Chase Miller

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Chase Miller
Chase Miller 46 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Miller at Road America in 2012
Born (1987-01-28) January 28, 1987 (age 37)
Canton, Georgia, U.S.
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
96 races run over 7 years
2013 position61st
Best finish38th (2008)
First race 2007 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville)
Last race 2013 5-hour Energy 200 (Dover)
WinsTop tens Poles
020
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
13 races run over 2 years
Best finish38th (2006)
First race 2006 Sylvania 200 (Loudon)
Last race 2007 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)
WinsTop tens Poles
010
Statistics current as of November 16, 2013.

Eldon Chase Miller (born January 28, 1987) is an American former stock car racing driver, who last competed in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (now the Xfinity Series) in 2013. He currently works for Front Row Motorsports as a mechanic.

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Racing career

2005–2008: Dodge development driver

Miller joined the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2005 at age 18 as a driver in Dodge's driver development program, He made his debut at Nashville driving the Bobby Jones Racing No. 88 car, where he ran in the top-five for a part of the race before running out of gas. Then, at Gateway, Miller led multiple laps before falling out due to transmission trouble. In 2006, Miller was tapped by Dodge to drive for the larger Cunningham Motorsports team in their No. 4 in six ARCA races that year. After an 11th-place finish at Nashville, Miller charged to the win at Pocono. [1] He set the record as the youngest driver to ever win an ARCA race at Pocono to that point. He then backed up his win with a dominating performance at the second annual ARCA Pocono event before a cylinder failure took him from the lead, with only eight laps remaining, and forced him to a fifth-place finish. He also qualified on the pole at Gateway and was leading the race when more mechanical problems plagued him. His outstanding performance won him the opportunity to compete in the Craftsman Truck Series with the Dodge Development Team.

Miller joined up with Bobby Hamilton Racing to drive their No. 4 truck near the end of the 2006 season, also as a part of the Dodge driver development program. In only his fourth start, Miller scored a top ten at Martinsville Speedway. He earned the ride for the full season in 2007. However, after five races, Miller and BHR parted ways. [2] He was soon hired by Ray Evernham to drive a part-time schedule in his Busch Series team's No. 9 car. In only his second career start, Miller scored a second-place qualifying effort at Kentucky Speedway, [3] and a best finish of fifteenth at Gateway. In 2008, he ran twelve races in the No. 9 car once again, with sponsorship from Unilever and Verizon Wireless, as well as two additional races in the No. 19 car for Evernham. He had two top-ten finishes and finished 38th in points in a part-time schedule.

2009–2013: Start and park career

Gillett Evernham closed their Nationwide Series team at the end of the year after the team's merger with Petty Enterprises, and Miller spent the first few months of the 2009 season without a ride, before he drove most of the second half of the season, going back and forth between the No. 91 MSRP Motorsports Chevrolet and the JTG Daugherty Racing No. 47 Toyota. He also ran one race at Memphis in Derrike Cope's No. 73. For 2010, Miller filled in for David Gilliland in the standalone races in the No. 91 for D'Hondt-Humphrey Motorsports (formerly MSRP). He also drove a few races for other teams that year as well, which were Specialty Racing in the No. 61 and MacDonald Motorsports in the No. 82. All three rides were start and park entries.

Miller's No. 46 in 2011 Nationwide 46 Chase Miller 2011 Road America Bucyrus 200.jpg
Miller's No. 46 in 2011
Miller's No. 46 in 2012 46 Chase Miller 2012 Road America Sargento 200.jpg
Miller's No. 46 in 2012

After running one race for Fleur-de-lis Motorsports in their No. 68, Miller found a solid ride about a third of the way into the 2011 season, driving the start-and-park No. 46 for Key Motorsports. He entered every race for the rest of the year starting at Iowa in May. He moved to two of Key's other cars for two races, with him in the No. 40 for Nashville and in the No. 42 for Montreal. In 2012, Miller drove for The Motorsports Group in the No. 46, start-and-parking for most of the season. At the start of 2013, he returned to start-and-park the TMG No. 46 for select races, but then left for TriStar Motorsports during the year, [4] starting-and-parking in the team's No. 10 and No. 91 cars as well as in the No. 15 car for Rick Ware Racing.

2014–present: Crew member career

2013 was the last time that Miller was a driver. However, he remained employed at TriStar as a car chief for their No. 14 car of Eric McClure and Cale Conley [5] and later a mechanic and crew chief for the team. According to his LinkedIn profile, in May 2015, he became TriStar's shop foreman, and after TriStar's Nationwide/Xfinity team was shut down in 2017, Miller joined Front Row Motorsports, where he currently works as a wiring mechanic.

Personal life

Chase graduated from Sequoyah High School.[ citation needed ]. Also according to his LinkedIn, he is a graduate of Mitchell Community College.

Motorsports career results

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 Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH
22		 KEN
18		 MLW
17		 NHA DAY CHI GTY
15		 IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH 63rd642 [6]
Gillett Evernham Motorsports DOV
16		 KAN CLT MEM
24		 TEX PHO HOM
2008 DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH
14		 TEX PHO
21		 MXC TAL RCH DAR
8		 NSH
11		 KEN
39		 MLW
23		 NHA DAY CHI GTY
13		 IRP
30		 CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL
23		 RCH DOV KAN MEM
6		 TEX
23		 PHO HOM
20		38th1386 [7]
19 CLT
36		 DOV CLT
36
2009 MSRP Motorsports 91 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY
42		 IRP IOW
40		 GLN DOV
39		74th442 [8]
JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Toyota MCH
37		 BRI CGV ATL
39		 RCH KAN
QL†		 CAL
43		 CLT
41		 TEX
39		 PHO HOM
37
Derrike Cope Inc. 73 Dodge MEM
39
2010 D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports 91 Chevy DAY CAL LVS BRI NSH
DNQ		 PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR NSH
39		 KEN
39		 ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY
36		 IRP
37		 IOW
41		 ATL
37		 RCH DOV KAN GTY
36		71st478 [9]
90 DOV
40		 CLT BRI
40		 CGV
Specialty Racing 61 Ford GLN
39		 MCH
MacDonald Motorsports 82 Dodge CAL
41		 CLT TEX
DNQ		 PHO
DNQ		 HOM
2011 Fleur-de-lis Motorsports 68 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW
40		46th81 [10]
Key Motorsports 46 Chevy CLT
DNQ		 CHI
41		 MCH
DNQ		 ROA
40		 DAY
DNQ		 KEN
41		 NHA
39		 IRP
41		 IOW
39		 GLN
DNQ		 BRI
40		 ATL
40		 RCH
42		 CHI
40		 DOV
39		 KAN
39		 CLT
DNQ		 TEX
39		 PHO
38		 HOM
38
40 NSH
31
42 CGV
DNQ
2012 The Motorsports Group 46 DAY
DNQ		 PHO
41		 LVS
39		 BRI
40		 CAL
38		 TEX
39		 RCH
42		 TAL
41		 DAR
41		 IOW
43		 CLT
40		 DOV MCH
38		 ROA
40		 KEN
39		 DAY
40		 NHA
38		 CHI
40		 IND
41		 IOW
42		 GLN CGV
42		 BRI
43		 ATL
38		 RCH
42		 CHI
42		 KEN
39		 DOV
38		 CLT
37		 KAN
43		 TEX
DNQ		 PHO
42		 HOM
41		44th107 [11]
2013 DAY PHO
39		 LVS
DNQ		 BRI
39		 CAL
DNQ		 TEX
DNQ		 RCH
DNQ		 TAL DAR
39		 CLT DOV IOW MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN 61st48 [12]
42 LVS
39
TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota MOH
39		 ATL
38		 RCH
39		 CHI KEN
91 BRI
39
Rick Ware Racing 15 Chevy DOV
37		 KAN
DNQ		 CLT TEX PHO HOM
† - Qualified but replaced by Michael McDowell

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCTCPtsRef
2006 Bobby Hamilton Racing 4 Dodge DAY CAL ATL MAR GTY CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW KAN KEN MEM IRP NSH BRI NHA
17		 LVS
32		 TAL
21		 MAR
10		 ATL
33		 TEX
30		 PHO
35		 HOM
32		38th675 [13]
2007 DAY
22		 CAL
14		 ATL
34		 MAR
32		 KAN
19		 CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 47th452 [14]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
2012 Bob Wood14 Ford PHO LHR MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS IOW
DNQ		 PIR SMP AAS PHO N/A0 [15]

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.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223ARMCPtsRef
2005 Bobby Jones Racing 88 Dodge DAY NSH
26		 SLM KEN TOL
DNQ		 LAN MIL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW
23		 LER NSH MCH
16		 ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 76th395 [16]
2006 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY NSH
11		 SLM WIN KEN TOL POC
1		 MCH KAN KEN BLN POC
5*		 GTW
33		 NSH MCH ISF MIL
12		 TOL DSF CHI SLM 38th1095 [17]
Eddie Sharp Racing 22 Dodge TAL
9		 IOW
2008 Gillett Evernham Motorsports 9 Dodge DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC
3		 NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 90th215 [18]
2009 Cunningham Motorsports 4 Dodge DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC
16		 MCH
3		 MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 72nd365 [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Miller wins ARCA Pocno race". Star-News . Wilmington, NC. June 10, 2006. p. 3C. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  2. ↑ "NASCAR REPORT: Bowyer on pole for attrition 500". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Atlanta, GA. May 12, 2007. p. D10. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
  3. ↑ Ashenfelter, Mark (June 13, 2008). "Miller will have his hands full in 12th career start at Kentucky". ESPN. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  4. ↑ "TriStar Motorsports Notes and Quotes – Bristol". Speedway Media. August 22, 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-24.
  5. ↑ "The Teams". TriStar Motorsports . 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-11-10. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2013 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  15. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series West Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Chase Miller – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
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