Chaz Baca Jr.
Chaz Baca Jr. works for Harris Auto Racing in a Sales & Driver Support role, combining real-world racing experience with hands-on customer assistance.
His responsibilities include:
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Driver Support & Technical Assistance
Helping Harris customers with chassis setup guidance, suspension and shock direction, and race-day problem solving — based on current IMCA rules and real competition data. -
Sales Support
Assisting drivers and teams with chassis sales, options selection, and fitment decisions, ensuring customers order the correct car for their class, track type, and driving style. -
Trackside Representation
Representing Harris Auto Racing at major events, including IMCA races and specials, answering questions in the pits, supporting Team Harris drivers, and promoting the brand on race nights. -
Product Feedback & Development
Providing direct feedback from competition use to help refine Harris chassis design, setup windows, and component placement based on current dirt track trends. -
Brand & Marketing Presence
Serving as a high-visibility brand ambassador through racing success, fan interaction, social media, and public appearances.
Why His Role Matters
Chaz’s position is unique because he is both a full-time national-level driver and a Harris employee. That means customers are getting advice from someone who:
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Races the same equipment at the highest level
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Understands what works across different regions and track conditions
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Can translate race results directly into practical setup help
This makes him a key part of Harris Auto Racing’s commitment to driver-focused support and real-world performance.
Driver — Team Owner — Two-Time IMCA Modified National Champion
Chaz Baca Jr., is a professional dirt track racing driver with a lifelong passion for competition and speed. Born and raised in Mesa, Arizona, He now calls Stanhope, Iowa home as he pursue’s his racing at the highest level across the Midwest and beyond.
Racing isn’t just what hedo — it’s who he is. My father raced and worked as a flagman at local tracks, so the smell of dirt and the sound of roaring engines were part of his life from day one. At just 9 years old, Chaz told his parents he wanted to race after attending a dirt go-kart event — and that moment set the course for everything that followed.
Over the years Chaz has raced everything from go-karts and modlites to full-blown IMCA Modifieds, steadily climbing through the ranks thanks to family support and a dedicated small team working behind the scenes.
Career Highlights
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Two-Time IMCA Modified National Champion — back-to-back titles in 2023 and 2024, making history and defending the crown with relentless consistency.
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First Arizona driver ever to earn an IMCA Modified national championship.
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Hundreds of wins across multiple classes throughought his career, including over 150 Modified victories, 200+ kart wins, and a strong showing in stock cars and sprint cars.
In 2025, we moved operations to Iowa to compete in bigger shows with larger purses and wider competition, building on success and pushing further into the heartland of IMCA Modified racing.
What Drives Chaz
Racing has always been more than a sport for Chaz— it’s about his family, fun, and the challenge every time he takes the green flag. Whether he is at a hometown track in Arizona or battling wheel-to-wheel deep in the Midwest, every lap he drives, he aims to put on a show for the fans and the partners who believe in his team
Sponsors & Partners
Chaz Baca Jr. Racing is proud to be supported by an outstanding group of partners whose commitment and belief make every lap possible:
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Harris Auto Racing
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Wehrs Machine & Racing Products
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Integra Shocks & Springs
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FK Rod Ends
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QA1 Precision Products
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JE Pistons
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Sweet Manufacturing
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Swift Springs
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Hoosier Racing Tire
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Keyser Manufacturing
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Wilwood Disc Brakes
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Schoenfeld Headers
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Winters Performance Products
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Bert Transmissions
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VP Racing Fuels
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Penske Racing Shocks
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ChazBaca.com (Merchandising & Brand Partner)