June 2, 2003

Chad Chaffin has Biggest Race of Season This Week at Texas

O'Reilly 400K
June 6, 2003
Texas Motor Speedway
TV: SPEED (Live) 9:00 PM-Eastern Time
Radio: MRN (Live) 9:00 PM-Eastern Time

2003 points standing after 6 of 25 races
Position Driver Points
1st Bobby Hamilton 996
2nd Rick Crawford 953
3rd Travis Kvapil 884
4th Ted Musgrave 876
5th Brendan Gaughan 873
10th Chad Chaffin 763
13th Bill Lester 714

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 6 0 1 3 61,170
Totals 13 0 3 5 $ 131,395

Career Best Start:
6th @ Daytona Intl. Speedway 2-14-03 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

Topics of Interest

Performance Record: Texas Motor Speedway
Busch Series (Three starts, career best finish 27th position on 3-31-01)
Truck Series Performance (One career start)
Date Start Finish Laps Status Money Won
10-13-00 14 33 1 of 167 Accident $ 6,590
Totals 1 of 167 $ 6,590

No. 18 Team History:
Year Start Finish Driver
2002 11 7 Robert Pressley
3 6 Robert Pressley
2001 8 9 Joe Ruttman
2 4 Joe Ruttman
2000 25 11 Joe Ruttman
13 26 Joe Ruttman
1999 12 7 Joe Ruttman
18 11 Joe Ruttman

Biggest Race of the Season: The O'Reilly 400K event at Texas Motor Speedway is one of the biggest races of the year for Chad Chaffin and the No. 18 BHR Dickies Dodge team.

"Our sponsor, Dickies, is just about 30 miles down the road from this track in Fort Worth, and they're going to have several people attending this race," said Chaffin. "So to say that there is a little pressure to perform is an understatement. We are going to go see them on Wednesday of this week, and then they will be out to see us on race night. So the guys and I are going to giving it our all to give them something to brag about at their home track."

Several of the top executives for Williamson Dickie are tentatively planning on being in attendance on Friday night at the Texas Motor Speedway. A few are Senior Vice President of Marketing and Merchandise, Bob Scott, Vice President of Marketing and Merchandise, Jon Ragsdale, and Director of Marketing Services, Rick Crosland.

"In one case, I'm looking forward to seeing Jon (Ragsdale) again and in the other, I'm looking forward to meeting both Bob Scott and Rick Crosland," said Chaffin. "They all took a chance on me a few months ago when I became the driver of their truck, so I want to do my best on Friday."

Appearances: Chaffin will be at the Dickies World Headquarters in Fort Worth, Texas signing autographs at their outlet store from 11:00AM to 2:00PM on June 4, 2003. He will also be signing autographs in the track midway area at the Dodge Merchandise rig on race morning, June 6, 2003.

Back in the Top Ten: The No. 18 team moved into tenth place in the Truck Series points standings after the seventh place finish in Dover. There are now 110 points separating fifth place from tenth place in the standings.

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 (Next Event)

2003 Totals
Starts - 6
Poles - 0
Wins - 0
Top fives - 1
Top tens - 3
Earnings - $ 61,170
Laps Completed - 1084 of 1094 (99%)
Laps Led - 88 of 1094
Races Led - 3 of 6
DNF's - 1

This Week's Truck: Chaffin will be racing "Hulk" at Texas Motor Speedway this week. The O'Reilly 400K will be the fourth time Hulk has competed at Texas. Hulk also went to victory lane in 2001 at Darlington with Bobby Hamilton behind the wheel.

Performance Chart: Hulk
DATE RACE START FINISH DRIVER
10-13-00 Texas 25 11 Joe Ruttman
3-4-01 Homestead 5 9 Joe Ruttman
5-6-01 St. Louis 31 36 Bill Lester
5-12-01 Darlington 3 1 Bobby Hamilton
7-21-01 New Hampshire 2 25 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

Chaffin Quotes

"I've run a few races at Texas, and I've been pretty good. It's a fast track that has a lot to do with aero and handling. If you can get through the corners, then you'll have a fast truck at the place. As far as racing in Texas, I guess I'm a little funny. I love the area. I always have fun in the area. There is just something about Texas that makes this a big race, regardless of the fact that our sponsor Dickies is located about 30 miles from the track."

"We're starting to gain a little on the guys in front of us in the points, but we are by no means ready to be happy with our performance. We've got a couple of top ten finishes, but this team needs to be running and finishing in the top five each week."


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