June 1, 2003

Chad Chaffin Scored His Second Top Ten Finish in as Many Races

Chad Chaffin and the No. 18 BHR Dickies Dodge continued their slow march back into the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points battle by recording their second top ten finish in a row, and third overall at Dover International Speedway on Friday afternoon. Chaffin came from the 12th place starting position to lead midway through the event, and eventually finish in the seventh position.

“It was just another solid day for the Dickies Dodge,” said Chaffin. “We had a good truck from the time we got here. We were fastest in first practice on Thursday, and I think we would have had a shot for the pole had it not rained out qualifying. Then in the race, we just worked our way up from 12th place, and the guys turned in some great stops, and we got another solid finish. We’re slowly getting back on-track with this deal, and I think through the next few months, you’re going to see some great things out of this team.”

Chaffin spent most of the day running somewhere between fifth place and 13th place, before taking the lead on a pit strategy move on lap 85. He spent seven laps upfront before yielding the top position to the teams that did make pit stops for tires.

“We fought track position all day long, so midway through the race, we stayed out to get up front,” said Chaffin. “It kind of bit us a little when the race did not have another caution for several laps. It caught us a lap down, but as soon as we lost the lap, the caution flew and we got it back. I’m happy. We showed up and had a competitive truck. We led the race and got five bonus points and got a top ten finish. I don’t think you can ask for a better afternoon. Now we’ll just head to Texas and try and put on a good show for the folks down at Dickies World Headquarters in Fort Worth.”

Chaffin and the team will enter the O’Reilly 400K event next week at Texas Motor Speedway in the tenth position in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings. The team has been battling back from 13th position since the Martinsville race back in April.

“It will take some time to get back to where we think we should be,” said Chaffin. “One thing for sure is it takes a lot longer to gain points than to lose them.”

Driver: Chad Chaffin, No. 18 Dickies Dodge Team
Starts Pole Wins Top Fives Top Tens Earnings Points Position
6 0 0 1 3 $ 61,170 10th

Race-by-Race Run Down:
Location Start Finish Laps Status Money Won
Daytona 6 17 103 of 106 Running $ 13,015
Darlington 7 5 147 of 147 Running 9,175
Bakersfield 27 20 253 of 255 Running 5,665
Martinsville 23 26 245 of 250 Out of Gas 6,865
Charlotte 10 8 136 of 136 Running 11,075
Dover 12 7 200 of 200 Running 15,375
Texas (Next Event)
Totals 1084 of 1094 (99.0%) $ 61,170


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