chase moved up to the winston west series in 1990 where he won rookie of the year. in 1991 he made his debut in the winston cup series, competing in a combination race at sears point raceway; he finished 25th in the event. chase would run selected races in winston cup over the next few years, in addition to selected winston west events; his best finish in cup came at michigan international speedway in 1990 where he finished 24th.