The tension between Logano and Chastain has quietly bubbled through the 2025 season and occasionally boiled over. For example, at Martinsville earlier this year, Logano sparingly laid the blame for a late-race crash on Chastain, saying, “ He just races like a jack-ss every week, and I keep paying the price.”

Then, in a Cup Playoffs race at the Roval, Chastain’s spin on the final lap handed Logano advancement into the Round of 8, 0.167 seconds ahead, sparking even more friction. The result: a rivalry built on on-track contact, strategic-pit decisions, and mutual frustration that has become one of NASCAR’s more compelling side stories this year. Now, Chastain has edged past Logano in a unique program.

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