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:Chase Austin

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox NASCAR driver

| name = Chase Austin

| image = ChaseAustin2007Nashville.jpg

| caption = Austin at Nashville Superspeedway in 2007

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|10|3}}

| birth_place = Eudora, Kansas, U.S.

| Total_Busch_Races = 6

| Years_In_Busch = 3

| Prev_Busch_Year =

| Prev_Busch_Pos =

| Best_Busch_Pos = 89th (2009)

| First_Busch_Race = 2007 Sam's Town 250 (Memphis)

| Last_Busch_Race = 2010 Carfax 250 (Michigan)

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

| Total_Truck_Races = 3

| Years_In_Truck = 2

| Prev_Truck_Year =

| Prev_Truck_Pos =

| Best_Truck_Pos = 63rd (2009)

| First_Truck_Race = 2009 NextEra Energy Resources 250 (Daytona)

| Last_Truck_Race = 2010 VFW 200 (Michigan)

| Truck_Wins = 0

| Truck_Top_Tens = 0

| Truck_Poles = 0

| updated = 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

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.[http://hendrickmotorsports.com/news_detail.asp?id=983&bhcp=1 Hendrick Motorsports Signs Chase Austin] {{dead link|date=January 2017|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, Hendrick Motorsports, October 6, 2004; Retrieved December 11, 2007 In 2001, he raced in micro sprint cars and won 16 features in two years. Then he moved up to full size sprint cars, dirt track racing modifieds, and late models on dirt and asphalt. While competing in the Kansas area, he won over 100 features in karts, sprint cars and stock cars. He won the "Future Dirt Track World Championship", a dirt late model race for around a dozen of the United States' top teenaged drivers.

NASCAR career

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

In 2009, he won two races with one top five, six top ten finishes and a pole position.[http://www.chaseaustin.net/Content.asp?SectionID=1 Chase Austin: Driver Profile and History] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071004214425/http://www.chaseaustin.net/Content.asp?SectionID=1 |date=October 4, 2007 }}, Chase Austin Official website, Retrieved December 11, 2007

Hendrick dissolved its driver development program in 2006.[http://www.sptimes.com/2006/06/17/Sports/At_16__driver_at_dive.shtml At 16, driver at diversity crossroad], St. Petersburg Times; June 17, 2006, Brant James; Retrieved December 11, 2007 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. He competed on dirt and asphalt. He competed in his first USAR Hooters Procup Series race.

Austin made one start at the 2007 Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park for RWI, finishing 41st after crashing out.[http://racing-reference.info/driver?id=austich01 NASCAR statistics], Retrieved December 10, 2007 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.[http://www.rustywallace.com/news/read_article.php?id=116 Chase Austin and Rusty Wallace Racing make history at Memphis] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518054116/http://www.rustywallace.com/news/read_article.php?id=116 |date=May 18, 2008 }}, October 27, 2007, Retrieved December 11, 2007 He started in eleven NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series races, with four top ten finishes. 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.{{cite web |url=http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-austin-aj-teaming-up/ |title=Austin, AJ Teaming Up |date=August 5, 2012 |work=SPEED Channel |publisher=Fox Sports |accessdate=2012-08-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120811003201/http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-austin-aj-teaming-up/ |archivedate=2012-08-11 }} 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. He is married and lives in Houston, Texas.

Racing record

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key)

==Indy Lights==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! 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

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|9}}

|MIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|IOW
{{small|10}}

|TOR

|EDM1

|EDM2

|TRO

|NHM

|BAL

|KTY

|LVS

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|23rd

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|42

2012

! Juncos Racing

|STP

|ALA

|LBH

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|10}}

|DET

|MIL

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|IOW
{{small|8}}

|TOR

|EDM

|TRO

|BAL

|FON

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|44

2013

! Bryan Herta Autosport
Jeffery Mark Motorsports

| STP

| ALA

| |LBH

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
{{small|8}}

| MIL

| IOW

| POC

| TOR

| MDO

| BAL

| HOU

| FON

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|17th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|24

2014

! Belardi Auto Racing

| STP

| LBH

| ALA

| ALA

| IND

| IND

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY
{{small|11}}

| POC

| TOR

| MDO

| MDO

| MIL

| SNM

| SNM

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 1

=NASCAR=

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

==Nationwide Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=42| 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

! {{Tooltip|NNSC|NASCAR Nationwide Series classification}}

! 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

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MEM
{{small|41}}

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 153rd

! 40

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2007/B|title=Chase Austin – 2007 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2009

! rowspan=3| Xxxtreme Motorsport

! 07

! rowspan=3| Chevy

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| TEX

| NSH

| PHO

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| NHA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
{{small|37}}

| CHI

| GTY

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IRP
{{small|32}}

| IOW

| GLN

| MCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
{{small|36}}

| CGV

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ATL
{{small|29}}

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

|

! rowspan=2| 89th

! rowspan=2| 255

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2009/B|title=Chase Austin – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 58

| colspan=34|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM
{{small|DNQ}}

rowspan=2| 2010

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| CAL

| LVS

| BRI

| NSH

| PHO

| TEX

| TAL

| RCH

| DAR

| DOV

| CLT

| NSH

| KEN

| ROA

| NHA

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| IOW

| GLN

| colspan=13|

! rowspan=2| 135th

! rowspan=2| 58

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2010/B|title=Chase Austin – 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

Curb Racing

! 43

! Dodge

| colspan=22|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|35}}

| BRI

| CGV

| ATL

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| GTY

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

==Camping World Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NCWTC|NASCAR Camping World Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! Trail Motorsports

! 32

! Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
{{small|23}}

| ATL

| MAR

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KAN
{{small|DNQ}}

| CLT

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| CHI

| IOW

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 63rd

! 218

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2009/C|title=Chase Austin – 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

2010

! United Racing Group

! 46

! Dodge

| DAY

| ATL

| MAR

| NSH

| KAN

| DOV

| CLT

| TEX

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|35}}

| IOW

| GTY

| IRP

| POC

| NSH

| DAR

| BRI

| CHI

| KEN

| NHA

| LVS

| MAR

| TAL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 118th

! 58

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2010/C|title=Chase Austin – 2010 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 10, 2023}}

==Busch East Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=20| NASCAR Busch East Series results
Year

! Team

! No.

! Make

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! {{Tooltip|NBEC|NASCAR Busch East Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=2| 2007

! rowspan=2| Rusty Wallace Racing

! 66

! rowspan=2| Dodge

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
{{small|19}}

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SBO
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STA
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|32}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TMP
{{small|25}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| NSH
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| ADI
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LRP
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MFD
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
{{small|30}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
{{small|6}}

! rowspan=2| 15th

! rowspan=2| 1322

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=http://racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2007/E|title=Chase Austin – 2007 NASCAR Busch East Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

64

|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ELK
{{small|DNQ}}

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| IOW
{{small|DNQ}}

| colspan=10|

=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.)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=30| 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

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Re/Max Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! rowspan=2| Rusty Wallace Racing

! rowspan=2| 61

! Dodge

| DAY

| USA

| NSH

| SLM

| KAN

| WIN

| KEN

| TOL

| IOW

| POC

| MCH

| BLN

| KEN

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| MIL

| GTW

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TAL
{{small|32}}

| TOL

! 163rd

! 70

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2007/A|title=Chase Austin – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

2008

! Chevy

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
{{small|DNQ}}

| SLM

| IOW

| KAN

| CAR

| KEN

| TOL

| POC

| MCH

| CAY

| KEN

| BLN

| POC

| NSH

| ISF

| DSF

| CHI

| SLM

| NJE

| TAL

| TOL

| colspan=2|

! N/A

! 0

! {{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/austich01/2008/A|title=Chase Austin – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|accessdate=April 29, 2020}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://chaseaustin.net/}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Chase_Austin}}

{{Belardi Auto Racing}}

{{Juncos Hollinger Racing}}

{{NY Racing Team}}

{{Trail Motorsports}}

{{Curb Racing}}

{{Rusty Wallace Racing}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Austin, Chase}}

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