Chad Chaffin News

Final Thursday Practice:

Final Thursday Practice:

February 23, 2006
for the RaceTickets.com 200; Top five were: #22-Bill Lester 177.331 #20-Jon Wood 177.091 #60-Jack Sprague 176.965 #6-Mark Martin 176.298 #47-Kraig Kinser (1st Rookie) #1st Dodge, #18 Bobby Hamilton(19th) Slowest; #07-Eric Norris 168.784 Chad Chaffin brushed the wall

#05 Team Penalized:

#05 Team Penalized:

February 22, 2006
NASCAR announced today that Tommy Perkins, crew chief of the No. 05 Chevrolet driven by Chad Chaffin in the NASCAR Busch Series, has been penalized due to rules violations at Daytona International Speedway. Perkins was fined $1,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions

GM Flex Fuel 250 Qualifying is over:

GM Flex Fuel 250 Qualifying is over:

February 16, 2006
Top five were: #6-Mark Martin 178.628 (16th driver to win a pole in all three series) #22-Bill Lester 178.017 #21-Stacy Compton 177.715 #20-Jon Wood 177.480 #5-Mike Skinner 177.473 Starting 11th: #47-Kraig Kinser (first Chevrolet) 176.291 Starting 16th: #59-Mike Wallace

News & Notes Daytona:

News & Notes Daytona:

February 13, 2006
Ted Musgrave (#9 ASE/Germain Toyota) has figured out how to top his first NASCAR championship. Win another one. Musgrave now rides with Germain Racing, a five-time winner a year ago with Todd Bodine (#30 Germain Motors Toyota). Bodine, last years third-place finisher

Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

Raybestos Rookie Contender Notes:

February 8, 2006
#1-Martin Truex Jr., #11-Denny Hamlin, #18-J.J. Yeley, #40-David Stremme, #41-Reed Sorenson, #07-Clint Bowyer, #49-Brent Sherman, and #92-Chad Chaffin plan to compete for Raybestos Rookie of the Year in 2006. The 2006 season is the first in the history of the Raybestos

Chaffin to run first 4 races in #40:

Chaffin to run first 4 races in #40:

January 31, 2006
Key Motorsports announced that the team has signed veteran driver Chad Chaffin to drive the #40 Key Motorsports Chevy in the first four races on the 2006 Truck Series schedule, starting at Daytona in Feb. Key is committed to run all 25 races on the 2006 Truck Series

Randy LaJoie to drive the #34 car in 2006:

Randy LaJoie to drive the #34 car in 2006:

January 27, 2006
Front Row Motorsports announced that Randy LaJoie has been retained to drive the #34 car for the 2006 season. Randy will join teammate Chad Chaffin, driver of the #92 FRM Chevy. The second team was formed as a partnership between car owners Bob Jenkins and Chris Edwards

Day Racing to Run Partial Schedule with Chaffin:

Day Racing to Run Partial Schedule with Chaffin:

January 19, 2006
Day Enterprise Racing intends to compete in up to 15 events in the Nascar Busch Series for the 2006 season with driver Chad Chaffin. Tom Perkins will continue to be the team crew chief. The car will change from #16 to #05. The primary sponsor will continue be 31W Insulation

Waltrip to Fitzbradshaw? UPDATE 3:

Waltrip to Fitzbradshaw? UPDATE 3:

December 8, 2005
hearing that Michael Waltrip's Busch team will be associated with Fitz-Bradshaw Racing with the #40 team in 2006, not sure if he and his drivers would still run #99 and if Aaron's / State Fair Corn Dogs would still be sponsors. Supposedly Ted Kennedy would be the crew

#92 to Dodge?…as reported Chaffin returns:

#92 to Dodge?…as reported Chaffin returns:

December 8, 2005
Chad Chaffin, who landed a part-time job in the Nextel Cup Series in 2005 with #92 Front Row Motorsports of Denver, N.C., has hired Chaffin to run the full Nextel Cup schedule in 2006. Front Row has yet to land a sponsor, but owner Bob Jenkins said he is committed

#92 Team retains crew and chiefs, Chaffin to drive UPDATE:

#92 Team retains crew and chiefs, Chaffin to drive UPDATE:

December 2, 2005
Veteran crew chief Ted Kennedy announced Friday afternoon that his plans are to continue to serve as the car chief on the #92 Front Row Motorsports Nextel Cup Series team for the 2006 season with driver Chad Chaffin despite rumors flowing that Kennedy will join Michael

Edwards wins pole at Homestead:

Edwards wins pole at Homestead:

November 19, 2005
#99-Carl Edwards, 3rd in The Chase, won the Budweiser Pole for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, for his 2nd pole of the season and his career. #12-Ryan Newman will start 2nd, followed by #9-Kasey Kahne, #5-Kyle Busch and #6-Mark Martin. Points leader by 52

Ramblings/Qualifying Notes – Homestead

Ramblings/Qualifying Notes – Homestead

November 19, 2005
It's only fitting that on Championship Weekend we've got a Ford on the pole for the Ford 400. #99-Carl Edwards captured his second Bud Pole of the season (and of his career) today, edging out Ryan Newman by .002 of a second. He'll lead 'em to the green on Sunday with

Chaffin hopes to stay in #92 in 2006:

Chaffin hopes to stay in #92 in 2006:

November 19, 2005
Chad Chaffin will attempt to make his third Nextel Cup race in four qualifying attempts today. "We've done a lot better than anybody expected," said Chaffin, who was released from two rides in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series this season. The Cup team Chaffin drives

Ramblings – Phoenix:

Ramblings – Phoenix:

November 12, 2005
A year ago, he didn't have a regular ride in any of the top-three divisions of NASCAR. Six weeks ago, he'd never been in a Cup car. Now, he's had three Top-10 finishes to his credit and today Denny Hamlin captured his first Bud Pole at Phoenix International Raceway