Chad Chaffin News

Changes at Front Row Motorsports:

Changes at Front Row Motorsports:

July 7, 2006
Chad Blount will drive the #61 Oak Gloves Dodge and Carl Long will drive the #34 Chevrolet for Front Row Motorsports this weekend at Chicagoland. Front Row Motorsports driver Chad Chaffin is still in the fold at FRM, but has taken a full time ride in the #59 Harris

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

Fifty-One Nextel Cup Drivers to Test at Indy July 10-12:

July 7, 2006
Testing for the 13th Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will take place Monday, July 10, Tuesday, July 11 and Wednesday, July 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. A total of 51 Nextel Cup Series drivers are scheduled to test on those days. Teams can only test a maximum

Chad Chaffin to drive #59:

Chad Chaffin to drive #59:

July 5, 2006
HT Motorsports has announced that Chad Chaffin would climb into the drivers' seat of the #59 Harris Trucking Ford beginning with the July 8th race in Kentucky. Chad has competed in the Trucks Series since 2000; with 83 starts he has 2 wins and 14 top 5 finishes. (HT

New drivers on Entry List for Kentucky:

New drivers on Entry List for Kentucky:

July 3, 2006
Kevin Grubb is named as driver for Billy Ballew's #51 Chevy; Chad Chaffin is scheduled to drive the #59 Harris Trucking Dodge; and #19 Westerman Co & Truck Ins. 4-U Ford driven and owned by Todd Shafer. Also scheduled are Wayne Edwards in the #07 Green Light Racing

Front Row Motorsports and Race El Paso to team up at Indy:

Front Row Motorsports and Race El Paso to team up at Indy:

July 3, 2006
Race El Paso, the race team based out of El Paso, Texas owned by Gregg and Ryan Jackson plan to attempt the Brickyard 400 at Indy this August. The Jacksons nearly made it in 2004, when Geoff Bodine drove the team's car [was #34 then], the Border Bandit, to a qualifying

Dover Qualifying News and Notes:

Dover Qualifying News and Notes:

June 2, 2006
• Ryan Newman won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America, lapping Dover International Speedway in 23.281 seconds at 154.633 mph. Jeremy Mayfield holds the track-qualifying record of 22.288 seconds, 161

Newman is back, wins pole at Dover:

Newman is back, wins pole at Dover:

June 2, 2006
#12-Ryan Newman won the Budweiser pole for the Neighborhood Excellence 400 at Dover International Speedway with a speed of 154.633mph for his 1st pole of 2006 and 36th of his career, but his first in 14 races, which was Texas in November 2005. #19-Mayfield will start

Moore in, Chaffin out as driver of #40:

Moore in, Chaffin out as driver of #40:

May 29, 2006
Rookie driver Ryan Moore, 22, who made his debut in the Truck Series last weekend at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway for Key Motorsports, has been tapped to replace Chad Chaffin in the team #40 Chevy truck for at least one more race. 'Ryan accepted our offer to drive

Charlotte News and Notes:

Charlotte News and Notes:

May 25, 2006
• Scott Riggs won the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series Bud Pole for the Coca-Cola 600, lapping Lowe’s Motor Speedway in 28.744 seconds at 187.865 mph. Elliott Sadler holds the track-qualifying record of 27.948 seconds, 193.216 mph - set Oct. 13, 2005. • This is Riggs’s second

Ramblings – LMS:

Ramblings – LMS:

May 25, 2006
Ray Evernham Dodge's swept the front-row tonight at Lowe's Motor Speedway as Scott Riggs took the Bud Pole for Sunday's Coca-Cola 600 with a time of 28.744 sec (187.865), barely edging out teammate Jeremy Mayfield by less than 1/10th of a second. This is Riggs' second

Moore to make debut at Mansfield:

Moore to make debut at Mansfield:

May 21, 2006
Ryan Moore, a DEI driver development selection, will take over the wheel of the Key Motorsports #40 Chevy Silver in Mansfield for Chad Chaffin who has a conflict the same weekend in Charlotte with his Cup Series obligation.(keymotorsports.com)(5-21-2006)

Qualifying order for the Quaker Steak & Lube:

Qualifying order for the Quaker Steak & Lube:

May 19, 2006
(Top five) 1) #5 Mike Skinner 179.378 2) #98 Erin Crocker 178.986 3) #20 Marcos Ambrose 177.754 4) #33 Ron Hornaday 177.049 5) #14 Rick Crawford 177.020 1st Rookie -Erin Crocker 178.986 Going home: #1 Robert Richardson, #40 Chad Chaffin, #63 J.R. Patton, #31 Nicholas

AutoMotion to sponsor #40 at Charlotte:

AutoMotion to sponsor #40 at Charlotte:

May 15, 2006
AutoMotion, a new full-service auto body/paint/decal/wrapping outsourcing solution for race teams, has announced a one-race associate sponsorship with Key Motorsports and the #40 driven by Chad Chaffin for the Quaker Steak & Lube 200, Truck Series race Friday night

Driver Changes UPDATE:

Driver Changes UPDATE:

May 9, 2006
Chad Chaffin goes from #34 to #61 [both Front Row Motorsports cars]; Kevin Lepage moved from #61 [Front Row Motorsports/Peak Performance] to #49 BAM Racing Dodge; Chad Blount replaces Chaffin in #34 Front Row Motorsports car, Blount had been on the team's #92 entry

#92 Team Done?

#92 Team Done?

May 6, 2006
#92 Crew Chief Teddy Brown informed us [Front Row Motorsports Fanz] that they will stop running the #92 car, just to focus on two cars. The #92 team only made one of nine races [attempted 8 of 9]. The engine costs for that team so far are around $300k. With Jeff Stec