17 Facts About Chase Austin

Chase Austin was born on October 3,1989 and is an American professional racing driver.

Chase Austin is a former development driver with Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace Racing, racing in NASCAR's Nationwide and Camping World Truck Series.

Chase Austin competed in the Firestone Indy Lights series from 2011 to 2014.

Chase Austin earned over 60 wins while racing karts in the late 1990s to early 2000s.

Chase Austin won the "Future Dirt Track World Championship", a dirt late model race for around a dozen of the United States' top teenaged drivers.

In late 2004, at age 14, Chase Austin signed a driver development deal with Hendrick Motorsports.

Chase Austin's family was given a race shop and car parts, so they used the parts to race in numerous series.

Chase Austin raced in 23 events in the season, with 3 wins, six top fives, and eight top tens.

Chase Austin competed in his first USAR Hooters Procup Series race.

Chase Austin made one start at the 2007 Sam's Town 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park for RWI, finishing 41st after crashing out.

Chase Austin started in eleven NASCAR Grand National Division, Busch East Series races, with four top ten finishes.

Chase Austin had his first start in ARCA that season.

Chase Austin was scheduled to run 15 races for RWI in the Nationwide Series in 2008, but those plans were postponed.

Chase Austin 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 ran a Camping World Truck and Nationwide race in 2010 for the newly formed United Racing Group with sponsorship from Walgreens and Forgotten Harvest.

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.

Chase Austin is the son of an African American father and a Caucasian mother.