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Montgomery Slowed by Handling Issues in Finale
A long and adventurous year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series came to an end on Friday for Chase Montgomery and his BHR2 team. In the 25th and final race of the season, Montgomery battled handling problems on his #8 DODGE and come home with a 21st place finish in the running of the Ford 200 at the Homestead Miami Speedway. Chase Montgomery Homestead Preview Chase is coming off a disappointing finish of 29th in his career debut at the challenging Darlington Raceway last week. He is looking to rebound and finish the season on a high note this week in Homestead. “I am looking forward to getting to Homestead and finishing the season off strong. My guys right now are on top of their game and giving me some great trucks every week. We tested at Homestead a few months back for a DODGE manufacturers test and we were very good. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Darlington Darlington 200 - Darlington Speedway No Lady Luck for Montgomery NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Chase Montgomery welcomed the opportunity to race at the historic Darlington Raceway – the track that he had watched so many times on TV as a youngster. Finally on Saturday night, the 21-year-old was given his opportunity and an eventful evening involving a freak tire failure evolved into a disappointing 29th place finish at the 1.33-mile oval in the running of the Darlington 200. Chase Montgomery Darlington Preview Chase is coming off his worst career finish last week in Phoenix where a blown right front tire ended his day early and relegated him to a 36th place finish. “I am really excited about finally getting the opportunity to race at Darlington. The track has so much history and I remember the days of growing up and watching the great drivers of the past race at Darlington on TV." Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Phoenix Chevy Silverado 150 - Phoenix International Speedway Montgomery Smacked in Phoenix Chase Montgomery rolled into Phoenix with very high expectations and this only grew after his qualifying effort on Thursday was good for the 12th starting spot in the running of the Silverado 150. All of those expectations were blown away, along with the right front tire of his #8 DODGE, and the result was a heavily damaged truck and a season worst 36th place finish at the Phoenix International Raceway. Chase Montgomery No. 8 BHR2 Dodge Phoenix Preview Chase is coming off a 19th place finish at Martinsville where a very strong run was derailed by a flat tire. The rookie and his BHR2 team look for a career run this week in Phoenix. “I raced at Phoenix last year in the Busch race and it is a really fun track to race on. It is a tricky track and it took me some time to figure the place out but towards the end of the race last year I was very comfortable getting around there." Cut Tire Hampers Strong Run for Montgomery Back in the spring, Chase Montgomery left the Martinsville Speedway after his career debut at the track and stated that “he could not wait to come back and race at the track in the fall”. Despite bad luck this time around, the rookie driver echoed the same thought as he left the .526 speedway on Saturday afternoon. A cut tire early in the running of the Kroger 200 cut short a strong run for Montgomery and relegated him and his #8 Alpine Engineered Products DODGE to a 19th place finish. Chase Montgomery Martinsville Preview Chase is coming off another solid run at Texas last week where he came home with a 17th place finish for the second time this year at the 1.5 mile speed plant of the Texas Motor Speedway. “What a change of pace to come off one of the fastest tracks on the circuit and go to probably our slowest here at Martinsville. This will be my second visit to the paper-clip shaped track but it already ranks high on my list of favorites. " Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Texas Silverado 350K - Texas Motor Speedway Montgomery Repeats Performance in Texas One of the fastest tracks on the circuit for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series provided for a rather bizarre running of the Chevrolet Silverado 350K on Saturday afternoon. The end result for 21-year-old Chase Montgomery was a 17th place finish in the caution filled event at the 1.5-mile layout of the Texas Motor Speedway. Chase Montgomery Texas Preview Chase is coming off a much needed strong performance last time out as he finished 16th at the California Speedway. Texas is one of this rookie’s favorite tracks and he looks to make a charge to the front once again. “This one has been marked on my calendar since the first race back in June." Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Alpine Engineered Products Bank of America Stadium Chase Montgomery Headed to Sponsors Trade Show Although the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series has a much needed week off, Chase Montgomery will remain busy as he tends to sponsor functions this week in Charlotte. The 21-year old rookie will appear with new sponsor Alpine Engineered Products, Inc. at the Building Components Manufacturers Conference (BCMC) on Thursday, October 7th. As part of the program, Montgomery will appear with his #8 Alpine Engineered Products DODGE as part of the companies Customer Appreciation Evening being held at the Bank of American stadium – home of the NFC Champion Carolina Panthers. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: California American Racing Wheels 200 - California Speedway Montgomery Rebounds in Fontana A very long and weary week on the west coast was capped off by NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chase Montgomery with a much needed strong performance. The newly turned 21-year-old rookie finished 16th in the running of the American Racing Wheels 200 at the California Speedway. Chase Montgomery California Preview Chase is coming off a discouraging 27th place finish last week in Las Vegas. He is looking to rebound with a solid outing this week at the California Speedway. “This has been a heck of a week and we need to end it with a good race in California. The track is very much like Michigan and we had a good set up and strong truck there earlier this year. There is a lot of room for racing which give us several different racing grooves.
Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Las Vegas
Las Vegas 350 - Las Vegas Motor Speedway No Lady Luck for Montgomery NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Chase Montgomery was looking for some Las Vegas luck on Saturday, but like most visitors to the “city that never sleeps” he did not find that luck. Montgomery and his #8 DODGE struggled to a 27th place finish in the running of the Las Vegas 350 at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Chase Montgomery Las Vegas Preview Chase is coming off a solid 17th place finish last week in his first visit to the New Hampshire International Speedway. The 20-year old looks forward to another strong showing this week in Las Vegas. “I think everyone looks forward to racing in Las Vegas. The track is a first class facility and it really mirrors the excitement of the town." Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Loudon Sylvania 200 - New Hampshire International Speedway Patience Pays Off for Montgomery The New England area was inundated with heavy rain from remnants of Hurricane Ivan on Saturday – and in turn the patience of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chase Montgomery and his BHR2 team were put to the test. The 20-year old rookie and his team responded with a solid performance and a 17th place finish in the running of the Sylvania 200 presented by Lowe’s at the New Hampshire International Speedway. Chase Montgomery Preview: Loudon Chase is coming off a disappointing 27th place finish in his last race at the Richmond International Raceway where he suffered various tire and wheel issues. The 20-year-old rookie looks to rebound with a strong showing this weekend in New Hampshire. Montgomery Baffled in Richmond NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chase Montgomery has undoubtedly had an eventful 2004 rookie season, but nothing like his bizarre night on Thursday in Richmond. Montgomery battled numerous tire problems as he steered his #8 Herbalife DODGE to a 27th place finish in the running of the Kroger 200 under the lights at the Richmond International Raceway. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Richmond Kroger 200 - Richmond International Raceway Chase Montgomery Richmond Preview Chase is coming off a solid 20th place finish two weeks ago at Bristol. Montgomery looks to build on some momentum as the season enters into a tough stretch of four races that span across the country in consecutive weeks. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Bristol O'Reilly 200 by Valvoline Maxlife - Bristol Motor Speedway Ray Montgomery Supports Both Competing Children from Canada Why would Ray Montgomery, co-owner of the No. 8 BHR2 team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, elect to be in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada and miss one of the most exciting events of the season at Bristol? Not only did Ray miss watching his son Chase compete for the first time this season, he was also in a part of the world where you can go 100 miles in any direction and see where all the wheat in the world must be grown – or so it seems. The closest race track for him on this day was Regina’s ¼ mile track - which just also happens to be surrounded by wheat. Montgomery Green with Envy at Bristol In the world of motorsports there are many superstitions about what brings you bad luck – and one of them is having a green race car or truck. However, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Chase Montgomery enjoyed having his truck decorated in green as he piloted his #8 Herbalife DODGE to a 20th place finish on Wednesday night in the running of the O’Reilly 200 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. Herbalife to Sponsor Montgomery at Bristol “Rookie To Display Special Paint Scheme” BHR2 and driver Chase Montgomery announce the signing of Herbalife International, Inc. as the primary sponsor for the August 25th NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event at the Bristol Motor Speedway. The Herbalife colors and logo will adorn the #8 DODGE truck of the Mt. Juliet, TN native for the O’Reilly 200 under the lights at the “World’s Fastest Half-Mile”. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Nashvhille Toyota Tundra 200 - Nashville Superspeedway Montgomery Battles for 23rd at Home Track “Handling Woes Surface For Rookie” - Chase Montgomery enjoyed his week at home and racing in front of family and friends. But the result at the end of the day was not what the 20-year-old rookie was hoping for. While battling the handling of his #8 DODGE, Montgomery soldiered home with a 23rd place finish in the running of the Toyota Tundra 200 at the Nashville Superspeedway. Chase Montgomery Ready to Bounce Back at Nashville “The guys have been giving me some very strong trucks and the one this week will be no different. We learned some things a few weeks ago at a Kentucky test session and it really seemed to help us at Michigan and I am sure it will come into play here this week. We had a rare mechanical issue that hurt us last week and each time that has happened this season, this team bounces back in a big way – I am sure we will once again.” Chase Montgomery Post Race Report: IRP The issue of parts failures is an unfortunate part of the racing equation. Chase Montgomery and his #8 DODGE suffered one of those untimely failures on Friday night with a punctured power steering line. The result was a disappointing 32nd place finish in the running of the Power Stroke 200 at the Indianapolis Raceway Park. Chase Montgomery, No. 8 BHR2 Dodge IRP Preview “This will be my first time racing at IRP. I have gone the last few years to watch the races and the track looks like it is a lot of fun. I have had some pretty good runs at similar tracks to IRP and I expect the same on Friday night. It is always a big show here for the whole week in Indy and you sure do want to make a good showing. The race always has some great racing and is a fan favorite on our schedule. The guys on this team have been giving me great trucks all year and if we get the chassis under us and stay out of trouble then we will have a really good run.”
Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Michigan
Line-X Spray-on Truck Bedliners 200 Montgomery Motors To 15th at MIS The maturation process of a rookie race car driver and his team can be a long and arduous process. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Chase Montgomery and his BHR2 team can see their progress as they can gain on the growth process. In another sign of this, Chase steered his #8 DODGE to a 15th place finish in the Line-X Spray-On Bedliners 200 at the Michigan International Speedway. Chase Montgomery No. 8 Dodge BHR2 Preview: Michigan “Like most drivers, I really like the track at Michigan. It is a fast and wide race track that allows for multiple racing grooves. There is a lot of drafting at the track and it starts to remind you a little of Daytona – which is my favorite place to run so Michigan ranks up there as well. We did some testing last week at Kentucky and I think we found some things that are going to really help us here in the second half of the season at places such as Michigan. Everyone seems to be revived a little with the week off and we are looking forward to a strong run this weekend in the Irish Hills.” Montgomery Battles For 12th at Gateway For the second time in three weeks, Chase Montgomery earned his career best finish in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Montgomery steered his #8 DODGE clear of late race trouble on his way to a 12th place finish in the running of the Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at the Gateway International Raceway. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: St. Louis Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Chase Montgomery Gateway Preview Event: Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Date: Saturday July 17, 2004 “This is another one of those tracks that I have never seen before. I have heard that it is somewhat like Milwaukee and at the end of that race I was getting around there very well. We are taking the same truck that we ran at that race in Milwaukee and I am confident in my crew to get the set-up under me and I believe that I will get the hang of the track fairly quickly. I seem to be growing fond of these flat tracks much like Milwaukee and Memphis, so I look for another strong run this week at Gateway.” Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Kentucky Built Ford Tough 225 Montgomery Earns Hard Fought Top 20 At Kentucky Chase Montgomery has had a roller coaster first season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and it continued Saturday night at the Kentucky Speedway. Montgomery battled the handling of his #8 DODGE all evening on his way to a 20th place finish in the running of the Built Ford Tough 225 at the 1.5-mile speedway. Chase Montgomery In TV Booth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chase Montgomery will be a guest analyst in the SPEED Channel booth this evening during the broadcast of the ARCA RE/MAX Series race. Montgomery competed in the ARCA RE/MAX Series from 2001-2003 and finished 4th in the overall driver point standings in the 2002 season. Chase Montgomery Kentucky Preview Event: Built Ford Tough 225 Date: Saturday July 10, 2004 Track: Kentucky Speedway (1.5-mile tri-oval) Sparta, Kentucky Laps/Miles: 150 laps / 225 miles TV: SPEED CHANNEL 8:00 p.m. EST Radio: MRN / XM Satellite Radio 8:00 p.m. EST Qualifying: Friday, July 9, 2004 @ 6:00 p.m. EST Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Kansas O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 Montgomery Charges To Career Best At Kansas NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Chase Montgomery enjoyed his visit to the heartland and the friendly confines of the Kansas Speedway. Montgomery wheeled his #8 DODGE to a career best finish of 13th at the 1.5-mile track on Saturday in the running of the O’Reilly 250. Chase Montgomery No. 8 BHR2 Dodge Kansas Preview Event: O’Reilly 250 Date: Saturday July 3, 2004 Track: Kansas Speedway (1.5-mile tri-oval) Kansas City, KS Laps/Miles: 167 laps / 250.5 miles TV: SPEED CHANNEL 3:00 p.m. EST Radio: MRN / XM Satellite Radio 3:00 p.m. EST Qualifying: Friday, July 2, 2004 @ 3:00 p.m. EST Montgomery Fights Tough Luck In Milwaukee Just when the fortunes seemed to have turned to the better for Chase Montgomery, the ugly head of “bad luck” reared itself again for the rookie and his BHR2 team. Montgomery battled engine and alternator problems on his way to a disappointing 27th place finish in the running of the Black Cat 200 at the Milwaukee Mile. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Milwaukee Black Cat ® Fireworks 200 Montgomery Fights Tough Luck In Milwaukee Just when the fortunes seemed to have turned to the better for Chase Montgomery, the ugly head of “bad luck” reared itself again for the rookie and his BHR2 team. Montgomery battled engine and alternator problems on his way to a disappointing 27th place finish in the running of the Black Cat 200 at the Milwaukee Mile. Chase Montgomery BHR2 Preview - Black Cat ® Fireworks 200 Event: Black Cat Fireworks 200 Date: Friday June 25, 2004 Track: Milwaukee Mile (1-mile oval) West Allis, WI Laps/Miles: 200 laps / 200 miles TV: SPEED CHANNEL 9:00 p.m. EST Radio: MRN / XM Satellite Radio 9:00 p.m. EST Qualifying: Friday, June 25, 2004 @ 6:00 p.m. EST Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Memphis O'Reilly 200
Montgomery Solid in City of Blues
The 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season is starting to turn the corner for rookie Chase Montgomery and his new BHR2 team. The 20-year-old earned his second straight top 20 finish with a solid 18th place in the running of the O’Reilly 200 at the Memphis Motorsports Park on Saturday. Chase Montgomery BHR2 Preview - O’Reilly 200 Event: O’Reilly 200 Date: Saturday June 19, 2004 Track: Memphis Motorsports Park (.75-mile tri-oval) Millington,TN Laps/Miles: 200 laps / 150 miles TV: SPEED CHANNEL 3:00 p.m. EST Radio: MRN 2:45 p.m. EST Qualifying: Friday, June 18, 2004 @ 4:00 p.m. EST Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Texas O'Reilly 400K Montgomery Strong With 17th In Texas The light at the end of the tunnel keeps getting brighter for NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Chase Montgomery. The 20-year-old put on a strong performance under the lights Friday night as he piloted his #8 DODGE to a 17th place finish in the running of the O’Reilly 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Chase Montgomery Texas Preview Chase is coming off a very promising run last week at Dover. Despite a disappointing 29th place finish, the 20-year-old rookie was one of the fastest trucks during the first part of the race. However, he was caught up in another competitor blowing an engine and putting fluid down on the track – sending his #8 DODGE machine hard into the Turn 1 wall and for all purposes ending his day. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Dover MBNA America 200 Chase Montgomery Dover Post Race Report Chase Montgomery feels like he has had a “black cloud” following him so far this year in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Despite further bad luck on Friday in Dover, the 20-year-old rookie feels that he may just have found a clearing in that cloud. Montgomery had a solid run denied at the Dover International Speedway during the running of the MBNA America 200. A mid-race encounter with oil from a competitor’s blown engine resulted in a deceiving 28th place finish for Chase and his #8 Big Daddy’s Cycle World DODGE. Chase Montgomery - Dover Preview Chase is coming off a 24th place finish at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway a few weeks ago in the running of the Infineon 200. Chase and his BHR2 team battled an ill-handling truck all weekend and their persistent efforts helped them come home with a safe finish. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Charlotte Infineon 200 Montgomery Tormented By Mystery Handling Woes Chase Montgomery’s rookie season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series continued on its path of a rocky road on Friday night. While fighting a bad handling truck, the 22-year-old brought home his #8 DODGE in the 24th position in the running of the Infineon 200 under the lights at the Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Chase Montgomery Lowe’s Infineon 200 Preview Chase is coming off a disappointing 29th place finish at the inaugural UAW/GM Ohio 250 at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway last weekend. His bid for a top 15 finish was dashed with about 20 laps to go when he got caught up in the short track version of the “big one”. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Mansfield UAW/GM Ohio 250 Chase Montgomery Mansfield Post Race Report To say that Chase Montgomery feels like he has a black cloud hovering over him would be an understatement. Once again bitten by bad luck, Montgomery finished 29th in the inaugural running of the UAW/GM Ohio 250 at the Mansfield Motorsports Speedway after being collected in a short track version of the “big one”. Chase Montgomery Mansfield Preview Chase is coming off his career best NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event last month at Martinsville with a 16th place finish. The native Tennessean is looking to build on that performance and gain some momentum as the series enters the busy part of its schedule. Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Martinsville Kroger 250 Montgomery Strong In Martinsville Debut “Rookie Earns Career Best Finish In Craftsman Truck Series” After racing on two of the fastest tracks on the Craftsman Truck Series circuit and a month off between the races, Chase Montgomery was really looking forward to some short track racing. In his first appearance at the difficult paper-clip shaped Martinsville Speedway, Montgomery put on an impressive performance as he piloted his #8 DODGE to a 16th place finish in the running of the Kroger 250. Chase Montgomery, #8 BHR2 Dodge Preview: MARTINSVILLE “I am really ready for some short track racing. Although this will be my first time racing at Martinsville, I have done well on short tracks thus far in my career. I have run very well at some legendary tough tracks such as Salem (IN) and Winchester (IN) and I look to have the same success at Martinsville. Plus, Martinsville is such a popular track within NASCAR and that makes it very exciting for me to finally run here this weekend.” Chase Montgomery Photo Gallery: Atlanta Easy Care Vehicle Service 200
Chase Montgomery Limps Home 23rd In Atlanta
Chase Montgomery really does like racing at the Atlanta Motor Speedway but his bad luck at the 1.54 mile quad oval continued with the running of the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. While experiencing a mechanical failure, Montgomery steered his #8 Big Daddy’s Cycle World DODGE to a 23rd place finish in the Easycare Vehicle Service Contracts 200. CHASE MONTGOMERY/No. 8 Team - 2004 Craftsman Truck Series Results Easy Care Vehicle Service 200 | Atlanta Motor Speedway Chase Montgomery Joined by "Big Daddy" for Atlanta NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series rookie Chase Montgomery rumbles into the Atlanta Motor Speedway with some big support this weekend for the running of the EasyCare Vehicle Service Contracts 200. Chase and his #8 BHR2 DODGE will be joined by Big Daddy’s Cycle World for the second event of the season for the series. Montgomery’s Strong Run Derailed by “The Big One” Chase Montgomery has developed a very impressive list of accomplishments at the Daytona International Speedway. Bobby Hamilton Racing, Chase Montgomery Announce Associate Sponsor for ’04 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Bobby Hamilton Racing (BHR) recently announced the addition of associate sponsor Gladiator™ GarageWorks by Whirlpool Corporation for the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season... |
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