Ross Chastain walked away from Iowa Speedway with more than his best finish in months. Just one day earlier, Chastain openly questioned whether his team had enough speed to fight its way into the NASCAR Cup Series Chase. For a Trackhouse team that has spent much of 2026 searching for answers, Iowa may have been its most encouraging weekend yet. He finished sixth in Stage 1 before climbing to third at the end of Stage 2, collecting 13 stage points after earning just 16 stage points across the previous 40 stages combined entering the weekend. But after months of frustration, Chastain and Trackhouse finally have something they haven’t had in a long time: momentum.