Chad Blount

Chad Blount (born September 4, 1979) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all three of NASCAR's major series, with his last appearance coming in 2010. He currently serves as shop car chief for Rick Ware Racing.

NASCAR career

Nextel Cup Series Blount made his debut in the then-Nextel Cup Series during the 2004 season. Driving the No. 37 R&J Racing Dodge, he attempted two races and was able to make the Tropicana 400, but finished 43rd after a mechanical failure. He also made one start in the No. 06 Mobil 1 Dodge for Penske-Jasper Racing at Talladega, however he finished 41st after an engine failure. Blount returned to the series in 2006 with plans to run the full season in the No. 37. After failing to qualify for the Daytona 500, he was released from the team. Beginning with the Golden Corral 500, he was hired by Front Row Motorsports to drive the No. 92 Dodge, which had previously been driven by Randy LaJoie. In fourteen races between the team's No. 34, No. 61 and No. 92 cars, Blount was only able to qualify for two, finishing 42nd at both Martinsville Speedway and Richmond International Raceway.

Nationwide Series

Blount began his Busch Series career with Braun Racing in 2003. He would drive the No. 19 APP Prepaid Gas Cards Dodge through the first eleven races, however sponsorship issues forced him to leave the car. During those eleven races for Braun Racing he would post a best finish of fifth at Texas and had a top-ten finish at Nashville. He would return to the series five races later with Welliver-Jesel Motorsports. He would drove the No. 66 Miller High Life Dodge in a total of eight races with a best finish of fifteenth at Michigan. Blount would then drive one race during the 2004 season for Hirschfeld Motorsports, which was a joint venture with Braun Racing. The No. 78 idialdirect.com Dodge finished in 34th place after an accident. In 2005, Blount would attempt three races, one with Braun Racing and two with ML Motorsports. He made the Meijer 300 at Kentucky in the No. 32 Winfuel Chevrolet and would finish that race in the 22nd position. His other two attempts with the No. 70 Foretravel Motorhomes Chevrolet were unable to get him in the field for race day. In 2009, he started and parked for Braun Racing in the No. 10 part-time and in the No. 87 NEMCO Motorsports Chevrolet for one race. Blount returned to the No. 10 again in the 2010 Sam's Town 300 at Las Vegas.

Craftsman Truck Series Blount has one career Craftsman Truck Series start, which came in 2004 in the No. 2 Team ASE/Carquest Dodge for Ultra Motorsports. After starting ninth, he would finish 25th due to a crash.

ARCA career Blount has won eight ARCA races in his racing career. His best season came in 2002 in the No. 77 Dodge for Braun Racing. He finished second in points with four wins, fourteen top-tens, and five poles. His most recent appearance in the series came in 2008 at Nashville Superspeedway in the No. 30 Dodge for Jones Group Racing.

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.) Nextel Cup Series NASCAR Nextel Cup 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 36 Pts Ref 2004 R&J Racing 37 Dodge DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX MAR TAL CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAYDNQ CHI43 NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV 81st 74 Penske-Jasper Racing 06 Dodge TAL41 KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 2006 R&J Racing 37 Dodge DAYDNQ CAL LVS 65th 74 Front Row Motorsports 92 Dodge ATLDNQ BRIDNQ MAR42 TEXDNQ PHODNQ TALDNQ RCH 34 Chevy DARDNQ CLTDNQ DOV POC MCH SON RCH42 NHADNQ DOVDNQ KANDNQ TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM Dodge DAYDNQ 61 CHIDNQ NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 2006 R&J Racing Dodge DNQ

Nationwide Series 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 Pts Ref 2003 Braun Racing 19 Dodge DAY11 CAR32 LVS29 DAR18 BRI31 TEX5 TAL41 NSH8 CAL33 RCH17 GTY29 NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN 33rd 1581 Team Jesel 66 Dodge MLW40 DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP Carroll Racing 26 Dodge MCH15 BRI DAR RCH35 DOV KAN36 CLT27 MEM21 ATL37 PHO CAR HOM37 2004 Hirschfeld Motorsports 78 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL GTY RCH NZH CLT34 DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 151st - 2005 Braun Racing 32 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH KEN22 MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV 113th 97 ML Motorsports 70 Chevy KANDNQ CLT MEM TEXDNQ PHO HOM 2008 Fitz Motorsports 36 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHIDNQ GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM NA - 2009 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL LVS BRI TEX NSH PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN42 GTY36 IRP38 IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 99th 190 NEMCO Motorsports 87 Chevy MLW38 NHA DAY CHI 2010 Braun Racing 10 Toyota DAY CAL LVS40 BRI NSH PHO TEX TAL RCH DAR DOV CLT NSH KEN ROA NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW GLN MCH BRI CGV ATL RCH DOV KAN CAL CLT GTY TEX PHO HOM 143rd 43

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman 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 Pts Ref 2004 Ultra Motorsports 2 Dodge DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH IRP NSH BRI RCH NHA LVS CAL TEX25 MAR PHO DAR HOM 96th 88

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 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 Pts Ref 2001 Braun Racing 77 Dodge DAY NSH WIN SLM GTY9 KEN CLT KAN MCH POC MEM GLN KEN MCH10 POC NSH ISF CHI11 DSF SLM TOL 38th 960 Pontiac BLN2 CLT Dodge TAL7 ATL 2002 Dodge DAY4 ATL2 NSH6 SLM28 KEN2 CLT6 KAN4 POC15 MCH1* TOL18 SBO22 KEN1 BLN2* POC14 NSH22 ISF8 WIN17 DSF25 CHI1* SLM3 TAL2 CLT1* 2nd 5675 2004 Braun Racing 64 Dodge DAY7 NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN KEN GTW POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF 103rd 225 Roulo Brothers Racing 39 Dodge CHI41 SLM TAL 2005 ML Motorsports 67 Chevy DAY33 NSH1* SLM1* KEN2* TOL9 LAN5 MIL3 POC32 MCH2 KAN1* KEN1* BLN8 POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 18th 2845 2006 Jan Gibson Racing 56 Dodge DAYDNQ NSH SLM 152nd 80 Jones Group Racing 30 Dodge WIN35 KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL IOW 2007 DAY USA NSH5 SLM KAN WIN KEN5 TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM TAL TOL 68th 385 2008 DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH21 ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 124th 125