excitement for our members, but a unique focus to our missions of helping children, seniors and communities.”
Chastain sits third in the Xfinity Series standings and is coming off a seventh-place finish at the Henry 180 at Road America in Elkhart, Wis.. He is well-placed to be one of the 12 drivers to compete in the series’ playoff races this fall. Noted as NASCAR’s busiest driver, Chastain is a 12th-generation farmer and eighth-generation watermelon farmer from Alva, Fla.. When not working in the field, Chastain, a member of Tice and the Shores, Fla. Moose Lodge 1297, competes in all three of NASCAR’s top-tier series.
“We were afforded the chance to associate with a very charismatic and capable driver in Ross Chastain. Ross, Kaulig Racing and the Moose Fraternity present a perfect team. There is a strong sense of family within both organizations as well as with Ross, and a belief that each member holds equal importance on the team,” added Hart.
Chastain visited Mooseheart and met some of the children in July.
“Although our primary sponsorship is for the races in Dover and Daytona, our relationship with Ross endures through the Series Championship this November in Phoenix,” Hart said. “We are very excited to see Ross’ car cross the finish line ahead of the pack and the continuation of his unique and celebratory “watermelon smash” at either race track in the next several weeks.”
—Mooseheart Communications