Parker Chase

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Parker Chase
Parker Chase at Daytona Road Course 2021.jpg
NationalityUnited States American
BornParker B. Chase
(2001-02-22) February 22, 2001 (age 20)
New Braunfels, Texas
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Debut season2017
Current teamBryan Herta Autosport
Car number98
Co-driverRyan Norman
Starts11
Best finish6th in 2020
Finished last season6th
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career
2 races run over 1 year
First race2021 BrakeBest Select 159 (Daytona RC)
Last race2021 Toyota Tundra 225 (Austin)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
WeatherTech SportsCar Championship career
Debut season2017
Former teamsAIM Vasser Sullivan
Starts9
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Best finish19th in 2019
Finished last season50th (2020)
Previous series
2020ARCA Menards Series
Championship titles
2018Pirelli World Challenge SprintX GT Pro/Am
Last updated on: February 19, 2021.

Parker B. Chase (born February 22, 2001) is an American professional racing driver who competes full-time in the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA) Michelin Pilot Challenge and driving the No. 98 Hyundai Veloster N TCR for Bryan Herta Autosport. He has experience in sports car and stock car racing, including racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and ARCA Menards Series.

Racing career[]

In 2011, Chase begun his racing career driving go-karts at age 10 in his hometown of New Braunfels, Texas.[1] The next year, Chase would enter the 2012 Florida Winter Tour, finishing 38th in the event.[2]

In 2013, Chase entered the Rotax Max Challenge Grand finals where he would finish in 25th. In 2014, Chase entered the SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII, where he would finish in 45th.[3]

In 2015, Chase would stray away from Go-Karts, driving a Mazda MX-5 Miata in the NASA Eastern States Championships for one race, finishing 12th.[4] Chase would then join Chastain Motorsports in the F1600 Formula F Championship Series for 10 races. At Road Atlanta, he finished 11th twice in a row before finishing 8th. A month later at Watkins Glen, Chase would finish 15th, 17th, and then 16th. Another month later, Formula F raced three times at Virginia International Raceway, where he would finish 13th, 18th, and 11th.[5] Chase also attempted another Florida Winter Tour, this time finishing 39th.

In 2016, Chase would join Performance Motorsports Group in the Pirelli World Challenge for the whole season. The season started well for Chase finishing on the podium at the Circuit of the Americas, before finishing 5th on the same track a day later. Throughout the season, Chase would rack up 6 podiums, three of them being second-place finishes. He would finish 4th in the overall standings. He also raced in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites division for PMG until the team sold his car to DirtFish Motorsports.[6][7]

Chase would return to the Performance Motorsports Group for 10 races in 2017, getting a podium in 4 races, getting 2nd place in both races at the Circuit of the Americas. Later that year, Chase joined Century Motorsport in the British GT Championship for two races. He would also make his debut in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship at Circuit of the Americas, driving a Porsche for The Motorsports Group alongside driver Harry Gottsacker. The pair would finish 29th, a lap behind the leaders. In 2018, Chase would join TruSpeed AutoSport in two different Pirelli World Challenge series, winning 6 races between the two and coming home with a championship.

The next year Chase would enter the Pirelli GT4 American East this time with RENNtech Motorsports, where he raced only two races at Circuit of the Americas, where he finished 2nd both times. He also entered the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship driving for Starworks Motorsport in 6 races and AIM Vasser Sullivan for 1 race. During the season, Chase would enter his first 24 Hours at Daytona event, teaming up with drivers Ryan Dalziel, Ezequiel Perez Companc, and Christopher Haase towards a 13th-place finish in their class.[8] At Sebring, Chase, Companc, and Dalziel would team up again, finishing the race 34th overall. In the next 5 races that Chase participated in, he would team up with Dalziel. However, at Watkins Glen Mike Skeen joined the duo for a single race, helping them towards a finish of 29th overall. At Road Atlanta, Chase joined AIM Vasser Sullivan for a single race, teaming up with drivers Jack Hawksworth and Richard Heistand towards an overall finish of 28th.

Chase would stay with AIM Vasser Sullivan in 2020, racing in the 24 Hours of Daytona alongside Hawksworth, Michael de Quesada, and Kyle Busch. They would finish 9th in their class and 26th overall.[9] In June, he signed with Bryan Herta Autosport for the Michelin Pilot Challenge season, driving the No. 29 Hyundai Veloster N TCR alongside .[10] Chase began competing in stock cars in August when he ran the ARCA Menards Series race on the Daytona road course for Chad Bryant Racing and in late models in North Carolina.[11]

In 2021, Chase moved to Herta's No. 98, sharing the car with MPC TCR champion Ryan Norman.[12] He also joined Kyle Busch Motorsports for a two-race NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule on Daytona's road course and at Circuit of the Americas.[13]

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.)

Camping World Truck Series[]

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 NCWTC Pts Ref
2021 Kyle Busch Motorsports 51 Toyota DAY DAY
23 		LVS ATL BRI RCH KAN DAR COA
18 		CLT TEX NSH POC KNX GLN GTW DAR BRI LVS TAL MAR PHO 57th 33 [14]

* Season in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Menards Series[]

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Menards Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 AMSC Pts Ref
2020 Chad Bryant Racing 22 Ford DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY
10 		GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 59th 34 [15]
2021 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT
4 		MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN
7 		GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF SLM KAN
10 		28th 146 [16]
55 BRI
9

ARCA Menards Series East[]

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AMSEC Pts Ref
2021 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota NSM FIF NSV DOV SMP IOW MLW BRI
9 		38th 35 [17]

ARCA Menards Series West[]

ARCA Menards Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 AMSWC Pts Ref
2021 Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota PHO SON IRW CNS IRW PIR LVS AAS PHO
13 		53rd 31 [18]

24 Hours of Daytona[]

Year Team Co-drivers Car Class Laps Pos. Class
Pos.
2019 United States Starworks Motorsport Scotland Ryan Dalziel

Argentina Ezequiel Perez Companc

Germany Christopher Haase

Audi R8 LMS GT3 GTD 547 33rd 13th
2020 Canada AIM Vasser Sullivan United States

United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth

United States Kyle Busch

Lexus RCF GT3 GTD 757 26th 9th

References[]

  1. ^ "About Parker - Parker Chase". www.parkerchase.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  2. ^ "Florida Winter Tour - Vortex TaG Cadet 2012 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  3. ^ "SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII - TaG Junior 2014 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  4. ^ "NASA Eastern States Championships - Spec Miata 2015 standings | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  5. ^ "Parker Chase | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  6. ^ "Red Bull GRC Media Alert // Race Recaps: MCAS New River (Saturday)". Global RallyCross Championship (Press release). The Auto Channel. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  7. ^ Wilde, Dominik (September 14, 2016). "DirtFish adds second car for Seattle". The Checkered Flag. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "01/27/2019 race: Rolex 24 at Daytona (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  9. ^ "01/25/2020 race: Rolex 24 at Daytona (WSCC) - Racing-Reference.info". www.racing-reference.info. Retrieved 2020-01-30.
  10. ^ "Bryan Herta Autosport Expands, Chase and Brockman Join Championship Winning Hyundai Team". International Motor Sports Association. June 24, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Chase To Make ARCA Debut At Daytona". Speed Sport. August 11, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Hyundai Adds to 2021 Programs in Michelin Pilot Challenge". International Motor Sports Association. December 17, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "Parker Chase to Pilot No. 51 Tundra in Two Road Course Events". Kyle Busch Motorsports. February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
  14. ^ "Parker Chase – 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  15. ^ "Parker Chase – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
  16. ^ "Parker Chase – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  17. ^ "Parker Chase – 2021 ARCA Menards East Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  18. ^ "Parker Chase – 2021 ARCA Menards Series West results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved November 11, 2021.

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