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American racing driver
NASCAR driver
Chuck Hossfeld
(born January 4, 1977) is an American race car driver and team owner. He is a former racer in the
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
,
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
, and
NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour
.
Hossfeld began racing at the age of twelve in
kart racing
at
Lancaster Speedway
. Five years later, he began racing stock cars at local short tracks and moved to
North Carolina
, working for former modified drivers
Brett Bodine
and
Randy LaJoie
. After making several starts in the
USAR Hooters ProCup
Series for LaJoie, he auditioned for the
Roush Racing
Gong Show and was hired to replace reigning champion
Greg Biffle
in the #50
Ford F-150
. 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
engine
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
Pikes Peak International Raceway
. 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
New Smyrna Speedway
, finishing third in the championship. He last raced in the #4 asphalt modified for
Robert Garbarino
in the
2016 Toyota Mod Classic 150
at
Oswego Speedway
, 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
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NASCAR
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- Pole position awarded by qualifying time.
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- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * ? Most laps led.
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Craftsman Truck Series
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Whelen Southern Modified Tour
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References
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- ^
"Chuck Hossfeld ? 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Chuck Hossfeld ? 2001 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Chuck Hossfeld ? 2006 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Chuck Hossfeld ? 2007 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 11,
2023
.
- ^
"Chuck Hossfeld ? 2012 NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour Results"
.
Racing-Reference
. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC
. Retrieved
August 11,
2023
.
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