The racer won four separate Summer Shootout Champions Legends wins between the years of 1999 and 2005.

Chase Pistone, former NASCAR driver, dies at 42

The racer won four separate Summer Shootout Champions Legends wins between the years of 1999 and 2005.

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on March 3, 2026 2:08 p.m. ET

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Chase Pistone, a former NASCAR driver and grandson of racing legend “Tiger” Tom Pistone, has died. He was 42. **

His older brother Nick Pistone shared the news in a Facebook post on Monday. **

“Well My young brother and best friend is gone,” he wrote. “I’m broken hearted and don't know if I'll ever get over this. I miss you Chase already and I hope you are in a better place. I love you and I miss you so much already!!!!!!!”

Chase Pistone at Eldora Speedway on July 24, 2013 in Rossburg, Ohio.

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While a cause of death was not given, Nick and his fellow brother Tom, asked racing outlet Legends Nation to include the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in their reporting. The hotline can be reached by call, text, chat, or ASL videophone or text at 988. **

Born in Charlotte, N.C., in 1983, Chase began racing when he was just six years old. He was one of several professional drivers in his family alongside brother Nick and their grandfather Tom, who is a two-time NASCAR Cup Series race winner.

Over the course of his career, Chase won over 80 feature events in Legends, Late Model, and USAR racing. That includes four separate Summer Shootout Champions Legends wins between the years of 1999 and 2005. He continued to compete in events until 2007.

Chase Pistone, driver of the No. 31 Turner Scott Motorsports Chevrolet, at Iowa Speedway on Aug. 2, 2014.

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After a seven-year hiatus, Chase returned to the track as a driver for both NTS Motorsports in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck series and Turner Scott Motorsports in the Nationwide series in 2014. He did not return to either team in 2015, marking the end of his NASCAR career.

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However, that didn’t mean racing stopped being a fixture in Chase's life. He was also the owner of CP Inc., which crafted Legends and Late Model cars and offered repair services. The company was as successful on the track as it was off, winning several championships over the years. **

*If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988, text "STRENGTH" to the Crisis Text Line at 741741 or go to 988lifeline.org.*

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