Chad Chastain
| Chad Chastain | |||||||
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 Chastain’s Xfinity Series car in 2023 at Pocono Raceway | |||||||
| Born | Chad James Chastain October 31, 1998 Alva, Florida, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 2016 4-17 Southern Speedway Pro Late Model Champion | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 91 (DGM Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 A-GAME 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Truck no., team | No. 41 (Niece Motorsports) | ||||||
| 2022 position | 55th | ||||||
| Best finish | 55th (2022) | ||||||
| First race | 2021 United Rentals 176 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
| Last race | 2023 SpeedyCash.com 250 (Texas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 29, 2023. | |||||||
Chad James Chastain (born October 31, 1998) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 41 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing. He is the younger brother of NASCAR Cup Series driver Ross Chastain.
Racing career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Chastain has competed in races across the southeastern United States, winning over 40 features ranging from late models to the Florida Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing (FASCAR) Pro Truck Series, and was also the 2016 Pro Late Model champion at 4-17 Southern Speedway.[1]
NASCAR
[edit]Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]2021
[edit]Chastain was announced as driver of the No. 45 Chevrolet for Niece Motorsports for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Watkins Glen International in 2021, replacing his brother Ross, who was ruled ineligible to run the race.[2][3]
2022
[edit]In 2022, Chastain raced in No. 41 for Niece Motorsports at Indianapolis Raceway Park. He would also race in the No. 44 at Richmond Raceway.
Xfinity Series
[edit]2023
[edit]On March 13, 2023, it was announced Chad would make his debut in the 2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in the No. 91 for DGM Racing, a ride his brother Ross also shares. He would finish 24th at Atlanta, 32nd at Dover, 29th at Nashville and 30th at Pocono.
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Xfinity Series
[edit]| NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2023 | DGM Racing | 91 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL 24 |
COA | RCH | MAR | TAL | DOV 32 |
DAR | CLT | PIR | SON | NSH 29 |
CSC | ATL | NHA | POC 30 |
ROA | MCH | IRC | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | 97th | 01 | [4] |
Craftsman Truck Series
[edit]| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
| 2021 | Niece Motorsports | 45 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | LVS | ATL | BRD | RCH | KAN | DAR | COA | CLT | TEX | NSH | POC | KNX | GLN 34 |
GTW | DAR | BRI | LVS | TAL | MAR | PHO | 87th | 3 | [5] | |
| 2022 | 41 | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | MAR | BRD | DAR | KAN | TEX | CLT | GTW | SON | KNX | NSH | MOH | POC | IRP 30 |
55th | 21 | [6] | ||||||||
| 44 | RCH 30 |
KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM 30 |
PHO | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | 41 | DAY | LVS | ATL | COA | TEX 34 |
BRD | MAR | KAN | DAR | NWS | CLT | GTW | NSH | MOH | 79th | 3 | [7] | |||||||||||
| Young's Motorsports | 20 | Chevy | POC DNQ |
RCH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Niece Motorsports | 44 | Chevy | IRP DNQ |
MLW | KAN | BRI | TAL | HOM | PHO | ||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
References
[edit]- ^ "Chad Chastain to drive for Niece Motorsports at Watkins Glen". Jayski. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Chad Chastain Making Truck Debut With Niece at Watkins Glen". Frontstretch. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Chastains take over Watkins Glen for race weekend". WBBH. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ "Chad Chastain – 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
- ^ "Chad Chastain – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "Chad Chastain – 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Chad Chastain – 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Chad Chastain driver statistics at Racing-Reference