Chase Austin

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Chase Austin
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Austin at Nashville Superspeedway in 2007
Born (1989-10-03) October 3, 1989 (age 35)
Eudora, Kansas
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
6 races run over 3 years
Best finish89th (2009)
First race 2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race 2010 Carfax 250 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish63rd (2009)
First race 2009 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race 2010 VFW 200 (Michigan)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
Statistics current as of November 19, 2011.

Chase Austin (born October 3, 1989) is an American professional racing driver. He is a former development driver with Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace Racing, racing in NASCAR's Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series. He also competed in the Firestone Indy Lights series from 2011 to 2014.

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Background

Austin started racing when he was 7, in an old worn out go kart he built with his father. He earned over 60 wins while racing karts in the late 1990s to early 2000s. [1] In 2001, he raced in micro sprint cars and won 16 features in two years. [1] Then he moved up to full size sprint cars, dirt track racing modifieds, and late models on dirt and asphalt. [1] While competing in the Kansas area, he won over 100 features in karts, sprint cars and stock cars. [1] He won the "Future Dirt Track World Championship", a dirt late model race for around a dozen of the United States' top teenaged drivers. [2]

NASCAR career

In late 2004, at age 14, Austin signed a driver development deal with Hendrick Motorsports. [1] Hendrick assigned him to race for the team's ally SS Racing in the ASA Late Model Series. [1]

In 2009, he won two races with one top five, six top ten finishes and a pole position. [2]

Hendrick dissolved its driver development program in 2006. [3] Originally backed by the new STAR Motorsports team, the deal fell through after STAR failed to fulfill its financial obligations. Austin's family was given a race shop and car parts, so they used the parts to race in numerous series. While a 16-year-old in high school, Austin was the driver and crew chief for the family effort. He raced in 23 events in the season, with 3 wins, six top fives, and eight top tens. [2] He competed on dirt and asphalt. He competed in his first USAR Hooters Procup Series race. [2]

Austin made one start at the 2007 Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park for RWI, finishing 41st after crashing out. [4] In that start, he became the first African American driver to start in a NASCAR Busch Series (then the name of the XFINITY Series) oval track race, and the second African American driver to start in the series' history. [5] He started in eleven NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series races, with four top ten finishes. [2] He had his first start in ARCA that season. He was scheduled to run 15 races for RWI in the Nationwide Series in 2008, but those plans were postponed. He left the team later in the season. He was announced as the driver of the No. 32 Trail Motorsport Chevrolet Silverado in 2009, but the team closed very early in the season. Chase Austin picked up a ride with Xxxtreme Motorsport to drive the #07 Chevrolet part-time. During the Nationwide Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway on August 21, 2009, he crashed heavily with Kyle Busch and Reed Sorenson while dropping down the track following a punctured tire.

Austin ran a Camping World Truck and Nationwide race in 2010 for the newly formed United Racing Group with sponsorship from Walgreens and Forgotten Harvest.

Indy Lights and IndyCar

When unable to find a ride in NASCAR in 2011, Austin signed on with African American former IndyCar driver Willy T. Ribbs in association with Brooks Associates Racing to make his Firestone Indy Lights debut in the Firestone Freedom 100 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Austin also competed in the Freedom 100 in 2012.

In August 2012, it was announced that Austin would drive for A. J. Foyt Enterprises in the 2013 Indianapolis 500. [6] However, the second Foyt Indy 500 entry was ultimately driven by Conor Daly.

Personal life

Austin is the son of an African American father and a Caucasian mother. [3] He lives in Eudora, Kansas.

Racing record

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2011 Willy T. Ribbs Racing
Brooks Associates Racing 		STP ALA LBH INDY
9		 MIL IOW
10		 TOR EDM1 EDM2 TRO NHM BAL KTY LVS 23rd42
2012 Juncos Racing STP ALA LBH INDY
10		 DET MIL IOW
8		 TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 17th44
2013 Bryan Herta Autosport
Jeffery Mark Motorsports		 STP
ALA
LBH
INDY
8		 MIL
IOW
POC
TOR
MDO
BAL
HOU
FON
17th24
2014 Belardi Auto Racing STP LBH ALA ALA IND IND INDY
11		 POC TOR MDO MDO MIL SNM SNM 17th1

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Nationwide Series

NASCAR Nationwide Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435NNSCPtsRef
2007 Rusty Wallace Racing 64 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM
41		 TEX PHO HOM 153rd40 [7]
2009 Xxxtreme Motorsport 07 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY
37		 CHI GTY IRP
32		 IOW GLN MCH BRI
36		 CGV ATL
29		 RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO 89th255 [8]
58 HOM
DNQ
2010 DAY
DNQ		 CAL LVS BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN 135th58 [9]
Curb Racing 43 Dodge MCH
35		 BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2009 Trail Motorsports 32 Chevy DAY
13		 CAL
23		 ATL MAR KAN
DNQ		 CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 63rd218 [10]
2010 United Racing Group 46 Dodge DAY ATL MAR NSH KAN DOV CLT TEX MCH
35		 IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 118th58 [11]

Busch East Series

NASCAR Busch East Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NBECPtsRef
2007 Rusty Wallace Racing 66 Dodge GRE
19		 SBO
10		 STA
8		 NHA
32		 TMP
25		 NSH
11		 ADI
7		 LRP
15		 MFD
17		 NHA
30		 DOV
6		15th1322 [12]
64 ELK
DNQ		 IOW
DNQ

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARSCPtsRef
2007 Rusty Wallace Racing 61 Dodge DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL
32		 TOL 163rd70 [13]
2008 Chevy DAY
DNQ		 SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL N/A0 [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hendrick Motorsports Signs Chase Austin [ dead link ], Hendrick Motorsports, October 6, 2004; Retrieved December 11, 2007
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Chase Austin: Driver Profile and History Archived October 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine , Chase Austin Official website, Retrieved December 11, 2007
  3. 1 2 At 16, driver at diversity crossroad, St. Petersburg Times ; June 17, 2006, Brant James; Retrieved December 11, 2007
  4. ↑ NASCAR statistics, Retrieved December 10, 2007
  5. ↑ Chase Austin and Rusty Wallace Racing make history at Memphis Archived May 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine , October 27, 2007, Retrieved December 11, 2007
  6. ↑ "Austin, AJ Teaming Up". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. August 5, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-08-11. Retrieved 2012-08-07.
  7. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Chase Austin – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2020.
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