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- Dramatic Weekend for Chad Chaffin in Loudon: Denver,
NC (September 19, 2006) – Pulling off a double-duty race weekend is tough when every thing goes smoothly much less when
there are bumps in the road that arise. Chad Chaffin had many bumps in his road throughout the weekend at Loudon. All in all,
Chad and his teams overcame the trials and tribulations making for an exciting weekend.
Chad’s #59 Toyota Tundra
from the Harris Trucking stable was very competitive in practice posting 12th fastest. Chad qualified for the New Hampshire
200 in the 21st position with a time of 29.959 seconds and a speed of 127.134 mph. The race started out very promising with
Chad quickly moving up several positions, until a kill switch malfunction sent the #59 Toyota Tundra behind the pit wall.
Chad would spend seven laps behind the wall while the crew installed a new kill switch system. Chad returned to the racetrack
and had a competitive race truck. “We decided to stay at the rear of the pack on restarts because we had nothing to
gain. We needed to complete the race and gain as many points as possible,” explained Chad. The #59 Toyota Tundra finished
in the 27th position. “This was our first race with Toyota. The truck was beautiful and well prepared, but things just
didn’t go our way this weekend. The team worked together in order to get me back on the track quickly and I am proud
of them,” Chad stated. Read More
- 8/18/06 Chad DNQ's after wreck in practice: Chad
and the Front Row Motorsports team had a practice session Friday morning. Chad ran only 7 laps but was only 44th quickest.
40.136 179.390 was the fastest lap turned in by chad in practice. Then at the end of practice Chad wrecked trying to avoid
Todd Kluever in the #06 ford fusion. Chad then went out last in qualifying and was faster then only one car which was Kyle
Petty out of 46 cars that ran. Lap time was 40.303 179.390. Next race for Chad is at Bristol in the Cup series and Trucks.
- 8/12/06 Chaffin Holds on for Top 15
Finish at Nashville: After a hard-hitting race last weekend at Indianapolis, Chad Chaffin came into Nashville
determined to have a successful weekend. Kicking a good weekend off he placed in the top 20, qualifying with a 16th place
starting position. It was evident that Chad’s determination paid off throughout the beginning of race as he proved that
he could consistently run with the front of the pack. Early in the race, Chad and the Harris Trucking Motorsports team realized
they had a dominant truck on long runs, however, the late caution flags kept Chad from finishing in the top 10. Read More
- 8/6/06 Chaffin comes home 39th place in
Brickyard 400: Chad started the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard in 25th place, at the start he did fall
to the back. Chad and his new crew chief Randy Seals didn't know what to expect for the race due to not very much info for
the race, from practice Chad ran 13 laps altogether in both practice sessions. From the start Chad started 43rd place and
moved up quick. Chad was racing with Kenny Wallace, Jeff Green and Kyle Petty between spots 37th-39th. There
was a long green flag run, chad then had green flag pit stops on lap 126 and was to fast exiting pit road. He was now
2 laps down and ran the rest of the race in 39th 2 laps down, next race is Michigan.
- 8/5/06 Chaffin makes Brickyard 400 with
no Problem: Chad went out 31st today for qualifying and put down a very good lap, 179.365 50.177, which
would put him starting 25th on the grid. Then later Chad had two practice sessions, In the first Chad was 43rd at a 164.402
54.744 for the session. In the second session Chad was 39th 169.278 53.167. Chad and the whole Race El Paso had a very productive
day and can't wait for Sunday.
- 8/4/06 Chaffin finishes 32nd after wreck:
Chad qualified the #59 EATON ford in 18th place for the Power Stroke Diesel 200 presented by Ford and
International at O'Reilly Raceway Park. From the start Chad and HT Motorsports looked to be moving up the grid with a strong
car. The first pit stop of the day was on lap 60 and the boys made some changes then on laps 126 Chad got stuffed into the
wall going into turn 3. They went behind the wall for repairs and came back out about 40 laps later with front end damage.
Chad drove the #59 home in 32nd place 42 laps down. The team is disappointed with the results but happy with the experience
they gained as a team. Next race will be the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway.
- 8/4/06 Practice Time for Cup and Trucks: Chad had 4 practice
sessions today for truck series and the cup series two for each. In the trucks chad was 7th out of 37 cars. His fastest lap
was 22.908 107.805 and he ran 25 all together in the session. In the second practice Chad was 12th and his fastest lap was
22.845 108.102 and again he ran 25 laps. For qualifying Chad will go out 22nd today and the race is at 8:00 PM on speed. In
the Cup practice sessions Chad was 48th 52.954 169.959 and ran only 4 laps. In the second session Chad was 43rd 176.205 51.077.
Chad will go out 31 st tomorrow for qualifying. The race will be Sunday at 2:00 PM on NBC.
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