Chase Montgomery
| Chase Montgomery | |||||||
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| Born |
September 29, 1983 Mt. Juliet, Tennessee | ||||||
| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 15 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 41st (2003) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Koolerz 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2003 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 53 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 21st (2004) | ||||||
| First race | 2003 Federated Auto Parts 200 (Nashville) | ||||||
| Last race | 2006 Smith's Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of November 25, 2012. | |||||||
Chase Montgomery (born September 29, 1983) is a racecar driver. He currently owns a small business and continues to pursue a racing career. He lives in Wilson County, Tennessee. He is now married and a father.
Career before NASCAR
Montgomery began racing go-karts 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. In 2002, he joined the ARCA RE/MAX Series, posting four top-fives and finishing 4th in points, runner-up in the Rookie of the Year points. That year, rock singer Alice Cooper 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. 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 with Brewco Motorsports, posting a top-ten in his series debut at the Koolerz 300. After that season came to a close, he signed to drive the #8 Dodge for Bobby Hamilton Racing. He finished 21st in points that year, and 23rd in 2005 in the #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.