Chase Austin

Chase Austin
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 race2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)
Last race2010 Carfax 250 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish63rd (2009)
First race2009 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)
Last race2010 VFW 200 (Michigan)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
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.

Background

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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

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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

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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

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

Racing record

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American open–wheel racing results

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Indy Lights

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2011 Willy T. Ribbs Racing
Brooks Associates Racing 		STP ALA LBH INDY
9 		MIL IOW
10 		TOR EDM1 EDM2 TRO NHM BAL KTY LVS 23rd 42
2012 Juncos Racing STP ALA LBH INDY
10 		DET MIL IOW
8 		TOR EDM TRO BAL FON 17th 44
2013 Bryan Herta Autosport
Jeffery Mark Motorsports 		STP
 ALA
 LBH
 INDY
8 		MIL
 IOW
 POC
 TOR
 MDO
 BAL
 HOU
 FON
 17th 24
2014 Belardi Auto Racing STP LBH ALA ALA IND IND INDY
11 		POC TOR MDO MDO MIL SNM SNM 17th 1

NASCAR

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

Nationwide Series

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NASCAR Nationwide Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NNSC Pts Ref
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 153rd 40 [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 89th 255 [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 135th 58 [9]
Curb Racing 43 Dodge MCH
35 		BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM

Camping World Truck Series

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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts Ref
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 63rd 218 [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 118th 58 [11]

Busch East Series

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NASCAR Busch East Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NBEC Pts Ref
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 		15th 1322 [12]
64 ELK
DNQ 		IOW
DNQ

ARCA Re/Max Series

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(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
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts Ref
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 163rd 70 [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/A 0 [14]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Hendrick Motorsports Signs Chase Austin [dead link‍], Hendrick Motorsports, October 6, 2004; Retrieved December 11, 2007
  2. ^ a b c d e Chase Austin: Driver Profile and History Archived October 4, 2007, at the Wayback Machine, Chase Austin Official website, Retrieved December 11, 2007
  3. ^ a b 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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