Chase Austin is a NASCAR driver from Eudora, KS. He will compete part-time in the Nationwide Series in 2008, driving the #64 Atreus Communities Chevy for RWI. He competed in the Busch East Series in 2007. He made history by being just the second African-American driver in the Nationwide Series history. Austin made his Nationwide debut in 2007, competing at Memphis. Starting last (43rd) on the field, Austin had broken his way into the top-twenty before crashing and finishing 41st.