Chad Chaffin

Curtis W. Key has announced that former driver and now Crew Chief Lance Hooper has been hired to assume crew chief duties for the No. 40 Chevrolet team and driver Chaffin, keymotorsports.us reports.

A representative from Key Motorsports told jayski.com that Chaffin will be the driver of the No. 40 Key Motorsports Chevy truck for the season opener at Daytona Int'l Speedway and for at least the first four races of the season.

BAM Racing announced Chaffin will drive the No. 49 Paralyzed Veterans of America Dodge this weekend at New Hampshire International Speedway and in two weeks at Chicagoland Speedway. BAM Racing and Mike Bliss have amiably decided to part ways. Chaffin will make his first Nextel Cup Series attempt of the season this weekend in the Lenox Industrial Tools 300, bamracing.com reports.

Chaffin finds himself without a ride and wondering if the racing career he worked so hard for may be over, the Nashville Tennessean reports.

Front Row Motorsports announced Thursday they will run two cars during the 2007 Nextel Cup season. The one team will be the No. 34 Dodge driven by Kevin Lepage, the new team will be the No. 37 Dodge piloted by Chaffin and Bill Elliott, frontrowmotorsports.com reports.