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Chad Chaffin No. 18 Dickies Dodge Race Notes Las Vegas 350 | September 27, 2003 Las Vegas Motor Speedway TV: SPEED (Live) 9:00 PM-Eastern Time Radio: MRN (Live) 9:00 PM-Eastern Time Chad Chaffin Performance Record at: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Busch Series: (Three starts with a career best finish of 25th place on 3-3-01) Truck Series: (Never raced at facility) No. 18 Team History: Year Start Finish Driver 1999 3 23 Joe Ruttman 2000 No Event This Year 2001 13 8 Joe Ruttman 2002 15 7 Robert Pressley Playing the Odds: Chad Chaffin and the No. 18 BHR Dickies Dodge Team will be playing the odds at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend. After a disappointing run last week, Chaffin and the BHR boys will be looking for a little redemption in the city that never sleeps. "We were just bad last week," said Chaffin. "That is about all you can say. Danny and the boys will get it right for this week though. I have all the confidence in the world in them, and I know they are going to find out what happened last week and make corrections for Las Vegas." Chaffin and the No. 18 Team currently sit 10th in the driver points standings in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. They are in a fight with Terry Cook, and Matt Crafton for the ninth, tenth, and eleventh places in the points standings. They are separated by less than 100 points. "We're racing hard to stay in the top ten in points," said Chaffin. "We fell back early in the year, and it has taken most of the summer to get back into the top ten. Now we have to race our butts off to keep it." Pit Crew Championship: On Thursday, September 25, 2003 from 1:00PM to 3:30PM PST, the finals of the Dodge Pit Crew Challenge will take place at the Suncoast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year, the No. 18 Dickies Dodge Team won the Pit Crew Challenge over their teammates on the No. 4 Team. "This is a big deal for the team," said Chaffin. "Being the defending champions means we're the team to beat. It's going to be a great competition. All the teams that made the finals are fast and sharp. It should be a great time for the fans. Hopefully we'll have a big turn out." Earnings: Chaffin will surpass the $ 300,000 mark in career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series earnings if he can collect $ 6,850 at the Las Vegas 350. This Week's Truck: The team is racing the same truck at Las Vegas that they ran in California last week. It has two poles this season, one at Kansas Speedway and the other at Nashville Speedway. Performance Chart: Hulk 2003 Date Location S/F Driver 6-6-03 Texas 10/8 Chad Chaffin 7-5-03 Kansas 1/14 Chad Chaffin 5-12-03 Kentucky 3/26 Chad Chaffin 7-26-03 Michigan 2/3 Chad Chaffin 8-8-03 Nashville 1/6 Chad Chaffin 9-13-03 California 17/17 Chad Chaffin Championship Contenders: With six races remaining in the 2003 season, there are 12 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 13,050 Richmond 12 11 200 of 200 Running 8,800 Loudon 7 6 200 of 200 Running 12,875 California 17 17 98 of 100 Running 12,215 Las Vegas (Next Event) 2003 Totals Starts - 19 Poles - 2 Wins - 0 Top fives - 2 Top tens - 8 Earnings - $ 222,925 Laps Completed - 3048 of 3288 (92.7%) Laps Led - 115 of 3288 Races Led - 5 of 19 DNF's - 3 2003 points standing after 19 of 25 races |
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