Born in Shanghai, China, and raised in Massachusetts, USA, Chen is the owner of JC Motorsports, one of the sports' most successful teams. He dominated the league's inaugural race at Daytona, only to be beaten out by Drew Walker after the final round of pit stops. He would record his first win in S2, and would finally get his Daytona 500 win in S3, piloting his now iconic #36 JetBlue Cadillac.