# Chip Lain > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chip_Lain > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Chip_Lain.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Lain > Source revision: 1349376351 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American racing driver}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2026}} {{Infobox NASCAR driver |name=Chip Lain |image= |caption= |birth_name= |birth_date={{Birth date and age|1958|10|05}} |birth_place=[Kernersville, North Carolina](/source/Kernersville%2C_North_Carolina), U.S. |weight= |achievements= |awards= |Total_Busch_Races=19 |Years_In_Busch=2 |Busch_Car_Team= |Prev_Busch_Pos= |Prev_Busch_Year= |Best_Busch_Pos=25th ([1983](/source/1983_NASCAR_Budweiser_Late_Model_Sportsman_Series)) |First_Busch_Race=[1982](/source/1982_NASCAR_Budweiser_Late_Model_Sportsman_Series) [Mountain Dew 300](/source/Mountain_Dew_300) ([Hickory](/source/Hickory_Motor_Speedway)) |Last_Busch_Race=[1983](/source/1983_NASCAR_Budweiser_Late_Model_Sportsman_Series) [Autumn 150](/source/Autumn_150) ([Martinsville](/source/Martinsville_Speedway)) |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](/source/stock_car_racing) driver who competed in the NASCAR Late Model Sportsman Series (now the [NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series](/source/NASCAR_O'Reilly_Auto_Parts_Series)) between 1982 and 1983.{{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}} During this time, Lain competed in 19 races, failing to reach the top 10 and achieving a career best 12th at [Hickory Motor Speedway](/source/Hickory_Motor_Speedway) in 1983. Lain owned [Connie Saylor](/source/Connie_Saylor)'s car for four races in 1985.{{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}} He was also [crew chief](/source/Crew_chief_(auto_racing)) for [Frank Fleming](/source/Frank_Fleming_(racing_driver)) in six races during the 1990 season.{{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}} He currently is an instructor and the program director for the Richard Childress Race car Technology program at [Forsyth Technical Community College](/source/Forsyth_Technical_Community_College).{{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}} ==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.) ====Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series==== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan=42| [NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series](/source/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](/source/1982_NASCAR_Budweiser_Late_Model_Sportsman_Series) ! rowspan=2| Lain Racing ! rowspan=2| 37 ! rowspan=2| [Pontiac](/source/Pontiac_(automobile)) | [DAY](/source/Goody's_300) | [RCH](/source/Eastern_150) | [BRI](/source/Southeastern_150) | [MAR](/source/Dogwood_500) | [DAR](/source/TranSouth_200) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [HCY](/source/Mountain_Dew_300)
15 | [SBO](/source/Busch_200_(South_Boston)) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [CRW](/source/Budweiser_200_(Caraway))
17 | [RCH](/source/Spring_220) | [LGY](/source/Hampton_Chevy_200) | [DOV](/source/Sportsman_200) | [HCY](/source/Sunkist_200) | [CLT](/source/Mello_Yello_300) | [ASH](/source/Inaugural_200) | [HCY](/source/Winston_200) | [SBO](/source/Roses_Stores_200) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [CAR](/source/Coca-Cola_200_(Rockingham))
31 | [CRW](/source/Goody's_200_(Caraway)) | [SBO](/source/Lowe's_200_(South_Boston)) | [HCY](/source/Goody's_200_(Hickory)) | [LGY](/source/Gene_Lovelace_200) | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [IRP](/source/Kroger_200_(Nationwide))
16 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [BRI](/source/Pet_Dairy_150)
29 | [HCY](/source/Bobby_Isaac_Memorial_200) | [RCH](/source/Harvest_150) | [MAR](/source/Autumn_150) | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| [CLT](/source/Miller_Time_300)
27 | [HCY](/source/Southern_Auto_Racing_News_200) | style="background:#FFCFCF;"| [MAR](/source/Cardinal_250)
DNQ | colspan=6| ! 40th ! 591 ! {{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}} |- ! [1983](/source/1983_NASCAR_Budweiser_Late_Model_Sportsman_Series) | [DAY](/source/Goody's_300) | [RCH](/source/Eastern_150) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [CAR](/source/Coca-Cola_200_(Rockingham))
24 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [HCY](/source/Mello_Yello_200_(Hickory))
17 | [MAR](/source/Miller_Time_250) | [NWS](/source/Holly_Farms_200) | [SBO](/source/WDVA_200) | [GPS](/source/Coca-Cola_200_(Greenville)) | [LGY](/source/Hampton_Chevy_200) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [DOV](/source/Budweiser_200_(Dover))
23 | [BRI](/source/Southeastern_150) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [CLT](/source/Mello_Yello_300)
41 | [SBO](/source/Busch_200_(South_Boston)) | [HCY](/source/Shoney's_200) | [ROU](/source/L.D._Swain_%26_Son_200) | [SBO](/source/Roses_Stores_200_(South_Boston)) | [ROU](/source/Mason_Day_Paving_200) | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [CRW](/source/Goody's_200_(Caraway))
14 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [ROU](/source/Mello_Yello_200_(Rougemont))
16 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [SBO](/source/Coca-Cola_200_(South_Boston))
22 | style="background:#DFFFDF;"| [HCY](/source/Goody's_200_(Hickory))
12 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [LGY](/source/Virginia_200)
19 | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [IRP](/source/Kroger_200_(Nationwide))
19 | [GPS](/source/DAPCO_200) | [BRI](/source/Free_Service_150) | [HCY](/source/Bobby_Isaac_Memorial_200) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [DAR](/source/Darlington_250)
33 | [RCH](/source/Miller_Time_150) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [NWS](/source/Coca-Cola_200_(North_Wilkesboro))
17 | [SBO](/source/Miller_300) | style="background:#EFCFFF;"| [MAR](/source/Autumn_150)
26 | [ROU](/source/Solomon_Enterprises_200) | [CLT](/source/Miller_Time_300) | [HCY](/source/Yount_200) | [MAR](/source/Cardinal_250) ! 25th ! 1270 ! {{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}} |} ==References== {{reflist}} ==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}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Chip Lain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Lain) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Lain?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.