Chaffin Disqualified after qualifying: After qualifying 38th for this weekend’s race at Pocono,
The #61 Front Row Motorsports entry driven by Chad Chaffin was disqualified after a random post-qualifying inspection determined
the car to be a quarter of an inch too low. This marks the first time in the history of the series that a competitor has been
disqualified after successfully making a race field. Since the team must also forfeit at least $70,000 of purse winnings,
this also becomes the largest financial penalty ever levied by NASCAR. The team requested, but was denied the opportunity
to appeal NASCAR’s decision regarding the disqualification.
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Nice run at Daytona: On thursday chad had two practice sessions. In the
first practice, Chad was 43rd quickest at a lap of 49.317 182.493, he ran 5 laps in the first practice. In the second practice
chad was 45th quickest at a lap of 49.111 183.258, he ran 5 laps, In all he ran 10 laps. In qualifiying Chad went out
18th and ran a lap of 49.032 183.554. That lap would be just fast enough to make it he would start 43rd. In the race Chad
ran in the back with Jeremy Mayfield and Hermie sadler. Chad went down a lap eraly then got the lucky dog. After a long green
flag Chad went down a lap again and would not get the lap back. He would wind up in 35th place one lap down.(PR-CCFZ)
Misses Michigan: Chad was 46th quickest out of 47 cars for practice for the Michigan
race. Chad ran 9 laps, the fastest was 40.819 176.388. In qualifiying Chad went out 33rd and laid a lap down of 40.352
179.274 that
was the 44th quickest lap of the day. His teamate Mike Skinner would be the one who beat Chad for the last spot on the grid.
Mike only beat Chad by 2 thenths of a second. Next race will be at Daytona for the Pepsi 400. Chad will not be racing at Sonoma Brian Simo will drive for Chad.(PR-CCFZ)
Chad finish's 33rd in Pocono: Chad made the race on Friday at Pocono. In the
first practice on friday Chad was 44th quickest and ran only 9 laps. Then in qualifiying he ran a 54.778
and would finish in the 37th spot for the Pocono 500. In the race Chad moved up then ran around in the back at a good
pace and didn't get laped until lap 70 or so. Chad was getting better with pit stops as the race went on, then on lap 169
or aqound there he came on to pit road and spun having to come back around and finish the stop which put him 4 laps down.
Chad would finish the day in 33rd for his 2nd best finish this season for Front Row Motorsports. (PR-CCFZ)
Both Teams FTQ at Dover: The rain came and so did the terrible luck that has
seemed to overwhelm the FRM teams the last couple of weeks. First the #61 of Chaffin crashed on his first lap and did not
post a time, then as Carl Long was going out the rain came and threw his lap time way off. Looked like Nascar gave him another
try but with the new tires being used, and two laps already locked on them it did no good. The #34 & #61 teams hope to
turn things around next week at Pocono. Special thanks to PEO Pros and Contenintal Fire & Safety for helping out at Dover.
(PR-FRMF)
Crash in Qualifiying:During Chad's qualifiying lap he crashed and went home.
He was 31st fastest in practice with 11 laps run. His fastest lap was an 23.824 at 151.108. Next race for Chad and FRM is the Pocono 500 June 11th.
Chad Misses Show for Lowe's:Chad started the day off with practice for the Coca-Cola
600. Chad was 47th in practice at a time off 30.687 at a speed off 175.970, he ran 9 laps in all of an hour an a half of practice.
He then would go out 9th for qualifiying, on his two laps his fastest was a 29.981 at 180.114 MPH. At the end of the
qualifiying he wond up in 45th, he onlyed missed the show by .3 of a second. Next event for Chad will be the Neighborhood
Excellence 400 presented by Bank of America at Dover!
Chaffin places 23rd in Nextel Open: Well it was a decent race fo Chaffin. Of
course being in a back up car did not help at all. He was running with Martin Truex in Segment #1 and ended up finishing
23rd. He had a good looking car although he was not able to hang with the field, he battled Wallace(#30), Barrett(#95), Truex
(#1), and Shelmerdine (#27). He ended up finishing 23rd in the Open after the final segment. Good Job Chad! Now its time for
the big race next week, the Coca-Cola 600. (PR-FRMF)
Chaffin to start 25th in a back up car: Chad Chaffin qualified the #61 car 25th
for Saturday nights All-Star Challenge, but not in the same car he had earlier today in practice. Chaffin crashed his Dodge
Charger in practice, demolishing the front end. The new tire goodyear has is likely the cause. Regardless, the team unloaded
the 2005 Monte Carlo that they had and will race it instead. Good luck guys. (PR-FRMF)
Chad Misses show at Darlington: Chad was
pretty quick in practice he was 31st qucikest in the first and only practice before qualifiying. He was in the #61 Roadloans.com
Dodge this weekend. He ran a quick lap of 30.149 of a speed of 163.110 in practice. Then come time to qualifiy he went out
30th. On his lap he ran a fast lap of 30.108 with a speed of 163.332 he was 42 quickest. Chad would miss the show due to Champions
Provisional by Terry Labonte.(PR-CCFZ)(5-12-06)
Chad Misses show in Richmond: In practice Chad was 43rd quickest out of 47 cars.
Then in qualifying he would come out 9th. He then ran a lap of 21.896 at a speed of 123.310 which
would bee the 45th quciest lap of qualifying which would not be fast enough to make the feld. Next race is
Darlington.(PR-CCFZ)(5-6-06)
Lowe's Motor Speedway Testing: Chad Chaffin and his crew were at Lowes
Motorspeedway for a test session on May, 3. The team had a good test as far as set-up but not so much as speed wise, they
ran a speed of 175.347 at a lap of 30.796 which would only put them a disapointing 70th out of 71 cars in the afternoon session.
In the evening session the the team and Chad really picked it up to 26th quickest at a 29.759 at 181.458 MPH out of 65
cars. The lap times were fast and getting better as the day went on. At the end of the day Chad supn and hit the wall. They
think the lap he was on could have been a 29.50. Well they sent it to the body shop for repairs for the Lowes race. At the
end of the test sessions they were 38th quickest out of 52 drivers.(PR-CCFZ) (5-4-06)
Testing at Lowes Motor Speedway this week: Ted, Mike and the guys are getting
ready to test at Charlotte tomorrow. Greg Conner was at the shop this morning discussing things with Mike. They will work
well together. Talked to Ted and it looks like they are going to stop running the 92 car, just focus on the two cars. (PR-FRMF)
(5-2-2006)
Heading to Richmond: After testing a couple of weeks ago the teams are excited
about RIR. The test went well for both cars. They are really looking forward to going back to Richmond. Chaffin told us
that they were running lap times with Labonte and some other cars on old tires. We will see what happens. (PR-FRMF) (5-2-2006)
Both FRM teams get Top-30 Finishes in Aaron's 499 at Talladega: A wild race as
always at Talladega Superspeedway ended up giving FRM its best finish in 2006. The race was rescheduled to Monday after a
rain shower passed over Sunday. When the green flag finaly waved, Kevin Lepage moved into the top-10 from his 23rd place starting
spot. But on lap 9, a wreck in turns 3-4, caught up #34 Chad Chaffin. Chad had tried to avoid the wreck by diving down on
the aproun but the wecked car of Clint Bowyer(#07) slide down the track and cliped his right rear sending Chaffin into the
outside wall. The damage was bad, but repairable. Chaffin returned to the track after repairs later 34 laps down. He then
had a tire problem, and sudenly lost the tire liner. He was able to return the car to pit road and once again
continue. At the end of the day he came away with his best ever Nascar Nextel Cup finish(30th). Kevin Lepage contiued
running well untill lap 174 when Denny Hamlin(#11) and Dave Blaney(#22) got together. They slide up into Lepage who then lost
control of his #61 car and slide up into Joe Nemechek(#01). All of them slide back down the track and collected several more
drivers. Lepage was ok, but the car was not. He had to retire from the race and ended up 28th at the end of the day.
(PR-FRMF) (5-2-2006)
Lepage and Chaffin to run in Aaron's 499: Both FRM drivers Chad Chaffin and newest
member Kevin Lepage put there cars into the Aaron's 499 today with fast enough qualifying times to start Sunday's
big race. The #61 State Water Heaters Ford and driver Kevin Lepage will start 23rd, and Chad Chaffin driver of the #34 Oak
Glove Chevy will start 32nd. It will be Kevin Lepage's first start with FRM. FRM's other entry, the #92 team with Chad Blount
were just not quite fast enough to qualify. Being that there were no sponsor on the #34 FRM Entry this weekend,
State Water Heaters will also be featured on the quater pannels while also the primary for the #61. (PR-FRMF)
(4-29-2006)
FRM Heading to Talladega Superspeedway: Chris Edwards gave us an update on Talladega. The Dodge that Chad
Blount will drive this week is the same Chevy that Chaffin wrecked in Feb. at Daytona. The guys fixed the chassis and changed
the body to a Charger. Chaffin will be in the car that Randy drove in Feb. at Daytona, the 2005 Monte Carlo. 48 cars entered
this week. Good luck guys and make the show.
Front Row Motorsports Merge's with Peak Performance Team: Front Row Motor Sports owner Bob Jenkins, and
Jeff Stec have formed a limited partnership to campaign the #61 Ford Fusion for the remainder of the 2006 NASCAR season. Greg
Conner and the balance of the #61 team members will be integrated into the Front Row Motorsports organization beginning this
week with the running of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega. Kevin Lepage will continue to drive the #61 car. “The #61
team has gotten off to a good start this year by making 6 of the first 8 races. By combining resources and sharing knowledge,
we are confident that we can improve each of our teams,” states Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins. “We are
looking to upgrade both our qualifying and race day efforts. We are excited about the opportunities this presents our team
and the advantages we can gain by working together.”(Front Row Motorsports PR)(4-27-2006) PR-jayski.com
Both FRM Teams Miss Phoenix Field: Chaffin missed by 4 hundrenths of a second. #49 Brent Sherman ran a
27.999 and Chad ran a 28.031. Blount was also right there. That is close, but it only counts in horseshoes and hand
gernades. (PR-FRMF)
RIR Testing April 11th-13th: Below is the results from testing, overall a decent test.
DAY 2 - Apr 12, 2006 AM Speeds:
53 34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 22.459 120.219
DAY 2- Apr 12, 2006 PM Speeds:
50
34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 22.150 121.896
Overall DAY 2- Apr 12, 2006 PM Speeds:
39 34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 22.158 121.852
CUMULATIVE SPEEDS Apr 11-13, 2006 Drivers Best:
44 34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 22.150 121.896 Day 2 AFT
DAY 3- Apr 13, 2006 AM Speeds:
4 34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 21.768 124.035
6 92 Chad Blount Chevy 21.902 123.276
DAY
3 - Apr 13, 2006 afternoon Speeds:
1 92 Chad Blount Chevy 21.793 123.893
4 34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 21.885 123.372
Overall
CUMULATIVE SPEEDS Apr 11-13, 2006 Drivers Best:
37 34 Chad Chaffin Chevy 21.768 124.035 Day 3 AM
39 92 Chad Blount Chevy
21.793 123.893 Day 3 AFT
Pretty good test by both teams, Chaffin had a big pick up. He ended up 37th overall. Blount did greatas well, 39th overall.
Looking foward to Richmond. I am assuming that these two Chevy's are the cars that are going to be ran at Phoenix and Richmond?
(PR-FRMF)
Heading to Phoenix: Texas is behind them and now they have a weekend off to get ready for Phoenix. The
34 & 92 cars are going to Richmond at the end of the week to test. (4-11-06) PR-FRMF
Both FRM cars miss the show at Texas: Its a shame, Blount had a good car it just looked like he couldnt
get through turns 3-4 good. Everyone was bottoming out there, espically Blount. Chaffin had handling problems.
Mike said the car was good in practice just a tick tight, so they loosened it up a little for qualifying. Chad went out and
drove the car way off in the corner before he lifted. When the car took a set to turn it just pushed up the track. It did
not push, it "PLOWED." The second lap was his fastest, but he just basically ran what he did in practice. If he had done what
most of the guys had done and picked up a couple of tenths then he would of been in the show. He just drove way harder qualifying
then he did in practice. It is hard to predict what the car will do under those curcumstances. At least FOX Collison got some
air time with help from Mike Joy and Larry Mac. (4-11-06)
#34 Chad Chaffin and Mike:
Well if you thought that Blount and Teddy's day was wild, you haven’t
heard anything. Chaffin and Mike were excited from the get go but race day quickly became more like a day in Denver, North
Carolina. After the green flag dropped Chaffin had moved up 2 spots before lap 2 when a huge pile up sent Chaffin into the
rear of #8 Earnhardt Jr. Here is the conversation.
Chad- "I got some front end damage here guys so take a look at me
here."
Mike- "Leaking anything Chad?"
Chad- "No I don’t see anything."
Spotter-"Everything looks good Mike"
Chad-
"Yeah guys we got some kind of problem I am starting to spray water, son of a bitch"
Mike- Ok Chad just bring it around.
Chad-
"Ok well the pits are closed so Ill pit next time by.
Mike- "Yeah that’s fine, it doesn’t matter we got to
go behind the wall anyway but that’s ok."
Chad- "10-4"
Mike- "Go to the hauler Chad. Ok guys we need a radiator
from the truck, my tool box over there that’s got the yellow drill on it."
So Chad brought the car in and the
crew went to work. Unfortunately the hood also popped up while he was coming around and he did a great job to pilot it to
pit road safely. Brad Jenkins was helping along with truck driver Ron. Chad made the best of things. This is what he had to
say while the work was going on. "Mike are you taking a piss up there or is that the water draining from the radiator tube.”
Before long the team had Chad back out running. He didn’t stay out but 1 lap when he said he thought he either had a
tire down or some liquid was leaking. Turns out the radiator top where water is put in was not tight . They sent him back
out where Chad was the quickest car for 2 laps straight. He then ran quite a few laps before his water temperature started
going up. It got up to 276 when Chad came in for the team to hook the car up to some kind of machine that was supposed to
cool the car down. They also did something else to the radiator. Chaffin wasn’t happy with Stanton Barrett, who got
into him it seemed not to hard but Chad said the car was way off. Chad also said something I thought was interesting since
I saw this thing on speed about this particular item. Here is what Chad said.
Chad- "I tell you what you guys need,
I had one of these on my truck team, its called a bug sprayer. You shot that ting in the radiator it will cool it down at
least 20 degrees. I mean i know that this would be about the only situation you would need it but its a great item. So Ron,
truck driver of the #34 Front Row Motorsports team, put bug sprayer down on your list."
This work took a while and when they returned to the track he came back end for the team to adjust the hood to let more
air in. For the rest of the day Chad rode around missing wrecks, taking the advantage of peoples misfortunes, and even singing
at one point in the race! He finished the race RUNNING (unbelievable) in 36th. (4-3-06) PR-FRMF
MAKOTO Ginger Dressings to sponsor both FRM cars at Martinsville: MAKOTO Ginger Dressings, which appeard
on the Front Row Motorsports cars at Las Vegas earlier this year, and a few races in 2005 is once again teaming up with the
team at Martinsville. MAKOTO will appear on the hood of #92 Chad Blount, and B-Pillars of #34 Chad Chaffin. Both whom will
race on Sunday. (4-2-06) PR-PRMF
Both FRM teams Qualify for Direct TV 500 at Martinsville!: Wow! Chad Blount laid down a lap just good
enough to get him into the field, that was awesome. What was even better is how awesome Chad Chaffin ran. I think he was like
the fastest non-top-35 driver. Either way this is awesome. (4-1-06) PR-FRMF
Next Up...Martinsville: Chris Edwards stopped by the shop this morning and saw the guys. Mike and the
#34 team are getting "Harry" ready for Martinsville. They were working on another '06 car and just put another one in the
body shop. They will soon have three '06 cars and old "Harry". Teddy and the #92 team were working on the Intrepid getting
it ready. Hopefully they will have a good weekend, there are 48 cars entered. (3-25-06) PR-FRMF
Mother Nature Keeps FRM Out of Bristol: Mother nature won today. I can not believe that both cars are
coming home again. This doesn't make any sense. NASCAR used the top 35 in points from '05, and number of attempts and points
from 06 for the non-top-35 spots. That is wrong. NASCAR wanted the 10 car in the show, and it would have made Evernham Motorsports
and NASCAR look bad to send a long standing sponsor home on a weather issue. If they went by '05 points, like they are supposed
to, then the 00,10 would not make it and put the 92 and 34 in the race. It is tough going home on a technicality.
(3-24-06) PR-FRMF
Heading to Bristol: So after a very disappointing Atlanta race weekend, the FRM team heads to Bristol.
Mike is taking the '05 car to Bristol nicknamed "Harry". Teddy is taking the Intrepid he bought from Petty's. I don't understand
what is wrong with the Charger. It is the car that Reed Sorenson qualified 18th at Homestead last year. Can't explain why
it is so slow. Even with Blount in the car. (3-18-06) PR-FRMF
Both FRM teams FTQ at Atlanta: Qualifying is over and to the disappointment of the FRM team, neither car
or driver will be in Sunday's race. Chad Chaffin seemed to have a decent car. It wasn’t on the top of the charts but
at least he was quicker than a lot of non-top 35 cars and almost made the field. Blount and the 92 team were not up to speed
at all, which goes to show you the equipment that both he and Randy were running with were the same. As Chris Edwards stated
it was the same car from Vegas. I know a lot of people are still upset that Randy is no longer with FRM, believe me I am to.
But I don’t believe it was Bob's doing. I know Randy has had several other deals ran by him and I am sure that after
not making a race yet he wanted out. Anyway good luck to him in the future. Bellow is the list of drivers that went home,
so you decide what our performance was this week. I am assuming that the #92 had a problem, because that’s a really
disappointing lap. (3-17-06) PR-FRMF
DNQ 51 Mike Garvey Chevy 186.975
DNQ 95 Stanton Barrett Chevy 185.654
DNQ 34 Chad Chaffin # Dodge 185.449
DNQ
74 Derrike Cope Dodge 185.430
DNQ 78 Kenny Wallace Chevy 185.424
DNQ 32 Travis Kvapil Chevy 184.923
DNQ 37 Mike
Skinner Dodge 184.560
DNQ 13 Greg Sacks Ford 184.125
DNQ 92 Chad Blount Chevy 179.307
WD 89 Morgan Shepherd Dodge
x
Chaffin and FRM Bring Home 42nd Place Finish After a Rough Day In Vegas: Chad Chaffin started the UAW
DiamlerChrysler 500 from the final row and battled his car from there on out. Chaffin came in early to change tires for a
unknown vibration, then was penalized for being too fast entering pit road, and in addition lost a couple of laps. While trying
to regain lost time on pit road, on lap 24, Chaffin got loose and slid up the track, just missing the wall. Chad pulled his
car into pit again and made several adjustments. From then on out it was a quite day for FRM. It appeared the team had some
type of engine problem late in the going, and when the fourth caution hit the speedway on lap 157 for debris in turn two,
Chad came down pit road and the team did a quick survey of the car. They sent Chad back out but the #34 Oak Glove/MAKOTO Ginger
Dressing Chevy only made several more laps under caution before Mike and Brad called it a day. The team ended up with a 42nd
place finish, and although not what the team would have liked to have finished, at least they had finally gotten a well deserved
starting position in the field. Next up for FRM is Atlanta. (3-13-06) PR-FRMF
Chaffin 43rd quickest during Happy Hour at Vegas: Not much to report from Happy Hour but the fact that
the guys are still making progress. Chaffin was 43rd quickest. Full Happy Hour Results Here. (3-12-06) PR-FRMF
Chaffin 38th, LaJoie 49th after Vegas Qualifying: FRM will make first start of 2006 Sunday!: Chad Chaffin
put the #34 Oak Glove Chevy in the field for Sundays race at Vegas. Chaffin, who had came so close to making the Daytona 500
before losing a right front tire with just a few laps to go, will start his and FRM's season off Sunday as they compete in
there first NASCAR Nextel Cup Series race of 2006. What was good for Chad was bad for Randy LaJoie, as he was the slowest
car in qualifying placing his #34 MAKOTO Ginger Dressings Dodge 49th. Mike Steruer and the guys are getting the #34 Oak Glove
Chevy ready for Practice tomorrow. Good luck guys! Full Qualifying Results Here. (3-11-06) PR-FRMF
Vegas Qualifying Order; LaJoie 25th Out, Chaffin 28th: The Qualifying Order is set for the NASCAR Nextel
Cup Series. First out is #66 Jeff Green and last is #89 Morgan Shepherd. Both FRM cars will go out about half way through
qualifying. LaJoie 25th, Chaffin 28th. Full Qualifying Order Here. (3-10-06) PR-FRMF
Chaffin 41rst, LaJoie 48th after 1rst Practice at Las Vegas: Chad Chaffin and Randy LaJoie both competed
in practice today. Chaffin ended up a respectable 41rst, while LaJoie couldn’t find speed in his Charger, and ended
up 48th. Full Practice Results Here. Both teams are getting ready for qualifying. Chaffin just needs to be faster than one more non-top-35 team
to make the show. (3-10-06) PR-FRMF
UAW DiamlerChrysler 400 Entry List: 49 Drivers [for 43 spots]: Entry List for the UAW DiamlerChrysler
400 is up to 49 drivers [for 43 spots]. Full Entry List Here.(3-6-06) PR-FRMF
Equipment Problems keep FRM out of Auto Club 500: Bad luck struck FRM last weekend at Daytona, and appears
to have struck again. Randy LaJoie was not fast enough to make the field. However the team had problems on both the #34 &
#92, which kept them out of the field . Randy was in a newly purchased Dodge Charger which was bought from James Finch with
an Ernie Elliott motor. It looked like a real hot-rod. Like Randy LaJoie always says "cool beans". In qualifying the #34 hood
had bumps in it. Both Darrel Waltrip and Larry McReynolds on the Speed Channel mentioned the 'bumps' on the car hood being
bad for the aero, which can decrease the top speed of the car a lot. Hopefully the team will get a little more out of that
engine horse power wise to get up in the mix, being 10 mph off the pace is hard to make up. We're all keeping our fingers
crossed for the team to get into the race at Las Vegas. It did not have enough support at the base next to the cowl area.
They have it off and are fixing the situation right now. Chris Edwards asked where they had the anchor hid, but nobody thought
it was very funny but agreed they had some problems. Mike Steruer (crew chief) told us what happened to the 92. Of all things
the body location was off. The company that hung the body put the roof in the wrong location and that throws everything off.
They put the roof on as if it were a NASCAR Busch Series car, one inch to far back. This really puts them behind the eight
ball if they weren’t there all ready. They only have one other car ready, and it's the 05 car from last year. Chris
Edwards told Mike it was good thing that they have this weekend off so it does give you a couple of days to find some more
cars if your lucky. Hopefully the team will get a little more out of that engine horse power wise to get up in the mix, as
being 10 mph off the pace is hard to make up. We're all keeping our fingers crossed for the team to get into the race at Las
Vegas. (2-26-06) PR-FRMF
#92 Front Row Motorsports Entry Withdrawn: Hearing that the #92 FRM Chevy and driver Chad Chaffin have
been removed from the entry list. No idea why. The team did get a chance to make a lap at all during practice. (2-24-06) PR-FRMF
Auto Club 500 Qualifying Order: The Qualifying Order for NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Qualifying this evening
is posted. Ken Schrader (#21) is the first car out, and Dale Jarrett (#88) is the last car out. Chad Chaffin is the 20th car
to hit the track, and not to far behind is Randy LaJoie who will be the 25th driver to take time. Full Qualifying Order Here. (2-24-06) PR-FRMF
LaJoie 47th after California 1rst Practice: Practice is over for the Nascar Nextel Cup Series at California.
This is the first and final practice before qualifying. Randy LaJoie, in a brand new Dodge Charger was only 47th quickest.
Chad Chaffin, who did not make a practice run, was 50th quickest. Both teams will have to find some speed in order to make
the field. Full Practice Results Here. (2-24-06) PR-FRMF
Auto Club 500 Entry List: 50 drivers [for 43 spots]: So far 50 drivers [for 43 spots] are scheduled to
attempt to qualify for this weekend's Auto Club 500 at California. Among the 50 drivers are Chad Chaffin and Randy LaJoie
who both hope to rebound after hard luck at Daytona. Full Entry List Here. (2-20-06) PR-FRMF
Heartbreak at Daytona for both FRM teams: Heading to California: Both Randy LaJoie and Chad Chaffin had
problems not of there making which kept them and FRM out of the Daytona 500 starting field. Chaffin and also Randy had
flat tires which took them out of the race. Both teams will head to California for the Auto Club 500, the second race
in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series. (2-16-06) PR-FRMF
Chaffin 9th, LaJoie 37th after Daytona 500 Practice #4: The final practice session before tomorrows big
races is over. Talk about FAST, you were describing Chad Chaffin's #92 Chevy. Chaffin ran a super lap to put the Front
Row Motorsports team in the top 10 for the first time during Daytona Speed weeks. Chad was 9th quickest at 47.427 secs. But
that wasn’t all that excited the FRM team as Randy LaJoie had great pickup to which put him 37th with lap of 47.806
secs. Full Practice Results Here. The Gatorade Duels @ Daytona start at 2:00 on TNT. Both Randy & Chad will be in race one. Randy starts 21rst, Chaffin
starts 25th. Full Starting Line Up Here. (2-15-06) PR-FRMF
Chaffin 42nd, LaJoie 52nd after Daytona 500 Practice #3: Todays first of two practices are over. Chad
Chaffin wound up 42nd at a respectable time of 47.810 secs, while Randy LaJoie also had a decent time of 48.070 secs which
put him 52nd. Full Practice Results Here. Next practice session begins soon. (2-15-06) PR-FRMF
Qualifying Results; LaJoie 42nd, Chaffin 50th: Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is over. Although neither
FRM team put themselves in the field, both teams seem very convinced that they can race there way into the field Thursday
during the Gatorade Duels @ Daytona. At the end of qualifying LaJoie found himself 42nd at a speed of 184.540 mph, while Chaffin
wound up 50th at 181.763 mph. Complete Qualifying Results Here. Finishing positions in Thursday's Gatorade Duel races will determine starting positions in the Daytona
500. First the front-row qualifiers will be removed from the equation. The remaining eligible highest ranked 35 in car owner
points, plus the two highest finishing non-top 35 teams from each Duel and the fastest drivers not among those 35 (by time
from Daytona 500 qualifying) or a past champion will make up the field for the 2005 Daytona 500. (2-12-06)
PR-FRMF
Daytona 500 Qualifying Order List: Qualifying Order List for the Daytona 500 at Daytona International
Speedway is up, 58 drivers [for 43 spots] are listed. #80-Carl Long is due out first on Sunday, Feb 12th at 12:00pm/et on
NBC, and the last driver scheduled out is #19-Jeremy Mayfield. Front Row Motorsports #92-Chad Chaffin is the third car scheduled
to qualify, and #64-LaJoie is the 31rst car to go out. (2-11-06) PR-FRMF
LaJoie 42nd & Chaffin 48th after Daytona 500 Practice #2: The second and final practice session before
tomorrows qualifying for the Daytona 500 is over. Randy LaJoie was 42nd quickest car running a total of two laps with a best
time of 49.167 secs. at 183.050 mph. Chaffin was 48th with a best time of 49.398 secs. at 182.194 mph. Chaffin also completed
a toal of two laps. Full Practice Sheet Here. (2-11-06) PR-FRMF
LaJoie 44th & Chaffin 46th after Daytona 500 Practice #1: The first practice session for the Daytona
500 is over. Randy LaJoie posted the 44th quickest car running a total of six laps with a best time of 49.223 secs. at 182.841 mph. Not to far behind was Chad Chaffin in 46th with a total of five laps at a best speed of 49.266
secs. at 182.682 mph. Full Practice Sheet Here. The next practice session begins shortly. (2-11-06) PR-FRMF
FRM 12th quickest during Jan 18th PM Drafting Testing: WOW!!! That’s what the Front Row Motorsports
crew said after the final test session was over this afternoon at Daytona. Chad Chaffin drove the #92a Monte Carlo SS to the
12th best ranked speed of 188.996 mph. Chris Edwards commented on the teams performance. "The test went real well. They found
a few things that worked well on Wednesday, especially for the drafting practice. Mike told me that they were running with
the #88, #99 and the #25 in a pack and Chad could run with those guys. The car drove well and sucked up to the car in front
of it. Ted told me that Chad even worked his way to the front and stayed there. It was a group of about six cars on a 20 lap
run and they really could hold their own. They really felt good about the runs and were looking forward to Speedweeks." (1-18-06) PR-FRMF
FRM 45th quickest during Jan. 18th AM Drafting Testing: Chad and the guys had a very solid run in today’s
morning drafting test session at Daytona. The #92a Monte Carlo SS ranked 45th at the end of testing, at a speed of 184.498
mph. The car ran very well in the draft and the team looks for even more improvement in this afternoons test session. (1-18-06)
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FRM 51rst and 58th quickest during Jan. 17th PM Testing: Crew Chief Mike Steruer and the whole Front Row
Motorsports team were working hard to get Chad Chaffin speed during this afternoons testing at Daytona. While they nailed
the setup on the #92a Monte Carlo SS, which was ranked 51rst with a speed of 182.020 mph at the end of testing, the #92b Monte
Carlo struggled and was only 58th quickest at 180.639 mph. (1-17-06) PR-FRMZ
FRM 51rst and 52nd quickest during Jan. 17th AM Testing: After this morning's test session both cars seem
to be up to about the same speed. The #92a Monte Carlo SS timed in 51rst with a speed of 180.825 mph, but the #92b Monte Carlo
was right behind it, ranking 52nd at a top speed of 180.716 mph. (1-17-06) PR-FRMF
FRM 54th and 60th quickest during Jan. 16th PM Testing: Chad Chaffin was able to find a little more speed
this afternoon at Daytona in his #92a Monte Carlo SS. However the extra speed didn’t improve his ranking. FRM sits 54th
quickest with a best speed of 182.726. There was no speed for the #92b Monte Carlo, as the driveshaft broke, so it wound up
60th.
Update- Want to note that Chad Chaffin and Mike Wallace ran an identical best lap of 182.726. However
Wallace was scored 53rd, and Chaffin 54th.
***Update***-Hearing it wasn’t the driveshaft but the pinon that broke on the car. Hear John Tenney's interview with Chad Chaffin. (1-16-05) PR-FRMF
Daytona Testing: Chad Chaffin and the Front Row Motorsports team struggled to find speed during the
first test session with there #92b Monte Carlo. The team ended up 52nd out of 58th during this mornings session, with a best
speed of 182.101 mph. (1-16-06) PR-FRMF
Daytona Jackson-Hewitt Preseason Thunder Starts Jan. 9th: Testing at Daytona sponsored by Jackson Hewitt
begins Jan. 9th. Front Row Motorsports and driver Chad Chaffin will test Jan. 16th-18th. I have been told that the team will
take both a new 2006 Monte Carlo SS and a 2005 Monte Carlo. (1-4-06) PR-FRMF
FRM gets new crew chief for '06: Have been by told a rep. at Front Row Motorsports that Mike Steurer is
the crew chief of the #92 team, and will be in 2006 also.(12-2-2005) PR-jayski.com
FRM retains crew & Chad Chaffin for '06 : Veteran car 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 Waltrip Racing in association
with FitzBradshaw Racing next year in the Busch Series. "I'm not sure how the rumor was started, but I plan on staying with
Front Row Motorsports and driver Chad Chaffin as we intend to put together a competitive package for the Nextel Cup Series
in 2006." Kennedy, who spent the latter part of the 2005 Nextel Cup Series season with Front Row Motorsports, owned by Bob
Jenkins also stated "At this time, I don't foresee me heading to another organization. (12-2-2005) PR-jayski.com
Chaffin hopes to stay with FRM: Chad Chaffin said there is a chance he could drive for the team full-time
next year. He also plans to run a limited Busch Series schedule for #16 Wayne Day Racing. (11-19-2005) PR-jayski.com
