He was a NASCAR pit crew member and a ‘Survivor.’ Now Chase Rice is where he belongs.
Posted May 26, 2018
Chase Rice is nothing if not tough. Before he was lighting up the country music charts, Rice was one of the final three contestants on 2010’s “Survivor: Nicaragua.” Before that, he was a linebacker for UNC, where injury derailed NFL aspirations and led him to Charlotte with a group of former college athletes recruited to work as crew members for NASCAR.
(Charlotte Observer)
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