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Mike Chase (April 17, 1952 – April 18, 2025) was an American professional stock car racing driver. Winner of the 1994 series championship in the NASCAR Winston West Series, he also competed in the Winston Cup Series, Busch Series, and Craftsman Truck Series and worked for Penske Racing as a crewman.

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Background

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Born in Redding, California, Chase moved to the Charlotte, North Carolina, area in 1993 to further his racing career.[1]

Chase died April 18, 2025, at the age of 73.[2]

Early career

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Growing up competing at Shasta Speedway in his native California, Chase began competing in NASCAR touring series in the mid-1980s, winning the 1987 championship in the Featherlite Southwest Tour;[3] Chase also made his debut in the Busch Series in 1986 at Darlington Raceway, finishing 32nd.[4]

Chase moved up to the Winston West Series in 1990 where he won Rookie of the Year.[5] In 1991 he made his debut in the Winston Cup Series, competing in a combination race at Sears Point Raceway; he finished 25th in the event. Chase would run selected races in Winston Cup over the next few years, in addition to selected Winston West events; his best finish in Cup came at Michigan International Speedway in 1990 where he finished 24th.[6]

In addition to his racing career, in the early 1990s Chase worked as the head of stock car racing for A. J. Foyt Enterprises; he planned to attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 on two occasions with the team, but was not approved by USAC for competition.[1][7]

Brickyard and Trucks

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In 1994, Chase qualified for the 1994 Brickyard 400, the inaugural stock car race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event, although on the Winston Cup Series schedule, was a combination race between Cup and the Winston West Series;[1] despite running too slow to make the field for the race on time, Chase started 43rd in the event due to being eligible for a provisional starting spot as the then-current Winston West Series points leader.[8] He came into the event with car No. 50 but another No. 50 car made the race in A. J. Foyt and Chase switched to No. 58 for the race. He finished 42nd in the race, being involved in an accident after completing 91 of the race's 160 laps.[1]

Chase would go on to win the 1994 Winston West series championship,[9] winning five times over the course of the season.[10][N 1] Chase moved to the Winston Cup Series in 1995, intending to run full-time for Rookie of the Year in the No. 32 Active Racing Chevrolet; however, after failing to qualify for the first race of the season, the Daytona 500,[11] Chase was released by team owner Dean Myers and replaced by Jimmy Hensley.[9]

Chase returned part-time to the West Series for the remainder of 1995, winning twice, as well as running eight races in the SuperTruck Series, making his first race in the series at Bristol Motor Speedway for Chesrown Racing, where he finished 27th;[12] later that year he replaced P. J. Jones in the No. 1 DieHard Chevrolet for team owner Scoop Vessels,[13] posting a best finish of sixteenth in seven races.[12]

In 1996, Chase returned to the renamed Craftsman Truck Series, driving for Steve Sellers Racing; driving in seven events for the team, he posted a best finish of thirteenth at Portland Speedway.[14] Chase would run selected races in the Winston West Series in 1998, before returning to the series for a full season in 1999 with Green Light Racing; he failed to win a race but finished seventh in points.[15]

Chase would run three races in the Nationwide Series for ST Motorsports in 2001,[16] with a best finish of 27th; these would be his final races in NASCAR competition.[4]

After racing

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After retiring from competition, Chase worked for several race teams, including Wood Brothers Racing; he worked for Penske Racing as a fabricator.[1] Chase also worked as a crew chief in the Nationwide Series.[17]

Chase was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2010.[18]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Winston Cup Series

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NASCAR Winston Cup 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 NWCC Pts Ref
1990 Freymiller Racing 23 Buick DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
25
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN PHO
39
ATL 57th 230 [19]
Tri-Star Motorsports 68 Pontiac MCH
24
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
1991 Freymiller Racing 23 Ford DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
40
POC MCH 47th 356 [20]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises 14 Olds DAY
33
POC TAL
25
GLN MCH
29
BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
Chevy PHO
26
ATL
1992 Kaylan Young Racing 60 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON
35
POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 84th 58 [21]
1993 JTC Racing 50 Chevy DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO
39
ATL 87th 46 [22]
1994 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON
31
CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL PHO
31
ATL 56th 177 [23]
58 IND
42
GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR
1995 Active Racing 32 Chevy DAY
DNQ
CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - [24]

Busch Series

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NASCAR Busch 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 NBSC Pts Ref
1986 Clark Racing 06 Pontiac DAY CAR HCY MAR BRI DAR SBO LGY JFC DOV CLT SBO HCY OCS IRP SBO RAL OXF SBO HCY LGY OCS BRI DAR
32
RCH DOV MAR OCS CLT CAR MAR 124th 67 [25]
2001 ST Motorsports 91 Chevy DAY CAR LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL
43
RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV KEN MLW GLN CHI 89th 161 [26]
59 GTY
27
PPR
28
IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CHA MEM PHO CAR HOM
2002 DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH
QL
TAL CAL RCH NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM N/A N/A [27]
- Qualified for Stacy Compton

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck 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 NCTC Pts Ref
1995 Chesrown Racing 62 Chevy PHO TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI
27
MLW CNS HPT IRP 30th 767 [28]
Vestar Motorsports 1 Chevy FLM
24
RCH
28
MAR
18
NWS
19
SON
19
MMR
28
PHO
16
1996 Steve Sellers Racing 78 Ford HOM
DNQ
PHO
29
POR
13
EVG
19
TUS CNS
13
HPT
33
BRI
30
NZH MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS SON MMR PHO LVS
26
35th 692 [29]

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''Mike Chase'' is an American criminal defense lawyer known for creating the influential Twitter feed @CrimeADay and authoring the book ''How to Become a Federal Criminal: An Illustrated Handbook for the Aspiring Offender''. Through daily posts featuring humorous illustrations and explanations, he draws attention to the extensive and often obscure body of federal criminal statutes in the United States, highlighting issues of overcriminalization. His work combines his professional expertise in white-collar criminal defense with legal commentary to educate and entertain audiences on the complexities of federal law. Chase represents individuals and organizations in government investigations, administrative enforcement proceedings, and federal criminal cases. He has gained recognition for using wit and visual storytelling to make the intricacies of criminal law accessible to the public, and has presented on these topics at Federalist Society events. His book expands on the themes of his Twitter feed, providing an illustrated guide to various federal offenses in a satirical yet informative manner. No information about the early life of Mike Chase (the criminal defense lawyer and creator of @CrimeADay) is available from reliable sources. No content — this section describes the career of a different individual (Mike Chase, NASCAR driver, 1952–2025) and does not apply to Mike Chase the criminal defense lawyer. The subject has no known racing career. Mike Chase is a criminal defense lawyer with no documented history as a professional racing driver or in post-driving crew/technical roles in NASCAR or any motorsports series. No such career applies to him. Mike Chase has appeared on television to discuss his Twitter feed @CrimeADay and his book ''How to Become a Federal Criminal: An Illustrated Handbook for the Aspiring Offender''. He appeared on The Aaron Harber Show, where he addressed public perceptions of the judicial system and issues related to federal crimes. In 2019, he was interviewed on Fox Business about his book and the overcriminalization of federal law.

Death

No death has been reported for Mike Chase, the criminal defense lawyer known for creating the @CrimeADay Twitter feed and authoring ''How to Become a Federal Criminal''. Note: A different individual named Mike Chase (April 17, 1952 – April 18, 2025) was an American professional stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR series and won championships in the Winston West Series. He died at age 73 following a lengthy illness, prompting tributes from the motorsports community.

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