Chad Chastain | |
Birth Name: | Chad James Chastain |
Birth Date: | 31 October 1998 |
Birth Place: | Alva, Florida, U.S. |
Achievements: | 2016 4-17 Southern Speedway Pro Late Model Champion |
Total Busch Races: | 4 |
Years In Busch: | 1 |
Busch Car Team: | No. 91 (DGM Racing) |
First Busch Race: | 2023 RAPTOR King of Tough 250 (Atlanta) |
Last Busch Race: | 2023 A-GAME 200 (Dover) |
Busch Wins: | 0 |
Busch Top Tens: | 0 |
Busch Poles: | 0 |
Total Truck Races: | 5 |
Years In Truck: | 3 |
Truck Car Team: | No. 41 (Niece Motorsports) |
Prev Truck Pos: | 55th |
Prev Truck Year: | 2022 |
Best Truck Pos: | 55th (2022) |
First Truck Race: | 2021 United Rentals 176 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) |
Last Truck Race: | 2023 SpeedyCash.com 250 (Texas) |
Truck Wins: | 0 |
Truck Top Tens: | 0 |
Truck Poles: | 0 |
Updated: | 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.
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]
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]
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.
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.
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)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 | 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 |
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