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Trackhouse reveals "Herculean effort" to prepare backup car ahead of big win

Perhaps more impressive than Ross Chastain driving from last to first to win the Coca-Cola 600 was the work his team had to put in just get the race-winning car prepared on Sunday.

Chastain crashed due to a tire failure in practice, forcing the Trackhouse Racing Team to scramble as they prepared the backup car. The car was meant to be a backup for next weekend's race at Nashville and many changed needed to be and overnight. Crew chief Phil Surgen admitted to only sleeping for about "two-and-a-half hours" before the marathon race on Sunday. 

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