# Chad Blount

Chad Blount (born September 4, 1979) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all three of NASCAR's major series, with his last appearance coming in 2010. He currently serves as an interior specialist for Rick Ware Racing.

## NASCAR career
### Nextel Cup Series

Blount made his debut in the then-Nextel Cup Series during the 2004 season. Driving the No. 37 R&J Racing Dodge, he attempted two races and was able to make the Tropicana 400, but finished 43rd after a mechanical failure. He also made one start in the No. 06 Mobil 1 Dodge for Penske-Jasper Racing at Talladega, however he finished 41st after an engine failure. Blount returned to the series in 2006 with plans to run the full season in the No. 37. After failing to qualify for the Daytona 500, he was released from the team. Beginning with the Golden Corral 500, he was hired by Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 92 Dodge, which had previously been driven by Randy LaJoie. In 14 races between the team's No. 34, No. 61 and No. 92 cars, Blount was only able to qualify for two, finishing 42nd at both Martinsville Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.

### Nationwide Series

Blount began his Busch Series career with Braun Racing in 2003. He would drive the No. 19 APP Prepaid Gas Cards Dodge through the first 11 races, however sponsorship issues forced him to leave the car. During those 11 races for Braun Racing he would post a best finish of 5th at Texas and had a top ten finish at Nashville. He would return to the series five races later with Welliver-Jesel Motorsports. He would drove the No. 66 Miller High Life Dodge in a total of eight races with a best finish of 15th at Michigan. Blount would then drive one race during the 2004 season for Hirschfeld Motorsports, which was a joint venture with Braun Racing. The No. 78 idialdirect.com Dodge finished in 34th place after an accident. In 2005, Blount would attempt three races, one with Braun Racing and two with ML Motorsports. He made the Meijer 300 at Kentucky in the No. 32 Winfuel Chevrolet and would finish that race in the 22nd position. His other two attempts with the No. 70 Foretravel Motorhomes Chevrolet were unable to get him in the field for race day. In 2009, he started and parked for Braun Racing in the No. 10 part-time and in the No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet for one race. Blount returned to the No. 10 again in the 2010 Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas.

### Craftsman Truck Series

Blount has one career Craftsman Truck Series start, which came in 2004 in the No. 2 Team ASE/Carquest Dodge for Ultra Motorsports. After starting 9th, he would finish 25th due to a crash.

## ARCA career

Blount has won 8 ARCA races in his racing career. His best season came in 2002 in the No. 77 Dodge for Braun Racing. He finished 2nd in points with four wins, fourteen top 10s, and five poles. His most recent appearance in the series came in 2008 at Nashville Superspeedway in the No. 30 Dodge for Jones Group Racing.

## 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.)

#### Nextel Cup Series

NASCAR Nextel 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 | NNCC | Pts |
| 2004 | R&J Racing | 37 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | MAR | TAL | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY DNQ | CHI 43 | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | | | | | | | | | 81st | 74 |
| 2004 | Penske-Jasper Racing | 06 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 41 | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 81st | 74 |
| 2006 | R&J Racing | 37 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | CAL | LVS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 74 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 92 | Dodge | | | | ATL DNQ | BRI DNQ | MAR 42 | TEX DNQ | PHO DNQ | TAL DNQ | RCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 74 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | DAR DNQ | CLT DNQ | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | | | | | | | | | | RCH 42 | NHA DNQ | DOV DNQ | KAN DNQ | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 65th | 74 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 74 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 61 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHI DNQ | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 65th | 74 |

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2006 | R&J Racing | Dodge | DNQ | DNQ |

#### Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide 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 | NNSC | Pts |
| 2003 | Braun Racing | 19 | Dodge | DAY 11 | CAR 32 | LVS 29 | DAR 18 | BRI 31 | TEX 5 | TAL 41 | NSH 8 | CAL 33 | RCH 17 | GTY 29 | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 1581 |
| 2003 | Team Jesel | 66 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 40 | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 33rd | 1581 |
| 2003 | Carroll Racing | 26 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MCH 15 | BRI | DAR | RCH 35 | DOV | KAN 36 | CLT 27 | MEM 21 | ATL 37 | PHO | CAR | HOM 37 | | 33rd | 1581 |
| 2004 | Hirschfeld Motorsports | 78 | Dodge | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | GTY | RCH | NZH | CLT 34 | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | | 151st | - |
| 2005 | Braun Racing | 32 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN 22 | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | | | | | | | 113th | 97 |
| 2005 | ML Motorsports | 70 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | KAN DNQ | CLT | MEM | TEX DNQ | PHO | HOM | 113th | 97 |
| 2008 | Fitz Motorsports | 36 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | MXC | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | NHA | DAY | CHI DNQ | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | NA | - |
| 2009 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | BRI | TEX | NSH | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN 42 | | | | | GTY 36 | IRP 38 | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 99th | 190 |
| 2009 | NEMCO Motorsports | 87 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MLW 38 | NHA | DAY | CHI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 99th | 190 |
| 2010 | Braun Racing | 10 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS 40 | BRI | NSH | PHO | TEX | TAL | RCH | DAR | DOV | CLT | NSH | KEN | ROA | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | IOW | GLN | MCH | BRI | CGV | ATL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CAL | CLT | GTY | TEX | PHO | HOM | 143rd | 43 |

#### 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 |
| 2004 | Ultra Motorsports | 2 | Dodge | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH | IRP | NSH | BRI | RCH | NHA | LVS | CAL | TEX 25 | MAR | PHO | DAR | HOM | 96th | 88 | |

### ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
ARCA Re/Max 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 | ARMC | Pts | Ref |
| 2001 | Braun Racing | 77 | Dodge | DAY | NSH | WIN | SLM | GTY 9 | KEN | CLT | KAN | MCH | POC | MEM | GLN | KEN | MCH 10 | POC | NSH | ISF | CHI 11 | DSF | SLM | TOL | | | | | 38th | 960 | |
| 2001 | Braun Racing | 77 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BLN 2 | CLT | | | | 38th | 960 | |
| 2001 | Braun Racing | 77 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 7 | ATL | 38th | 960 | |
| 2002 | Braun Racing | 77 | Dodge | DAY 4 | ATL 2 | NSH 6 | SLM 28 | KEN 2 | CLT 6 | KAN 4 | POC 15 | MCH 1* | TOL 18 | SBO 22 | KEN 1 | BLN 2* | POC 14 | NSH 22 | ISF 8 | WIN 17 | DSF 25 | CHI 1* | SLM 3 | TAL 2 | CLT 1* | | | | 2nd | 5675 | |
| 2004 | Braun Racing | 64 | Dodge | DAY 7 | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO | BLN | KEN | GTW | POC | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | | | | | | | 103rd | 225 | |
| 2004 | Roulo Brothers Racing | 39 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CHI 41 | SLM | TAL | | | | | | 103rd | 225 |
| 2005 | ML Motorsports | 67 | Chevy | DAY 33 | NSH 1* | SLM 1* | KEN 2* | TOL 9 | LAN 5 | MIL 3 | POC 32 | MCH 2 | KAN 1* | KEN 1* | BLN 8 | POC | GTW | LER | NSH | MCH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | | | 18th | 2845 | |
| 2006 | Jan Gibson Racing | 56 | Dodge | DAY DNQ | NSH | SLM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 152nd | 80 | |
| 2006 | Jones Group Racing | 30 | Dodge | | | | WIN 35 | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | KAN | KEN | BLN | POC | GTW | NSH | MCH | ISF | MIL | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | IOW | | | | 152nd | 80 | |
| 2007 | Jones Group Racing | 30 | Dodge | DAY | USA | NSH 5 | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN 5 | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | TAL | TOL | | | 68th | 385 | |
| 2008 | Jones Group Racing | 30 | Dodge | DAY | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH 21 | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | | | | | 124th | 125 | |