Chad Chaffin

Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968)[1] is an American former stock car racing driver.

Chad Chaffin
Born (1968-07-20) July 20, 1968
Smyrna, Tennessee
Achievements1993, 1995 Nashville Speedway USA Track Champion
NASCAR Cup Series career
14 races run over 4 years
Best finish46th (2006)
First race2004 Subway 500 (Martinsville)
Last race2007 USG Sheetrock 400 (Chicago)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
83 races run over 10 years
Best finish35th (2002)
First race1993 Goodwrench 200 (Rockingham)
Last race2006 O'Reilly Challenge (Texas)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
116 races run over 9 years
Best finish10th (2003, 2004)
First race2000 Federated Auto Parts 250 (Nashville)
Last race2008 Ford 200 (Homestead)
First win2004 MBNA America 200 (Dover)
Last win2004 Power Stroke Diesel 200 (IRP)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 29 2
Statistics current as of November 29, 2012.

Chaffin has raced in all three of NASCAR's major series. He was a two-time track champion at the historic Nashville Speedway USA, where he met his friend, Andy Kirby.

NASCAR career

Sprint Cup

Chad made his Sprint Cup debut in 2004 at Martinsville. Driving the No. 98 MACH 1 Motorsports Ford, he ran 100 laps before experiencing a mechanical failure and finished in 39th place. In 2005, he attempted three races with Front Row Motorsports and MACH 1. Chaffin qualified for the Checker Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix and finished the race in the 43rd position after overheating issues. He began the 2006 season in the No. 92 Oak Gloves Chevrolet driving for Front Row Motorsports, however, he switched to the No. 34 Oak Gloves Chevrolet within the organization after two races. After another eight races, he yet again moved within FRM, this time to the recently acquired No. 61 team. Chaffin has currently made four of the fourteen races he has attempted, three in the No. 34 Oak Gloves Chevrolet and two cars with No. 61 team.

At the beginning of the 2007 season, Chaffin switched to the No. 37 R&J Racing car but was replaced by John Andretti before qualifying for a race. After Mike Bliss' resignation as the driver of the No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge on June 27, 2007, Chaffin was selected as one of the replacements with Larry Foyt. In his first attempt to qualify of the season at Loudon, Chaffin made the race after Brian Vickers and the No. 83 Team Red Bull Toyota were disqualified after failing post-qualifying inspection. In 2008, he attempted to qualify the No. 34 Chevrolet for Front Row Motorsports in the Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono and the Camping World RV 400 at Dover, but failed to qualify in either.

Busch Series

His NASCAR career began in a 1993 Busch Series race at Rockingham. He drove three races in the No. 16 31-W Insulation Chevrolet with a best finish of 29th in his debut. In 1994, he again turned to the No. 16 and had a best finish of 20th in seven races. During 1997 he ran one race in the No. 87 BellSouth Mobility Chevrolet and posted a finish of 19th at Nashville. Again in 1998 he ran one race, this time in a family-owned No. 84 Logan's Roadhouse Ford, where he finished 28th. In 1999, Chaffin made nine starts, three with his family-owned team and six with No. 77 Lear Corporation Ford featuring Tony Hall as the owner. He had a best finish of 9th at Richmond.

Chaffin made 18 starts in 2000, all except for one in the No. 77 Lear Corporation Ford. He posted his best finish again at Richmond with an 11th place. In 2001, he drove for Team Rensi Motorsports and Day Enterprise Racing. Making 14 starts, he would have a best finish of 16th at Atlanta. 2002 is Chaffin's most active year in the Busch Series to date with 26 starts out of the 34 races. The majority of these starts came in the No. 16 31-W Insulation Chevrolet owned by Day Enterprise Racing. Although he struggled to finish many of the races because of mechanical failures he was able to achieve a best finish of 12th at Talladega. Chad was absent from the series for two years before returning for a race in 2005. He finished 36th in his only start during that year. For the 2006 season Chaffin was expected to compete in up to 15 events for Day Enterprise Racing in the No. 05 31-W Insulation Chevrolet, but ended up only making 2 starts for the team, then returned later in the year to make a single start for Sadler Bros. Racing. He has one career Top 10 finish in over 80 starts.

Craftsman Truck Series

Chad first raced in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2000 with three teams. He raced the No. 84 Romeo Guest Associates Ford owned by Long Brothers Racing to his best finish of the season a 3rd at Nashville. He returned in 2001 and again raced with Long Brothers Racing and had a best finish of 4th. In 2002, he started only two races as well and was unable to finish either in a family-owned car. For the next two years he drove the No. 18 Dickies Dodge for Bobby Hamilton Racing and had two wins in 2004 (Dover International Speedway and Indianapolis Raceway Park). He finished a career-best 10th in the final points standings in 2003 and 2004.

In 2005, he drove for three teams and competed in 21 of the 25 races. Chaffin began the season in the No. 30 Germain Racing Toyota and had a best finish of fourth before bring replaced by Todd Bodine. Despite being replaced, Wyler Racing selected Chaffin as their driver and he ran 10 races with them placing 9th as his best finish. Jack Sprague then replaced Chaffin and he was left without a ride. He ran one final race in 2005 with No. 13 ThorSport Racing Chevrolet and finished 13th at Phoenix. For 2006, he was scheduled to drive the No. 40 Chevrolet for Key Motorsports in the opening races of the season, but has since left to focus on his Nextel Cup team. Ryan Moore, a Dale Earnhardt, Inc. development driver, has replaced him as of Charlotte. Chaffin made one start this season in the No. 02 Team Copaxone Chevrolet for Sutton Motorsports. It was announced on July 3 that Chaffin would drive the No. 59 Harris Trucking Ford for HT Motorsports after Steve Park's departure. In 2007 and 2008, Chaffin ran part-time in the No. 40 Chevrolet for Key Motorsports. In 22 combined starts, he earned two top 10 finishes.

ARCA career

Chaffin's only attempt in ARCA came in 2000 with his own Chaffin Motorsports. The No. 92 Upstate Helicopters Ford, which was a '97 Thunderbird, qualified third for Pro2Call 200 at Daytona. He exited the race after a transmission failure on lap 10, leaving him in the 40th position.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NSCC Pts Ref
2004 Mach 1 Motorsports 98 Ford DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR
39		 ATL PHO DAR HOM 85th 46 [2]
2005 Front Row Motorsports 92 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR
DNQ		 ATL
QL†		 TEX HOM
DNQ		 88th 34 [3]
Mach 1 Motorsports 34 Chevy PHO
43
2006 Front Row Motorsports 92 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAL 46th 553 [4]
34 LVS
42		 ATL
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 MAR
36		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
DNQ		 TAL
30		 RCH
DNQ
61 Dodge DAR
DNQ		 DOV
DNQ		 MCH
DNQ		 SON POC
DNQ		 CAL
DNQ		 RCH
38		 NHA
34		 DOV KAN
37		 CLT
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 ATL PHO
35
Ford CLT
DNQ		 POC
33
Chevy DAY
35		 CHI NHA MCH
DNQ		 BRI
DNQ		 TAL
DNQ
34 Dodge IND
39		 GLN TEX
DNQ		 HOM
DNQ
2007 BAM Racing 49 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA
36		 DAY CHI
31		 IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 63rd 125 [5]
2008 Front Row Motorsports 34 Chevy DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC
DNQ		 GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV
DNQ		 KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - [6]
† - Qualified but replaced by Bobby Hamilton Jr.
Daytona 500
Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2006 Front Row Motorsports Chevrolet DNQ

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NBSC Pts Ref
1993 Day Enterprise Racing 61 Chevy DAY CAR
29		 RCH
DNQ		 DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH NHA BRI DAR 66th 222 [7]
16 RCH
DNQ		 DOV ROU
30		 CLT MAR CAR
30		 HCY
DNQ		 ATL
1994 DAY
43		 CAR
32		 RCH ATL
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 DAR HCY
DNQ		 BRI
35		 ROU
33		 NHA NZH CLT
DNQ		 DOV MYB
32		 GLN MLW SBO
22		 TAL
DNQ		 HCY
DNQ		 IRP
20		 MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT MAR CAR 54th 490 [8]
1996 Chaffin Motorsports 84 Ford DAY
DNQ		 CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI
DNQ		 HCY NZH CLT
DNQ		 DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM NA - [9]
1997 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL LVS DAR HCY TEX BRI NSV
19		 TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV SBO GLN MLW MYB GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAL CAR HOM 89th 106 [10]
1998 Chaffin Motorsports 84 Ford DAY CAR LVS NSV
28		 DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT GTY CAR ATL HOM 123rd - [11]
1999 DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR TEX NSV
DNQ		 BRI TAL CAL NHA RCH
DNQ		 NZH
DNQ		 CLT DOV SBO
31		 GLN MLW
27		 MYB
DNQ		 IRP
29		 55th 752 [12]
Day Enterprise Racing 16 Pontiac PPR
DNQ		 GTY MCH
DNQ		 BRI DAR
PRW Racing 77 Ford RCH
9		 DOV
36		 CLT
DNQ		 CAR
31		 MEM
15		 PHO
39		 HOM
22
2000 DAY
35		 CAR
18		 LVS
38		 ATL
37		 DAR
24		 BRI
16		 TEX
32		 NSV
26		 TAL
26		 CAL
DNQ		 RCH
11		 NHA
42		 CLT
26		 DOV
27		 SBO
34		 MYB
40		 GLN MLW
20		 NZH
44		 PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO 36th 1373 [13]
Team Rensi Motorsports 25 Chevy HOM
26
2001 DAY
41		 CAR
22		 LVS
25		 ATL
16		 DAR
37		 BRI
34		 TEX
27		 NSH TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI 42nd 967 [14]
Day Enterprise Racing 16 Chevy GTY
28		 KAN
33		 CLT MEM
22		 PHO
Hensley Motorsports 80 Ford PPR
38
Day Enterprise Racing 16 Ford IRP
20		 MCH
Pontiac BRI
38		 DAR RCH
DNQ		 DOV CAR
41		 HOM
2002 DAY
40		 CAR
32		 LVS
40		 DAR
36		 BRI
40		 TAL
12		 CAL
34		 RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN
DNQ		 DAY
39		 IRP
23		 DOV
42		 35th 1643 [15]
Chevy TEX
34		 NSH
39		 NSH
27		 MLW
25		 CHI
26		 GTY
34		 PPR
29		 MCH
39		 BRI
19		 DAR
40		 RCH
39		 KAN
42		 CLT
DNQ		 MEM
DNQ		 ATL
33		 CAR
30		 PHO
29		 HOM
SKI Motorsports 30 Chevy MEM
42
2004 Moy Racing 77 Ford DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH
DNQ		 TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM NA - [16]
2005 Day Enterprise Racing 16 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX
36		 PHO HOM 133rd 55 [17]
2006 05 DAY
DNQ		 CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI TEX
36		 NSH
22		 PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA MAR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM 90th 216 [18]
Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Dodge TEX
33		 PHO HOM
2008 Jimmy Means Racing 55 Ford DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW
DNQ		 NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM NA - [19]

Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2000 Long Brothers Racing 84 Ford DAY HOM PHO MMR MAR PIR GTY MEM PPR EVG TEX KEN GLN MLW NHA NZH MCH IRP NSV
3		 55th 350 [20]
Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge CIC
14		 RCH DOV
Team Rensi Motorsports 61 Chevy TEX
33		 CAL
2001 Long Brothers Racing 84 Ford DAY HOM MMR MAR GTY DAR PPR DOV TEX MEM
4		 MLW KAN KEN NHA IRP NSH
14		 CIC NZH RCH SBO TEX LVS PHO CAL 60th 281 [21]
2002 Chaffin Motorsports 87 Ford DAY DAR MAR GTY PPR DOV TEX MEM
32		 MLW KAN KEN NHA MCH IRP NSH
31		 RCH TEX SBO LVS CAL PHO HOM 77th 137 [22]
2003 Bobby Hamilton Racing 18 Dodge DAY
17		 DAR
5		 MMR
20		 MAR
26*		 CLT
8		 DOV
7		 TEX
8		 MEM
28		 MLW
13		 KAN
14		 KEN
26		 GTW
13		 MCH
3		 IRP
12		 NSH
6		 BRI
7		 RCH
11		 NHA
6		 CAL
17		 LVS
18		 SBO
13		 TEX
15		 MAR
14		 PHO
18		 HOM
10		 10th 3143 [23]
2004 DAY
13		 ATL
9		 MAR
10		 MFD
31		 CLT
30		 DOV
1		 TEX
5		 MEM
9		 MLW
2		 KAN
9		 KEN
5		 GTW
4		 MCH
11		 IRP
1		 NSH
12		 BRI
29		 RCH
22		 NHA
16		 LVS
16		 CAL
11		 TEX
16		 MAR
30		 PHO
30		 DAR
15		 HOM
15		 10th 3122 [24]
2005 Germain Racing 30 Toyota DAY
21		 CAL
28		 ATL
7		 MAR
5		 GTY
9		 MFD
32		 CLT
30		 DOV
23		 TEX
23		 MCH
7		 26th 2068 [25]
Wyler Racing 60 Toyota MLW
17		 KAN
15		 KEN
33		 MEM
28		 IRP
21		 NSH
20		 BRI
23		 RCH
27		 NHA
9		 LVS
16		 MAR ATL TEX
ThorSport Racing 13 Chevy PHO
35		 HOM
2006 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 CAL
18		 ATL
DNQ		 MAR
DNQ		 GTY
26		 CLT
DNQ		 MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN 28th 1566 [26]
Sutton Motorsports 02 Chevy ATL
21
HT Motorsports 59 Ford KEN
17		 MEM
29		 IRP
32		 NSH
15		 BRI
11
Toyota NHA
27		 LVS
25		 TAL
8		 MAR
11		 ATL
32		 TEX
19		 PHO
23		 HOM
36
2007 Key Motorsports 40 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA
36		 LVS
16		 TAL
8		 MAR
7		 ATL
36		 TEX
24		 PHO
22		 HOM
30		 39th 774 [27]
2008 DAY
36		 CAL
28		 ATL
25		 MAR
22		 KAN
17		 CLT
21		 MFD
19		 DOV
21		 TEX
25		 MCH
27		 MLW MEM
23		 KEN
23		 IRP
13		 NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM
28		 26th 1303 [28]

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Bondo/Mar-Hyde Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ABSC Pts Ref
1999 Chaffin Motorsports 92 Ford DAY ATL SLM AND CLT MCH POC TOL SBS BLN POC KIL FRS FLM ISF WIN DSF SLM CLT
11		 TAL ATL
38		 85th 215 [29]
2000 DAY
40		 SLM AND CLT KIL FRS MCH POC TOL KEN BLN POC WIN ISF KEN DSF SLM CLT TAL ATL 142nd 45 [30]

References
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