Things you didn’t know about Chase Miller

Birth Date: January 28,1987
Home Town: Canton, Georgia
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Chase has a number of hobbies that keep him busy when he isn’t at the races. He particularly enjoys hobbies that help sharpen his race day skills.

Strength and Endurance Training – During high school Chase spent his off season on the wrestling team. It was during this period that Chase recognized the value of a rigorous daily training regiment, in the heat, to build both strength and endurance. Chase lettered in wrestling, but as his racing career advanced he had to make a choice between racing or wrestling. He chose racing of course, but he continues his daily training program to prepare for the length of the races and the extreme heat in the race car.

Flying – Chase began taking flying lessons when he was 17 and earned his private pilots license the following year. Initially, his motivation to learn to fly was to have more flexiblity with his schedule as his racing career advanced. Piloting private aircraft has become his favorite thing after racing. He continues training and has earned his complex and high performance write offs while working towards his instrument rating.

When Chase first started flying he was told by another racer, who is also a pilot; “Driving a race car and piloting an airplane have a lot in common. Both require you to have; the ability to concentrate on multiple things at the same time; have excellent reflexes; have good judgment and be able to make immediate good decisions, all at the same time. Otherwise, bad things are going to happen!”

R/C Helicopters – Chase flies gas powered remote controlled helicopters. They are very fast and extremely difficult to fly. Like the race cars, they also require excellent reflexes, judgment, and the ability to concentrate on multiple things at the same time. Chase has already mastered barrel roles and flying the helicopter upside down, just inches off the ground. Your judgment and motor skills have to be good here!

Simulators – Chase has both a race car simulator and airplane simulator. Chase really enjoys preparing for race events on the race car simulator. There is a lot to be gained with its use, but there is no replacement for actual seat time.

Rock Band – This is Chase’s favorite game. He likes it all, the guitar, the drums and the microphone.

BIO

1992 – Age 5 | Started Riding Motorcycles

- Local dirt tracks, non-series events

1997 – 2000 Age 10 to 13 | Dirt Go-Karts

- WKA – NC Division Jr. Stock Champion

- WKA – NC Division Jr. Stock Restricted 2nd place

- WKA – National Series – 5th Place

- 3 Track Championships

2001 – Age 14 | Legends Cars – Highlights

- Desoto Winter Nationals Champion

- Atlanta Motorspeedway Road Course 2nd Place

- Young Lions Nationals – 3rd Place

- 20+ Wins

2002 – Age 15 |Alison Legacy National Touring Series

- Rookie Of The Year

- Series 2nd Place Winner, Multiple Wins

(only 21 points from the lead )

2003 – Age 16 |Southern All Star Series (Now ASA)

- Rookie of the Year, Youngest ever Rookie of the Year

- Series 2nd place Winner, with multiple wins (Only 16 points from lead)

- Best lap completion of the entire series.

2004 – Age 17 |USAR Hooters Pro Cup, Late Models

Selected USAR Pro Cup events in rented equipment and Various Late Model Events at tracks in Georgia , Alabama and Florida

2005 – Age 18 |ARCA/ReMax Series

Competed in 3 events with rented equipment. Chase’s performance was noticed by Dodge Motorsports at Gateway International. After having to change a motor and start at the rear, Chase took the lead and led the second most laps of the race. Transmission failure, while leading the race, dashed all chances for the win, but his performance won him the opportunity to compete with the Dodge Driver Development ARCA team in 2006.

2006 – Age 19 |Dodge Driver Development Program

Nascar Craftsman Truck Series

Chase’s performance in the ARCA series won him the opportunity to race in 3 NCTS events.

- Finished 17th at Loudon in his 1st NCTS start. Race day practice was the first time ever to drive a truck or work with the team.

- Qualified 3rd at Las Vegas and was running 3rd when the experimental motor seized in the second half of the race.

- First NCTS Top 10. Achieved first top 10 at Martinsville Speedway in only his 4th career start.

- NCTS Performance won Chase the opportunity to drive in the 2007 NCTS with the Dodge Development Team.

ARCA/ReMax Series

Selected as 1 of the 5 drivers to participate in the Dodge Driver Development Program. He got to run 6 ARCA/ReMax races with the Cunningham Motorsports #4 Dodge Development Team. In the 6 events he produced, by far, the best results of all development drivers.

- Won the first 2006 season event at Pocono Raceway in only his 2nd race. This was Chase’s first time to the track. Chase set the record as the youngest winner ever, at 19, in the history of Pocono Raceway.

- Dominated the second 2006 season Pocono race until the motor dropped a cylinder with only 8 laps to go. Chase was in 1st place with a 10 second lead. Finished 5th.

- Gateway International – Set the Pole, just 0.38 mph from the track record, but had to start at the back because of a broken radiator. Came to the front and lead the race before another mechanical failure took him out of the race.

2007 – Age 20 |Nascar Busch Series

Five Busch series events with the Gillett Evernham #9, has produced the following results:

- Best average finish of all 49 non-cup veterans with 3 or more Busch races in 2007.

- Best finishing average of all drivers, as compared to the cup driver(s), that share a Busch car.

- Best lap completion percentage, 99.72, of all non-cup veterans.

- Chase’s 99.72% lap completion is 7th best of all Busch drivers, including the cup veterans.

- Qualified outside pole, at Kentucky , in his 2nd career Busch race, even though he went out 1st.