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Overheating Ends Chad Boat’s Bristol Debut

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:06:46 +0000

Bristol, TN (March 17, 2012) The opening round of the 2012 K&N Pro Series opened at the fast concrete ½’ mile of Bristol Motor Speedway, and Chad Boat had hoped the Luck of the Irish was riding on his side on the St. Patrick’s day race. Instead, overheating problems early in the race forced the Curb Records Chevy to pit lane after only 26 laps.
After qualifying in the 17th position, Chad moved quickly to 14th and appeared to have the car to run to the top 10 when the 31 car directly ahead of Chad got loose, forcing Chad into his rear bumper. Normally not a big deal, but the bumper bar of the 31 pierced the radiator, causing a water leak and sending the 98 behind the wall.
“This is not the way we wanted to start the season, but it has been great to get to come to Bristol and get some experience. I love this track and was really looking forward to the race. We will regroup and get ready for Greenville.”

Boat Finishes Seventh at Phoenix International Raceway

admin — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:40:33 +0000

Avondale, Ariz. (November 12, 2011) – NASCAR K&N Pro Series rookie Chad Boat claimed his fourth top-10 finish of the season with a seventh-place run at his home track for the Casino Arizona 125.

The weekend started strong for the Curb Records team after Boat set the quickest lap of the practice session at 27.056 seconds on Friday as drivers turned their first laps on the reconfigured one-mile track. On Saturday, after 42 drivers took part in qualifying trying for a spot in the 40-car field, the No. 98 Curb Records car secured a top-10 starting position for the 125-lap race when Boat posted the sixth-quickest qualifying lap time.

The green flag flew at Phoenix International Raceway for the NASCAR K&N Pro Series West season finale and the Curbs Records car settled in the top-10, running in a close pack with the leaders. The field saw a caution on lap 67 which allowed Boat to bring the No. 98 to pit lane for four new tires and fuel. The Arizona-native restarted 10^th and battled to gain three spots before crossing the finish line in seventh position.

“I’m really proud of the Curb Records/Billy Boat Motorsports team,” Boat stated. “The guys have done a great job all year and it feels good to end the season with a seventh-place run. The No. 98 Curb Records/KMLE Country 108 car was fast and we proved that by leading the practice session. I think we anticipated a better finish but we’ll take a top-10 finish and start focusing on getting a win next season.”

Gamble on Rain Comes up Short For Chad Boat at New Hampshire

admin — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:53:04 +0000

Loudon, NH (9-23-11) The NASCAR K&N Pro Series last stop of the year at the New Hampshire Speedway proved to be an exercise in trying to beat the weather, as Mother Nature played havoc with the schedule. The rain and darkness caused the scheduled 125 lap race to be shortened to 79 laps, which left Chad Boat in 20th position after pitting on lap 34 for tires and fuel when most of the field stayed out.

After practicing eighth on the speed charts in the 40 car field, Chad and the Curb Records team went out first to qualify, directly after the NASCAR modifieds had practiced. The rubber from the Hooiser modified tires makes the track slick for the first cars, and Chad’s Curb Records Chevy turned loose, relegating him to a 20th position start. At the drop of the green Chad quickly moved through the field and was up to the 14th position by the lap 34 caution.

“We debated on whether to pit or not, because we didn’t think the race would go the entire distance because the rain was coming,” Chad said after the race. “We gambled that most of the cars in front of us would have to pit by lap 85, and we could stay out. Unfortunately the caution on lap 68 killed us, as we ran around under caution for 10 laps, then we lost the track to the rain. We only needed about 10 more laps of green for it to work, but we just came up short.”

“All my guys on the Curb Records team did a great job and gave me a great car. I think we had a top 5 car in terms of speed, we just haven’t been able to catch a break. Our luck can’t stay this bad forever, so we will just keep working at it until it does.”