Chad Blount (born September 4, 1979) is an American former stock car racing driver. He raced in all three of

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's major series, with his last appearance coming in 2010.

NASCAR career

Nextel Cup Series

Blount made his debut in the then-

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during the 2004 season. Driving the No. 37 R&J Racing Dodge, he attempted two races and was able to make the

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, but finished 43rd after a mechanical failure. He also made one start in the No. 06

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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

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to drive the No. 92 Dodge, which had previously been driven by

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. In 14 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

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and

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Nationwide Series

Blount began his

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career with

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in 2003. He would drive the No. 19 APP Prepaid Gas Cards Dodge through the first 11 races, however sponsorship issues forced him to leave the car. During those 11 races for

he would post a best finish of 5th at

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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

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Dodge in a total of eight races with a best finish of 15th at

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. Blount would then drive one race during the 2004 season for Hirschfeld Motorsports, which was a joint venture with

. The No. 78 idialdirect.com Dodge finished in 34th place after an accident. In 2005, Blount would attempt three races, one with

and two with

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. He made the

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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

in the No. 10 part-time and in the No. 87

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Chevrolet for one race. Blount returned to the No. 10 again in the 2010

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Craftsman Truck Series

Blount has one career

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start, which came in 2004 in the No. 2 Team ASE/ Carquest Dodge for

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. After starting 9th, he would finish 25th due to a crash.

ARCA career

Blount has won 8 ARCA races in his racing career. His best season came in 2002 in the No. 77 Dodge for

. He finished 2nd in points with four wins, fourteen top 10s, and five poles. His most recent appearance in the series came in 2008 at

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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

=Daytona 500

Nationwide Series

Craftsman Truck Series

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.)

References

External links

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Blount's NASCAR Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Blount, Chad 1979 births NASCAR drivers ARCA Menards Series drivers American Speed Association drivers Living people People from St. Joseph County, Indiana Racing drivers from Indiana Team Penske drivers