About Chad
Chad began racing in 1999 at a local race track in West Union. Chad had to "sneak" into the driver seat of a Two-person Cruiser car for his first racing experience, Chad had to "sneak" in due to his young age. Chad's Family has been racing cars for 4 generations, from Chad's Grandpa Richard Dugan who raced in the 60's-80's off and on to Chad's Uncle Dennis Dugan, who raced from the late 70's to early 2000's, racing everything from Sportsman,IMCA/USRA Modifieds and IMCA/NASCAR Late Models. All the way down to Chad's two children Skyler (17) and Tatum (12) who began racing go-karts when each hit the age of 6-7. Racing run's deep in the blood of the Dugan Family. Chad's wife Stephanie is a major part of the entire operation, she handles everything from scheduling to maintaining race operations week in and week out, Chad has stated in multiple interviews that the wheels would fall off the whole operation if she wasn't in charge! "I'd leave the car behind if she didn't remind me!" Dugan stated in a interview with a local radio station KVIK during a on track interview. The Dugan's LOVE the sport of racing and they give everything on the track and in the pits, Chad can be found most night's helping and working on his competitors cars, just as much if not more than his own.
Career Highlights
-91 career wins
*Noteable Wins:
-2016 Shiverfest Champion, Lee County Speedway
-2018 Frostbuster Champion, Benton County Speedway
-2019 Cedar County Speedway Fall Bash Champion
-2020 Cedar County Speedway Fall Bash Champion
-2020 Gary Reinhardt Memorial Feature Winner-Cedar County Speedway
-2022 Iowa Dirt Nationals Champion-600 Modified's-Dubuque County Speedway
-2023 Cedar County Speedway SpringFling Champion
*Weekly Racing Noteable's:
-5 Time Track Champion: Fayette County 2002, Echo Valley Speedway 2002, Echo Valley Speedway Runner-up 2003, Fayette County Speedway 2018, Upper Iowa Speedway 2018, Independence Motor Speedway 2022.
*Regional/National Notable's:
-2017 Victory Promotions Xcel 600 Modified Touring Series Runner-up
-2017 Cook Racing Supply Regional Points Runner-up
-2018 Midwest Xcel 600 Modified Regional Champion.
-2019 Midwest Xcel 600 Modified Regional Runner-up
-2020 Tulsa Shootout Champion
600 Modified
Crew Members
Steph Dugan-Manager
Jay Erb-Crew Chief
Skyler Dugan-Teammate
Tatum Dugan-Pit Crew
Matt Dugan-Teammate
Sponsors
Erbal Ink Tattoos, Lucky 7 Design Co., Steere Farms