Chad Boat | |||||||
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Born |
Phoenix, Arizona |
April 30, 1992 ||||||
NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
17 races run over 2 years | |||||||
2015 position | 105th | ||||||
Best finish | 29th (2014) | ||||||
First race | 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Hisense 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 1 year | |||||||
2015 position | 38th | ||||||
Best finish | 38th (2015) | ||||||
First race | 2015 Mudsummer Classic (Eldora) | ||||||
Last race | 2015 Lucas Oil 150 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of November 13, 2015. |
Chad Boat (born April 30, 1992) is an American professional driver and the son of Billy Boat. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 84 Chevrolet Camaro for Billy Boat Motorsports, and part-time in the Camping World Truck Series, driving the No. 15 and No. 16 Chevrolet Silverados for Billy Boat Motorsports.
Boat began his racing career in quarter midgets at the age of 5. At 7, he won the Arizona state quarter midget championship, and the following year won the Light Modified and Light 160 midget championships.
After competing in USAC competition, Boat moved to NASCAR in 2010, running in seven K&N Pro Series West events between 2010 and 2012, with a best finish of fourth in 2010 at Iowa Speedway; he also ran 19 K&N Pro Series East events with a best finish of ninth at Bowman Gray Stadium in 2011. Boat also competed in ten ARCA Racing Series events in 2012 and 2013, posting third-place finishes twice at Iowa.
In January 2014, Boat announced that he would be competing for Rookie of the Year in the Nationwide Series in 2014, running 15 events for family-owned Billy Boat Motorsports.
Boat attended University of North Carolina at Charlotte, majoring in finance.