{{short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver |name=Chip Lain |image= |caption= |birth_name=<!-- Only if different from name --> |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|10|05}} |birth_place=Kernersville, North Carolina, U.S. |weight=<!-- "X lb", "X kg" or "X st Y lb" plus optional reference (conversions are automatic) --> |achievements= |awards= |Total_Busch_Races=19 |Years_In_Busch=2 |Busch_Car_Team= |Prev_Busch_Pos= |Prev_Busch_Year= |Best_Busch_Pos=25th (1983) |First_Busch_Race=1982 Mountain Dew 300 (Hickory) |Last_Busch_Race=1983 Autumn 150 (Martinsville) |First_Busch_Win= |Last_Busch_Win= |Busch_Wins=0 |Busch_Top_Tens=0 |Busch_Poles=0}}
'''Chip Lain''' (born October 5, 1958) is an American former stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series (now the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series) between 1982 and 1983.<ref name="RacingReference">{{cite web |title=Driver Chip Lain Career Statistics|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Chip_Lain |website=www.racing-reference.info |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}</ref> During this time, Lain competed in 19 races, failing to reach the top 10 and achieving a career best 12th at Hickory Motor Speedway in 1983.<ref name="RacingReference" /> Lain owned Connie Saylor's car for four races in 1985.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chip Lain Owner Statistics |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/owner/Chip_Lain |website=www.racing-reference.info |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}</ref> He was also crew chief for Frank Fleming in six races during the 1990 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chip Lain Crew Chief Statistics |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/crewchiefs/Chip_Lain |website=www.racing-reference.info |accessdate=April 2, 2019}}</ref> He currently is an instructor and the program director for the Richard Childress Race car Technology program at Forsyth Technical Community College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://epub.performanceracing.com/article/Racing+101/2305570/277532/article.html|title=Racing 101|website=epub.performanceracing.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-30}}</ref>
==Motorsports career results== ===NASCAR=== (key) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold''' – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics'' – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.</span>)
====Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=42| NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman 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 ! 23 ! 24 ! 25 ! 26 ! 27 ! 28 ! 29 ! 30 ! 31 ! 32 ! 33 ! 34 ! 35 ! {{Tooltip|NBLMSSC|NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series classification}} ! Pts ! Ref |- ! 1982 ! rowspan=2| Lain Racing ! rowspan=2| 37 ! rowspan=2| Pontiac | DAY | RCH | BRI | MAR | DAR | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY<br><small>15</small> | SBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CRW<br><small>17</small> | RCH | LGY | DOV | HCY | CLT | ASH | HCY | SBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR<br><small>31</small> | CRW | SBO | HCY | LGY | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IRP<br><small>16</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI<br><small>29</small> | HCY | RCH | MAR | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CLT<br><small>27</small> | HCY | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MAR<br><small>DNQ</small> | colspan=6| ! 40th ! 591 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lainch01/1982/B|title=Chip Lain – 1982 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=June 13, 2019}}</ref> |- ! 1983 | DAY | RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CAR<br><small>24</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HCY<br><small>17</small> | MAR | NWS | SBO | GPS | LGY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DOV<br><small>23</small> | BRI | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLT<br><small>41</small> | SBO | HCY | ROU | SBO | ROU | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| CRW<br><small>14</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROU<br><small>16</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO<br><small>22</small> | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| HCY<br><small>12</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| LGY<br><small>19</small> | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| IRP<br><small>19</small> | GPS | BRI | HCY | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAR<br><small>33</small> | RCH | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NWS<br><small>17</small> | SBO | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MAR<br><small>26</small> | ROU | CLT | HCY | MAR ! 25th ! 1270 ! <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/lainch01/1983/B|title=Chip Lain – 1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=June 13, 2019}}</ref> |}
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==External links== * {{Racing-Reference driver|Chip_Lain}} * {{Racing-Reference crewchief|Chip_Lain}} * {{Racing-Reference owner|Chip_Lain}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lain, Chip}} Category:1958 births Category:NASCAR drivers Category:NASCAR team owners Category:Racing drivers from North Carolina Category:Living people Category:NASCAR crew chiefs {{NASCAR-bio-stub}}