June 24, 2003

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

GNC Live Well 200
June 28, 2003
The Milwaukee Mile
TV: SPEED (Live) 3:00 PM-Eastern Time
Radio: MRN (Live) 3:00 PM-Eastern Time

2003 points standing after 8 of 25 races
Position Driver Points
1st Bobby Hamilton 1303
2nd Travis Kvapil 1219
3rd Rick Crawford 1209
4th Brendan Gaughan 1195
5th Ted Musgrave 1185
11th Chad Chaffin 984
13th Bill Lester 926

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 8 0 1 4 84,010
Totals 15 0 3 6 $ 154,235

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

Performance Record: The Milwaukee Mile
Busch Series (Three starts with a career best finish of 20th on 7-2-00)
Truck Series (Never raced at facility)

No. 18 Team History: Year Start Finish Driver
2002 8 7 Robert Pressley
2001 2 6 Joe Ruttman
2000 5 24 Joe Ruttman
1999 6 15 Joe Ruttman

Memphis Finish in the Past: Last weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park, Chad Chaffin and the No. 18 BHR Dickies Dodge team suffered a major engine failure that relegated the team to a 28th place finish and out of the top ten in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings. But this week, the race is at the Milwaukee Mile. It is a whole new week, and everyone on the team knows not to dwell in the past.

"What's done is done," said Chaffin. "Last week is just that, last week. This weekend we're in Milwaukee and our goals are the same. We have to get to the track and get the Dickies Dodge running up front. Not a big deal. I know this team is capable, and I know we can get it done together. We all just have to take the bad weeks that we've had and forget them. We have seven races in a row, and this will separate the good teams from the bad ones."
Chaffin and the Dickies team enter this week's race in the 11th position in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings, a mere ten points out of the top ten.

"It's not time to start worrying about points, but we do need to be aware of where we are setting and what opportunities that we need to take advantage of," said Chaffin. "It's real easy to lose ground in this points deal, but we just need to string together a few top ten finishes and we'll be fine."

Appearances: Chaffin will be making an appearance at the Mills Store in Germantown, Wisconsin on Thursday, June 26, from 1PM to 3:30PM Central Time. The No. 18 BHR Dickies transporter will also be on hand for fans to see while Chaffin signs autographs.

"We've got another appearance for Dickies this week," said Chaffin. "We've done a few for them during the year, and we've had a great time. The fans come out, and we give away a few posters and talk to them. All in all, we have a great time at the appearances. I'm a relatively unknown driver, so I get a kick out of getting out and making a few new fans."

Team Starts: This will be the fifth start for the No. 18 team at the Milwaukee Mile. In each of the previous starts, the team has qualified in the top ten, so it's up to Chaffin to make it five for five in top ten starts.


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 (Next Event)

2003 Totals
Starts - 8
Poles - 0
Wins - 0
Top fives - 1
Top tens - 4
Earnings - $ 84,010
Laps Completed - 1327 of 1461 (90.8%)
Laps Led - 88 of 1461
Races Led - 3 of 8
DNF's - 2


This Week's Truck: For the second week in a row, Chaffin and the No. 18 BHR Dickies Dodge Team will be racing "Chunky." Chunky has been one of the fastest trucks for the team this year, but in the last two races, it has run out of gas running second and blown an engine last week after a strong performance.

"I tell you what, Chunky is a fast truck, but the last two times we've run it, we just can't seem to finish," said Chaffin. "The funny thing is I really think if we finish one of these races with it, we just might win the thing. It's that good of a truck."

Performance Chart: Chunky (last 10 races)
DATE RACE START FINISH DRIVER
6-3-00 Monroe 26 32 Donny Morelock
7-1-00 Milwaukee 25 27 Donny Morelock
7-15-00 Nazareth 26 21 Donny Morelock
3-15-02 Darlington 3 2 Robert Pressley
5-7-02 Texas 3 6 Robert Pressley
9-13-02 Texas 11 7 Robert Pressley
9-21-02 South Boston 8 24 Robert Pressley
3-14-03 Darlington 7 5 Chad Chaffin
4-12-03 Martinsville 23 26 Chad Chaffin
6-21-03 Memphis 2 28 Chad Chaffin

Chaffin Quotes

"Back in 1997, I won a Hooters Pro Cup Series event at Milwaukee, so I know how to get around this place. It was the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Race, so it will always be a special win for me in my career. He was a great driver, and to win the race named in his honor is pretty amazing."

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