# Chad Chaffin

Chad Chaffin (born July 20, 1968) is an American former stock car racing driver.
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 2005 | Mach 1 Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO 43 | | 88th | 34 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 92 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | CAL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th | 553 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Chevy | | | LVS 42 | ATL DNQ | BRI DNQ | MAR 36 | TEX DNQ | PHO DNQ | TAL 30 | RCH DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th | 553 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 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 | | 46th | 553 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 61 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | CLT DNQ | | POC 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 46th | 553 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 61 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DAY 35 | CHI | NHA | | | | MCH DNQ | BRI DNQ | | | | | | TAL DNQ | | | | | | | | | 46th | 553 |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IND 39 | GLN | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX DNQ | | HOM DNQ | 46th | 553 |
| 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 |
| 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 | - |
| $^†$ - Qualified but replaced by Bobby Hamilton Jr. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||

##### Daytona 500

| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
| 2006 | Front Row Motorsports | Chevrolet | DNQ | 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 | |
| 1993 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH DNQ | DOV | ROU 30 | CLT | MAR | CAR 30 | HCY DNQ | ATL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66th | 222 |
| 1994 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Chevy | DAY 43 | CAR 32 | RCH DNQ | 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 | |
| 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 | - | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | - | |
| 1999 | Chaffin Motorsports | 84 | Ford | 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 | |
| 1999 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PPR DNQ | GTY | | MCH DNQ | BRI | DAR | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 55th | 752 | |
| 1999 | PRW Racing | 77 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | RCH 9 | DOV 36 | CLT DNQ | CAR 31 | MEM 15 | PHO 39 | HOM 22 | | | | | | 55th | 752 | |
| 2000 | PRW Racing | 77 | Ford | 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 | |
| 2000 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | HOM 26 | | | | | | 36th | 1373 | |
| 2001 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 25 | Chevy | 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 | |
| 2001 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTY 28 | | | | | | | | KAN 33 | CLT | MEM 22 | PHO | | | | | | | | 42nd | 967 | |
| 2001 | Hensley Motorsports | 80 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PPR 38 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 967 |
| 2001 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 20 | MCH | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 42nd | 967 | |
| 2001 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Pontiac | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | BRI 38 | DAR | RCH DNQ | DOV | | | | | CAR 41 | HOM | | | | 42nd | 967 | |
| 2002 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | Pontiac | 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 | |
| 2002 | Day Enterprise Racing | 16 | 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 | | 35th | 1643 | |
| 2002 | SKI Motorsports | 30 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | MEM 42 | | | | | | | | | | 35th | 1643 | |
| 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 | - | |
| 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 | |
| 2006 | Day Enterprise Racing | 05 | Chevy | 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 | |
| 2006 | Sadler Brothers Racing | 95 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 33 | PHO | HOM | 90th | 216 | |
| 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 | - | |

#### 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 | |
| 2000 | Bobby Hamilton Racing | 4 | Dodge | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | CIC 14 | RCH | DOV | | | | | | 55th | 350 |
| 2000 | Team Rensi Motorsports | 61 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TEX 33 | CAL | | 55th | 350 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2004 | Bobby Hamilton Racing | 18 | Dodge | 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 2005 | 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 | | | | 26th | 2068 | |
| 2005 | ThorSport Racing | 13 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PHO 35 | HOM | 26th | 2068 | |
| 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 | |
| 2006 | Sutton Motorsports | 02 | Chevy | | | ATL 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1566 |
| 2006 | HT Motorsports | 59 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 17 | MEM 29 | IRP 32 | NSH 15 | BRI 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28th | 1566 |
| 2006 | HT Motorsports | 59 | Toyota | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | NHA 27 | LVS 25 | TAL 8 | MAR 11 | ATL 32 | TEX 19 | PHO 23 | HOM 36 | 28th | 1566 | |
| 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 | |
| 2008 | Key Motorsports | 40 | Chevy | 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 | |

### 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 | |
| 2000 | Chaffin Motorsports | 92 | Ford | DAY 40 | SLM | AND | CLT | KIL | FRS | MCH | POC | TOL | KEN | BLN | POC | WIN | ISF | KEN | DSF | SLM | CLT | TAL | ATL | | 142nd | 45 | |