Chase Montgomery (born September 29, 1983) is an American professional
stock car racing driver. He currently owns a small business and continues to pursue a racing career. He lives in
Wilson County, Tennessee
Wilson County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is in Middle Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 147,737. Its county seat is Lebanon. The largest city is Mt. Juliet. Wilson County is part of the Nashville-Davids ...
. He is now married and a father.
Career before NASCAR
Montgomery began racing
go-kart
A go-kart, also written as go-cart (often referred to as simply a kart), is a type of sports car, close wheeled car, open-wheel car or quadracycle. Go-karts come in all shapes and forms, from non-motorised models to high-performance racing ...
s at the age of 13. He began rising through the ranks very quickly and by 2000, he was a regular weekly driver at
Nashville Speedway USA
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is a motorsport racetrack located at the Nashville Fairgrounds near downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The track is the second-oldest continually operating track in the United States. The track held NASCAR Grand Natio ...
. In 2002, he joined the
ARCA Re/MAX Series
The ARCA Menards Series is an American stock car series, the premier division of the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA). It is considered a minor, semi-professional league of stock car racing, used as a feeder series into the three nationa ...
, posting four top-fives and finishing 4th in points, runner-up in the Rookie of the Year points. That year, rock singer
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guilloti ...
came on board as a co-owner and marketing partner of his race team. The next season, he won the season opening-race at
Daytona International Speedway
Daytona International Speedway is a race track in Daytona Beach, Florida, United States. Since opening in 1959, it has been the home of the Daytona 500, the most prestigious race in NASCAR as well as its season opening event. In addition to NASC ...
. In 2004, he became the youngest driver to win the pole for an ARCA race.
NASCAR career
Montgomery began his NASCAR career in 2003 with 15 starts in the
Busch Series
The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a support race on the day prior to ...
with
Brewco Motorsports
Brewco Motorsports was a racing team that competed in the NASCAR Busch Series (now the Xfinity Series). The team was owned from 1995 until 2007 by Clarence Brewer Jr., his wife Tammy, and Todd Wilkerson. The team won 10 races over 13 seasons in th ...
, posting a top-ten in his series debut at the
Koolerz 300. After that season came to a close, he signed to drive the No. 8 Dodge for
Bobby Hamilton Racing
Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia is a disbanded NASCAR racing team. It was owned by four-time Winston Cup winner and 2004 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Bobby Hamilton until his death on January 7, 2007. Bobby Hamilton Jr. was given own ...
. He finished 21st in points that year, and 23rd in 2005 in the No. 18. In 2006, he was to drive part-time for Curry Racing, however, after finishing the season opener at
Daytona 19th, the deal fell through and Montgomery left the team.
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Busch Series
Craftsman Truck Series
ARCA Re/Max Series
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key
Key or The Key may refer to:
Common meanings
* Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm
* Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock
* Key (ma ...
) (
Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
References
External links
Official Website*
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1983 births
Living people
People from Mount Juliet, Tennessee
ARCA Menards Series drivers
NASCAR drivers
Racing drivers from Nashville, Tennessee
Racing drivers from Tennessee