July 1, 2003

Chad Chaffin, No. 18 Dickies Dodge Pre-Race: KANSAS

O'Reilly Auto Parts 250
July 5, 2003
Kansas Speedway
TV: SPEED (Live) 2:00 PM-Eastern Time
Radio: MRN (Live) 2:00 PM-Eastern Time

2003 points standing after 9 of 25 races
Position Driver Points
1st Brendan Gaughan 1380
2nd Bobby Hamilton 1379
3rd Rick Crawford 1379
4th Travis Kvapil 1369
5th Ted Musgrave 1350
11th Chad Chaffin 1108
13th Bill Lester 1053

Chad Chaffin Profile
Birthdate - July 20, 1968
Birthplace - McMinnville, Tennessee
Wife - Cindy
Children - Brooke, Chase, Chaz
Residence - Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Other Interest - Owner of South Eastern
Recycling in Nashville,
Tennessee.

NASCAR Truck Series Career Statistics Year-By-Year
Years Starts Wins Top 5's Top 10's Money
2000 3 0 1 1 $ 33,635
2001 2 0 1 1 23,215
2002 2 0 0 0 13,375
2003 9 0 1 4 94,125
Totals 16 0 3 6 $ 164,350

Career Best Start: 2nd @ Memphis Motorsports Park 6-21-03
Career Best Finish: 3rd @ Nashville Speedway USA 8-12-00
Career Largest Purse: $17,725 @ Nashville Speedway USA 8-12-00

NASCAR Career (1993-2003)
1. Busch Series - 79 Starts
Career Best Ninth Place 1999
2. Two Track Championships
at Nashville Speedway USA (1993,
1995)
3. Won Most Popular Driver Award at
Nashville Speedway USA in 1995

Chad Chaffin No. 18 Dickies Dodge Race Notes

Performance Record: Kansas Speedway
Busch Series (Two starts with a career best finish of 33rd on 9-29-01)
Truck Series (Never raced at facility)

No. 18 Team History: Year Start Finish Driver
2002 7 7 Robert Pressley
2001 6 24 Joe Ruttman

Need to Get a Top Ten Finish: Chad Chaffin and the No. 18 BHR Dickies Dodge team are chopping at the bit to get to Kansas Speedway and get back in the top ten finish column. After the last two weeks, Chaffin and the team need a solid top ten finish to get back into the top ten in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings.

"It's been a tough few weeks for the Dickies Team," said Chaffin. "I'm not sure what we have to do to get this monkey off our back. The last two races we have been fast, we just can't seem to finish the race strong or put a total race together from the start of a weekend to the finish of one. I know if we keep trying, then we'll get over this and we'll be fine."

This week at Kansas is a whole new challenge for Chaffin. He has never been to Kansas Speedway in a truck, and the two times he went there in a NASCAR Busch Series car, he was uncompetitive.

"It's hard to say what to expect this week," said Chaffin. "I've been to Kansas Speedway, but I was never in a car that could run with the leaders. So I'm not sure what we need to get around this place. I'll be relying a lot on Bobby (Hamilton) and the No. 18 team, which have both raced here before."

Chaffin enters the race this weekend in a two-way tie for 11th position in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings with Matt Crafton. Both of which are just four points out of tenth place in the standings.

"The last two weeks have hurt us, but we'll be fine by season's end," said Chaffin. "If we are in 11th place with two or three races to go this year, then I will get worried."

Appearances: Chaffin will be making an appearance at the BPU Checkered Flag Charities Celebrity Softball Game on Thursday, July 3, 2003 at 7:30PM Central time in Kansas City, Kansas. He and other stars of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Indy Racing League, and the Kansas City media will be playing a charity softball game at the new stadium for the Kansas City T-Bones.

"This is a good cause, and I'm always happy to help out with something like this," said Chaffin. "I'm pretty sure the competition will heat up after the game starts. Right now, I think everyone said 'yeah, we'll do it,' but when the game's on the line, then its bragging rights. It'll be a lot of fun, so I hope people come out and have a good evening with us."

Chaffin's 2003 Craftsman Truck Series Event Results
Location Start Finish Laps Status Money
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 10 8 146 of 146 Running 13,900
Memphis 2 28 76 of 200 Engine 8,940
Milwaukee 7 13 196 of 200 Running 10,125
Kansas (Next Event)

2003 Totals
Starts - 9
Poles - 0
Wins - 0
Top fives - 1
Top tens - 4
Earnings - $ 94,125
Laps Completed - 1523 of 1661 (91.6%)
Laps Led - 88 of 1661
Races Led - 3 of 9
DNF's - 2

This Week's Truck: "Hulk" has one win in its three and a half years with the team. Team owner, Bobby Hamilton, drove Hulk to victory lane in 2001 at Darlington Speedway. The last time that Hulk raced was at Texas Motor Speedway, the site of the No. 18 Team's last top ten finish three weeks ago.

Performance Chart: Hulk
DATE RACE START FINISH DRIVER
10-13-00 Texas 25 11 Joe Ruttman
3-4-01 Homestead 5 9 Joe Ruttman
5-12-01 Darlington 3 1 Bobby Hamilton
8-26-01 Nazareth 33 31 Sammy Sanders
9-28-01 South Boston 10 5 Joe Ruttman
3-15-02 Darlington 18 8 Brian Rose
4-13-02 Martinsville 9 27 Brian Rose
5-7-02 Texas 14 35 Brian Rose
6-29-02 Milwaukee 12 19 Brian Rose
7-27-02 Michigan 16 23 Brian Rose
8-2-01 IRP 10 30 Bobby Hamilton
9-13-02 Texas 13 11 Joe Ruttman
11-8-02 Phoenix 20 26 Ryan Hemphill
6-6-03 Texas (June) 10 8 Chad Chaffin

Chaffin Quotes  "I'll tell you, the one thing that has been interesting to me this year is the amount of rain that has affected racing. It seems like everywhere we go, rain has changed something. But I'll say that I'm not complaining. It has been a nice change from the heat of the summer that we normally have to deal with."

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