Born in 1988 in Carmichael, California. Shortly after, at age 4 his parents and he moved to Hanford, California were he spent a the next 14 years. Growing up in Hanford, Chad attended Pioneer Middle School and Hanford High East Campus. While attending high school Chad also worked at Stinger Chassis for a few years before going to work at BR Motorpsorts. He also worked at Olsons Racing Engines before graduating from Hanford high school in 2006. Only months after graduating, he made the move back to Indiana to pursue his dream of being a top ranked sprint car driver. He then went to college at IUPUC for two years studying business marketing, before starting his career as a boilermaker tube welder, which lead to a position of management. He is now a VP/Sales Manager for CBS Real Estate.