Ask Chad

Ask Chad (because sometimes he answers!)...

* Ask Chad if he goes commando.
Sometimes

* Ask Chad if he wants to go drinking sometime.
Sure

* Ask Chad if he could kick Jimmie's ass in a fight.
Yep

* Ask Chad where he buys his kickass shades.
They're free

* Ask Chad who's cuter: Jeffy or Jimmie.
You have to be the judge of that

* Ask Chad who does his laundry or mows his grass.
I pay for it to get done

* Ask Chad if he prefers to be called Chadwick, Chadster, Chadman, or just The Chad.
Whatever

* Ask Chad if he ever gets the urge to deck Jimmie when he spins on the last lap.
No comment

* Ask Chad what the heck his middle name is.
Anthony

* Ask Chad if he agrees that Midwesterners kick the most ass.
Of course

* Ask Chad if he would consider answering some of our Ask Chad questions.
I am (and trust me, there was a lot of wiggage when he did!)

* Ask Chad if he gets tired of wearing blue and gray all the time.
Although I'm proud of it...yes

* Ask Chad if he ever gets the urge to streak the garage area.
Ummm...no

* Ask Chad if he thinks flames on a racecar really *do* make it go faster.
Ummm...no, again

* Ask Chad if he uses Crest WhiteStrips to make his teeth so pretty and white.
I have

* Ask Chad if his new house kicks ass.
It will, I hope

* Ask Chad if he really is ticklish.
No

* Ask Chad if he wears wifebeaters or those short sleeve undershirt thingys.
Undershirts

* Ask Chad if Cheesin' Chadwick is his favorite site. (Jeez, we hope so!)
You bet (wheee!)

* Ask Chad if Rick docks his pay when he gets fined (or takes away his cars).
He docks my pay and takes my toys

* Ask Chad if he sings in the shower.
Sometimes

* Ask Chad what is favorite sport besides racing is.
Scuba

* Ask Chad if he's gonna make Jimmie wear the Evil Knievel suit every week.
Thinking about it again real soon

* Ask Chad which Star Wars movie is his favorite.
The original

* Ask Chad what CD is in his stereo right now.
Paul Oakenfold

* Ask Chad what he would be doing if he wasn't involved in auto racing.
An engineer

* Ask Chad if he was a good student in school.
NO

* Ask Chad what sort of (street legal) car he drives.
Chevy Tahoe and my Porsche

* Ask Chad if he knows how to cook.
Very well, thank you

* Ask Chad if he ever takes the 48 out for a spin on the track.
Uh, no

* Ask Chad what one person (dead or alive) he'd like to have dinner with.
That's a tough one, Einstein maybe

* Ask Chad when the housewarming party is. (submitted by Karen)
I'll let you know


* Ask Chad if he is asked for his autograph a lot.
Yes

* Ask Chad if he talks to other crew chiefs, and if so, who. (submitted by Carrie)
Yes, Sometimes: Billy Wilburn, Matt Borland, Loomis

* Ask Chad how long he typically works on setups for each race and what track gives him the biggest headache setup-wise.
I am always working on set-ups. They come over a period of time; already working on Bristol 2004

* Ask Chad if if he's ever got caught shopping at a Home Depot (submitted by Liz)
No

* Ask Chad if he ever wanted to be a driver, or has ever been in a race himself.
At times yes

* Ask Chad what he does with his (very few) days off.
Go places with sand and Corona

* Ask Chad what's weirdest thing he's ever been asked to sign. (submitted by Jamie)
I don't know

* Ask Chad if he has any tattoos. (submitted by Anne)
Yes

* Ask Chad if he would be willing to lend me his firesuit (with or without him in it) (submitted by Denise)
Maybe

* Ask Chad if he digs having chicks wanna know so much about him because he rocks and stuff.
I rock and stuff? Cool.

* Ask Chad which track is his favorite to visit
Everyone of them; I have the best job in the world even on the worst day

* Ask Chad if he's forgotten how to answer Ask Chad questions (we're just teasin', dude!)
I am answering!!!!

* Ask Chad who's sexier: Jimmy Spencer or Kurt Busch
Give me a break

* Ask Chad what the last book he read was (submitted by Librarian Marissa)
What it takes to be #1 , Vince Lombardi

* Ask Chad if he's considered growing a goatee
Have had one at time

* Ask Chad what brand/flavor of gum he's always chewing on
Extra Polar Ice,it's the best

* Ask Chad which fast food restaurant is his fave (submitted by Terra)
Taco Bell ,where else

* Ask Chad when he flips on the TV, which channels does he surf to first
Speed vision, Discovery, History, Movie channels

* Ask Chad which season he prefers
Spring

* Ask Chad if he wears contacts
Nope

* Ask Chad who rules more : Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin
Floyd

* Ask Chad if he could change one thing about himself, what would it be?
Hair

* Ask Chad if he has any pets
I have a salt water aquarium

* Ask Chad if he has any siblings and where he is in the birth order
1-1/2 brother , 2-1/2 sisters, I am the oldest

* Ask Chad where he sees himself in 10 years
I hope that I have made all of the goals that I want in NASCAR and have moved on to management or car owner or retirement; I will need to find another challenge

* Ask Chad how he takes his coffee
Just a little sugar

* Ask Chad if he has any "Ask Marissa, Ask Carrie or Ask Denise" questions *grin*
Are you girls nuts? [Corrupted Rebuttal: Certifiable. *grin*]

* Ask Chad if there are certain drivers that, whenever Jimmie gets around them, make Chad cringe? If so, who?
Yes, I probably shouldn't say

* Ask Chad what his biggest guilty pleasure is (hey, it could be a love of *NSYNC or an addiction to ramen noodles, we don't care. We're just curious. *big grin*)
I can't tell everything

* Ask Chad when at the track does he, like the drivers, stay in one of those very lovely and comfy motor coaches? Also, when does he get home after a race? (submitted by Maria)
I stay in a hotel with the team , but I am looking into a motor coach, we get home anywhere from 3-12 hrs. after the race

* Ask Chad: Cubs or White Sox? (submitted by Maria)
It doesn't really matter to me

* Ask Chad what cologne he wears
I don't remember the kind right now, sorry

* Ask Chad how many speeding tickets he's ever gotten (and when the last one was)
I have gotten as many as 9 in a year , but that was a while ago. I got one coming home from Darlington.

* Ask Chad what's up with all the ice teams need on race weekends (surely it's not just to keep your Evian cold)
We use the ice to cool the engine between practice runs and cocktails after the garage area closes (kidding)

* Ask Chad if he was as geeked to meet one of The Corrupted as The Corrupted was about meeting him (De made me put that in!)
Denise was nice, but I expected nothing less

* Ask Chad if he taunts Jimmie with the knowledge that his fanlisting is bigger (submitted by Bee)
We'll let him think he gets all the chicks

* Ask Chad if the guys at the shop make fun of this site being devoted to his manliness.
A lot of people have, they're jealous

* Seeing as how famous De is, do you feel the urge to need her autograph?
She has mine, I should have hers

* Ask Chad how Jimmie answered the question when he was asked about this website...we're dying to know. :-)
Jimmie hasn't commented on it (dammit!)

* Ask Chad if he has ever had to smile and nod his way through a mouthful of Gearhead Guacamole and Shrimp Tacos, ala JJ w/Regis & Kelly? (submitted by Becca)
YES

* Ask Chad if he is planning on making any changes to the over the wall pit crew for 2004? (submitted by Caitlin)
I hope not, but this is a competitive business

* Ask Chad if he has ever had or been tempted to have a mullet? (submitted by Melissa)
No comment

* Ask Chad if he and Jimmie hang out, outside of the track? (submitted by Jessie)
Yes

* Ask Chad if he ever gets nervous speaking on any of the NASCAR shows, or when he is interviewed for TV? (Because if you do, you hide it *really* well!)
I used to but not anymore

* Ask Chad if he's a morning person or a night owl?
Totally nocturnal

* Ask Chad when you are at a test do you usually do race set up or quailfying set up? (submitted by Angela)
It depends on the track and what we are after and need to learn

* Ask Chad what his favorite meal is to cook? (submitted by Christy)
Mac n cheese for quickies, steak and veggies when I can

* Ask Chad what time period he'd like to live in? (submitted by JW)
I am happy to be here right now; ancient Greece

* Ask Chad what was his bestest ever Christmas gift? (submitted by JW)
I don't really know, not much for the holidays

* Ask Chad what the worst job he ever had was?
I worked in a factory while I was trying to get into Cup in 1989

* Ask Chad what kind of kid you were growing up? (submitted by Angela)
Not a good one

* Ask Chad what his most embarassing moment was? (submitted by Amber)
Busting out the "f" bomb on national TV

* Ask Chad if the team has a nickname for him, and what it is? (submitted by Jane)
They call me a lot of names , probably none that I should print

* Ask Chad what his first car was, and how old he was when he got it? (submitted by Melissa)
1972 Camaro, got it when I was 14

* Ask Chad what was his first job when he moved to North Carolina?
See above - in a nasty factory

* Ask Chad if he has any phobias?
Not winning the Championship

* Ask Chad what was the first concert you went to, and what was your fave? (submitted by Stephanie)
First concert was Quiet Riot, favorite was Jimmy Buffet

* Ask Chad (seeing as how he is almost always shown in the tan hat - which we LOVE by the way) does he own more than one of those or does he just always remember to pack that certain hat?
I go through a lot of those things

* Ask Chad if he's going to have a bigger part in any commercials anytime soon (c'mon, if Biffle's crew chief can do it...)
Maybe

* Ask Chad if he weren't involved in NASCAR, what sort of series he would be interested in working in (IRL, F1, etc)
F1 would be cool

* Ask Chad if he has ever bought anything on Ebay, and if so, what? (submitted by Tiffany)
No

* What is the craziest thing a fan has done to get your attention? (submitted by Angela)
Been asked to sign her underwear

* Ask Chad...Chocolate or vanilla?
Both

* Ask Chad...Letterman or Leno?
Neither

* Ask Chad...Boxers or Briefs?
Boxers...Haven't I answered this one before?

* Ask Chad...East Coast or West Coast?
Both

* Ask Chad...Republican or Democrat?
No comment

* Ask Chad...Blonde or Brunette (Or Redhead)?
Yep

* Ask Chad...Playing Video Games or Cards?
Both

* Ask Chad...Hunting or Fishing?
Fishing

* Ask Chad...Short Tracks or Superspeedways?
Both

* Ask Chad...Bud or Bud Light?
Neither

* Ask Chad...Rap or Rock?
Both

* Ask Chad what he wears to sleep? (submitted by Deb)
0

* Ask Chad what time he gets to the track on race weekends and what time he leaves? (submitted by Melissa)
Early

* Ask Chad if he's suffered hearing loss from working in NASCAR, and if so, how badly?
What did you say?

* Ask Chad if that's a Rolex he sports on his wrist?
Sometimes

* Ask Chad what the coolest gift he has received from a fan was? (submitted by Angela)
All of them

* Ask Chad what the best and worst thing about being a crew chief is? (submitted by Angie)
Winning and losing

* Ask Chad if he gets tired of women hitting on him when they submit questions to Chad's Mailbag at www.lowesracing.com? (submitted by Lacey)
Never

* Ask Chad what his worst three habits are? (submitted by Carrie G.)
I don't know

* Ask Chad if he ever got that fly motorcoach he wanted?
Yep

* Ask Chad how much sleep he gets on race weekends? (submitted by Deb)
Very little

* Ask Chad if he is superstitious? (submitted by Deb)
No

* Ask Chad how he stays so tan? (submitted by Carrie G.)
I'm always outside

* Ask Chad: Miller or Budweiser? (submitted by Char)
Neither

* Ask Chad which of the new "street legal" cars he likes best this year (Magnum, SS, 300, etc)
BMW M5

* Ask Chad what he thinks the bravest thing he's ever done is?
I've done a lot of stupid stuff; I don't know how brave they were

* Ask Chad how the radio reception generally is in the men's room of the tracks, and if he's had conversations from in there? (submitted by Jen)
Good and yes

* Ask Chad: creamy or chunky peanut butter? (submitted by Jen)
Creamy

* Ask Chad, since he likes dance music, does he like to dance, and is he any good at it?
I like to dance but I'm not real good at it

* Ask Chad if he'll send us a picture of him in a tux?
I don't have one

* Ask Chad how many Lowe's firesuits you have? (submitted by Sara)
A few

* Ask Chad If you had an ever-blooming money tree in your back yard, and all the time in the world to spend, where would you travel to? (submitted by Terri)
I would go diving in the Caribbean

* Ask Chad if he sleeps in during the off season...even a little?
Yes, a lot

* Ask Chad what his favorite candy bar or sweet treat is?
Oreos and Brownies

* Ask Chad: grits or oatmeal? (submitted by Terri)

* Ask Chad what the craziest thing he's ever done to get a girl to notice him? (submitted by Erinna)

* Ask Chad what song new or old makes you reach over and turn the radio up? (submitted by Karen)

* Ask Chad if he likes to bowl and what his highest score is? (submitted by Laurie)

* Ask Chad if we can bum a ride on the motorcycle?

* Ask Chad if he works out - if so, with what? Free weights? Machines? (submitted by Shelly)

* Ask Chad if he has a six pack or a Corona belly? (submitted by Dani)

* Ask Chad if he rented or bought the tux he wore to the banquet? (submitted by Dani)

* Ask Chad if he would ever participate in a "NASCAR" Fear Factor (if there were such a thing)? (submitted by Tara)

* Ask Chad if he could work with another driver/team in NASCAR (non-Hendrick), who would it be? (submitted by Sara)

* Ask Chad how his closest friends would describe him in 3 words? (submitted by Alicia)

* Ask Chad: paper or plastic? (submitted by Sarah)

* Ask Chad about his dog...breed, name? (submitted by Erin)

* Ask Chad if he's a nail biter? (submitted by Stefani)

* Ask Chad if he & Bootie get along on camera as well as they do on camera & if they ever hang out socially? (submitted by Anonymous)

* Ask Chad if he's a kid person?

* Ask Chad if he has any race day rituals?