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	September 1, 2003 Chad Chaffin No. 18 Dickies Dodge Race Notes: RICHMOND NCTS 200 September 4, 2003 Richmond International Speedway TV: SPEED (Live) 8:00 PM-Eastern Time Radio: MRN (Live) 8:00 PM-Eastern Time 2003 points standing after 16 of 25 races Position Driver Points 1st Travis Kvapil 2488 2nd Brendan Gaughan 2480 3rd Ted Musgrave 2417 4th Dennis Setzer 2365 7th Bobby Hamilton 2290 11th Chad Chaffin 2036 13th Bill Lester 1851 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 16 0 2 7 186,035 Totals 23 0 4 9 $ 256,260 Career Best Start: 1st @ Kansas Speedway 7-5-03 Career Best Finish: (Most Recent) 3rd twice @ Michigan Intl. Speedway 7-26-03 Career Largest Purse: $ 22,975 @ Michigan Intl. Speedway 7-26-03 Topics of Interest Chad Chaffin Performance Record at: Richmond International Speedway Busch Series: (Three starts with a career-best finish of 9th on 9-10-99) Truck Series: (Never raced at facility) No. 18 Team History: Year Start Finish Driver 1999 11 29 Joe Ruttman 2000 4 4 Joe Ruttman 2001 10 9 Joe Ruttman 2002 11 15 Robert Pressley Richmond the Site of Chad Chaffin's Career Best BGN Finish: Chad Chaffin has never raced a truck at Richmond International Speedway, but that doesn't mean he is without experience at the facility. In 1999, Chaffin scored his career-best finish to date in the NASCAR Busch Series, ninth place, in the September event. "I had a good run in a Busch car a few years ago at the place, so I'm hoping to do the same with a truck," said Chaffin. "It's a great track that is fun to drive. You can lean on somebody if you need to or it has enough room that you can run two wide sometimes. I'm sure the fans are in for another great show from the Truck Series guys." Chaffin and the No. 18 Dickies Dodge Team are coming off two top ten finishes, following the sixth place finish at Nashville and a seventh place finish at Bristol. Points Racing: Chaffin and the No. 18 Dickies Dodge Team enter this week's race in Richmond, Virginia just 64 points out of tenth place in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series points standings. With nine races to go in the 2003 season, each race is becoming more and more important in the quest to reach the top ten in the standings. "We're trying not to focus too much on the points, but each person on this team knows we need to be at our best if we are going to get in the top ten," said Chaffin. "For the guys it means a little more money at the season's end, and for me it means I get to go to the banquet in Miami at the end of the season. So it's pretty important to us to gain points on the guys in front of us over the final nine races." Testing: Chaffin and the No. 18 Team did not take the past week off since there was not a race in the Craftsman Truck Series, but instead, they traveled to Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 26, to test for the upcoming speedway races that will end the season. "That is the best test we've ever had," said Danny Rollins, Crew Chief of the No. 18 Dickies Dodge. "Chad was great, and the truck reacted to our liking. I'm really excited about going to Las Vegas, California, and Texas later this year." This Week's Truck: Last race at Bristol, "Angel" ran so well as a back-up truck that the team decided to bring it to Richmond International Speedway for this week's event. Chaffin has driven Angel five times with three top ten finishes. Performance Chart: Angel Date Location S/F Driver 2003 3-23-03 Bakersfield 27/20 Chad Chaffin 5-16-03 Charlotte 10/8 Chad Chaffin 5-30-03 Dover 12/7 Chad Chaffin 7-19-03 St. Louis 13/13 Chad Chaffin 8-20-03 Bristol 7/7 Chad Chaffin Appearances: On Friday, September 5, 2003, Chaffin and the No. 18 Dickies Dodge Team Transporter will both be making an appearance at the Work Zone Store in Colonial Heights, Virginia from 11:00AM to 2:00PM EST. Championship Contenders: With nine races remaining in the 2003 season, there are 19 drivers that can still mathematically win the 2003 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship. Chaffin's 2003 Craftsman Truck Series Event Results 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 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 1 14 166 of 167 Running 13,640 Kentucky 3 26 50 of 150 Engine 11,540 St. Louis 13 13 160 of 160 Running 11,240 Michigan 2 3 100 of 100 Running 22,975 Indy 3 12 199 of 200 Running 10,515 Nashville 1 6 150 of 150 Running 11,950 Bristol 7 7 200 of 200 Running 10,050 Richmond (Next Event) 2003 Totals Starts - 16 Poles - 2 Wins - 0 Top fives - 2 Top tens - 7 Earnings - $ 186,035 Laps Completed - 2548 of 2788 (91.3%) Laps Led - 115 of 2288 Races Led - 5 of 16 DNF's - 3 Chaffin Quotes "This season has been kind of fun. The tracks that you would think are my kind of tracks have not necessarily been the best races for us. Then on the other hand, when we go to tracks like Kansas Speedway, Michigan Speedway, and Texas Motor Speedway, we've run really well. In the past; I've either not raced at them or I've run poorly. So it's hard to say what may happen at Richmond this week. We always go into a race weekend thinking we have a shot at the win, and at the very least we expect to run well. But I learned a long time ago at Nashville Fairgrounds that you never know what to expect." "I've been just taking it easy the last week or so. We went testing, but that's about it. The rest of the time I've been working at my business and just going home at night. It's been a nice little break in the action, but we're ready to get back at it this week." "We've had two top ten finishes in a row, and we definitely want to build on that. We need to finish out the season in the top ten in every one of the final nine races. That should ensure that we end the season in the top ten in the points standings."