Chuck Hossfeld (born January 4, 1977) is an American race car driver and team owner. He is a former racer in the

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, and NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. Hossfeld began racing at the age of twelve in

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at Lancaster Speedway. Five years later, he began racing stock cars at local short tracks and moved to

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, working for former modified drivers

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and Randy LaJoie. After making several starts in the USAR Hooters ProCup Series for LaJoie, he auditioned for the

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Gong Show and was hired to replace reigning champion

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in the #50

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. He made his Truck debut at the 2000 season finale at California Speedway in the #49 Roush Performance Products Ford for Roush, starting 14th and finishing 31st after suffering

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failure. Hossfeld began his full-time rookie campaign in 2001 without major sponsorship before Eldon came on board, and Hossfeld had a tenth-place run at

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. Hossfeld was released from the ride a few weeks later, along with rookie teammate Nathan Haseleu, who won the Gong Show competition with Hossfeld. In 2002, Hossfeld began racing in the Featherlite Modified Series in the #4 Dodge for Bob Garbarino. He finished third, second, and seventh, respectively, in the standings over the next three seasons, amassing a total of five wins. He moved to Don Barker's team in 2005, gaining five top-fives and finishing third in the points. He competed in the 40th Annual Stock Car Racing at

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, finishing third in the championship. He last raced in the #4 asphalt modified for Robert Garbarino in the 2016 Toyota Mod Classic 150 at

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, starting 14th and finishing 6th. In total, his Whelen Modified Tour statistics include 7 wins, 47 top 5s, 80 top 10s, and 9 poles in 140 starts. He also earned 3 top 5s and 5 top 10s in 9 starts in the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour.

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.)

Craftsman Truck Series

Whelen Modified Tour

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

SMART Modified Tour

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hossfeld, Chuck 1977 births Living people NASCAR drivers People from Porter, New York Racing drivers from New York (state) RFK Racing drivers