Chad Chaffin’s journey in racing began in 1981, at the age of 13, in Nashville, when his father, Neil, helped him build a street stock car and compete at the Highland Rim Speedway.

A few years later, Chaffin began racing Late Models at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. By the early 1990’s, he had amassed an outstanding record at short tracks around the country, including a pair of track championships in 1993 and 1995.

In 1993, he made his first Busch Series start. Over the next few years, he flirted with the Busch Series, starting 10 races in 1993 and 1994.

No full-time rides came Chaffin's way, so he decided to build his own cars and try and make a few races in 1995 and 1996. This was not successful, however, and at a crossroads, he went back to the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and tried to get his career back on track.

One year after stepping away from the Busch Series, Chaffin got a big break.

On a recommendation from Bobby Hamilton, Joe Nemechek called him to drive his Busch Series car at the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. This event opened a few eyes and Chaffin was on the rise again. He rejoined the Busch ranks in 1998.

During this same time, Chaffin built himself a NASCAR truck and began running a few races for his own team. Chaffin was competitive, and earned the nod to drive the No. 18 truck for Bobby Hamilton Racing.

This year he is going to drive for Bob Jenkins of FRM for the 2006 rookie of the year honors. He will have to take on a huge challenge for 06 with so many CUP drivers. Chad is one of the most greartful drives in the garage area. Chad's going to drive the #61 Dodge Charger after starting the season in the #34 Chevy.

Team Info

Car #61
Driver- Chad Chaffin
Crew Chief- Randy Seals
Car Chief- Craig Osborne

Truck #59
Driver- Chad Chaffin
Crew Chief- Danny Rollins
Truck Chief- Ken Glen

About FRM

The Front Row Motorsports Racing Organization, formed in 2004, is a relatively new team in the NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. FRM is owned by restaurant entrepreneuer Bob Jenkins.

FRM is running two NEXTEL Cup cars in 2006. Chad Chaffin drives car number #61 and Chad Blount drives car number #34. FRM finished 41st in owner points in 2005, their first year in NASCAR competition.

About HT Motorsports

HT Motorsports has competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for four years with such drivers as three-time Nextel Cup Champion Darrell Waltrip, three-time Busch Grand National Series Champion Randy LaJoie, Stacy Compton and currently—Chad Chaffin is behind the wheel for the No. 59 Harris Trucking Ford..

HT Motorsports has experienced much success in its short existence. The team has finished in the top-10 running order in over 40% of the events entered. The team has one Bud Pole Award, coming at the 1-mile Phoenix International Raceway. The team was also famously involved in the closest ever finish in the Craftsman Truck Series—believe it or not, Robert Pressley finished third at Daytona International Speedway in 2003, losing by .0002 tenths of a second!