Chad Little | |||||||
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Little in 1998
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Born |
Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
April 29, 1963 ||||||
Achievements | 1987 NASCAR Winston West Series Champion | ||||||
Awards | 1986 Winston West Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
217 races run over 16 years | |||||||
Best finish | 15th (1998) | ||||||
First race | 1986 Budweiser 400 (Riverside) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
134 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1992 Fay's 150 (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
Last race | 2002 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
First win | 1995 Goody's 300 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last win | 1995 Ford Credit 300 (South Boston) | ||||||
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NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 69th (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Fas Mart Supertruck Shootout (Richmond) | ||||||
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Chad Little (born April 29, 1963 in Spokane, Washington) is a former NASCAR driver. He holds a degree in marketing from Washington State University, and a law degree from Gonzaga University. While attending Washington State University he joined the Delta Upsilon fraternity.
Little currently works as NASCAR as a managing director for technical inspection and officiating. Little had previously been director of the Camping World Truck Series, as well as the director of racing development for Mexico as well as the Whelen Modified Tour. He keeps regular office hours in the sanctioning body's research and development center in Concord, North Carolina. He also was a part-time studio analyst for Speed Channel. He is the father of Jesse Little.
Little began racing the short tracks in Washington in the mid-1980s. He soon began racing in the American Speed Association West late model series, the NASCAR Northwest Tour Series and the NASCAR Winston West Series. One year after being named the NASCAR Winston West Rookie of the Year, Little clinched that series' championship in 1987.
Little made his NASCAR Winston Cup debut in 1986 at Riverside International Raceway, driving the No. 28 Ford owned by George Jefferson. He started 25th and finished 13th. He ran the other Riverside race that year, but finished 35th after suffering engine failure. He ran both the Riverside races the next year, finishing 15th both times in the No. 95 Coors Ford.