Ben Kennedy (NASCAR)

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Ben Kennedy
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Kennedy at Road America in 2017
Executive Vice President NASCAR
Chief Venue & Racing Innovations Officer
Assumed office
March 10, 2022
Relatives Bill France Sr. (great grandfather)
Bill France Jr. (grandfather)
Jim France (great uncle)
Brian France (uncle)
Education University of Florida (BA)
Occupation NASCAR executive;
Auto racing driver;
ARCA Menards Series East team owner
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
17 races run over 2 years
2017 position23rd
Best finish23rd (2017)
First race 2016 American Ethanol E15 250 (Iowa)
Last race 2017 Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead)
WinsTop tens Poles
030
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
73 races run over 4 years
2016 position7th
Best finish7th (2016)
First race 2013 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
Last race 2016 Ford EcoBoost 200 (Homestead)
First win 2016 UNOH 200 (Bristol)
WinsTop tens Poles
1261
PtsRef
2016 Richard Childress Racing 2 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW

10

DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 106th01 [30]
2017 DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL

4

IOW

20

DAY

16

NHA

6

IOW

23

GLN MOH

26

ROA

18

KEN

11

DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM

18

23rd326 [31]
GMS Racing 96 Chevy CLT

25

DOV

18

POC MCH

36

KEN

32

IND

18

BRI

19

DAR

12

RCH CHI

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223NCWTCPtsRef
2013 Ben Kennedy Racing 96 Chevy DAY MAR CAR KAN CLT DOV TEX KEN IOW ELD POC MCH BRI

20

MSP IOW

15

33rd135 [32]
Turner Scott Motorsports 30 Chevy CHI

16

LVS TAL MAR

4

TEX PHO HOM

30

2014 31 DAY

15*

MAR

3

KAN

20

CLT

8

DOV

7

TEX

14

GTW

14

KEN

10

IOW

6

ELD

13

POC

13

MCH

19

BRI

21

MSP

16

CHI

7

NHA

13

LVS

7

TAL

28

MAR

16

TEX

15

PHO

11

HOM

17

9th679 [33]
2015 Red Horse Racing 11 Toyota DAY

28

ATL

3

MAR

19

KAN

26

CLT

16

DOV

6

TEX

10

GTW

7

IOW

13

KEN

16

ELD

12

POC

11

MCH

25

BRI

15

MSP

3

CHI

12

NHA

23

LVS

3

TAL

25

MAR

14

TEX

9

PHO

24

HOM

4

9th690 [34]
2016 DAY

23

ATL

15

MAR

11

7th2162 [35]
GMS Racing 33 Chevy KAN

9

CLT

14

TEX

4

IOW

7

GTW

9

KEN

22

ELD

11

POC

7

BRI

1

MCH

11

MSP

8

CHI

26

NHA

11

LVS

4

TAL

5

MAR

18

TEX

13

PHO

9

HOM

14

24 DOV

13

K&N Pro Series East

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314NKNPSECPtsRef
2010 Ben Kennedy Racing 96 Chevy GRE SBO IOW MAR NHA LRP LEE JFC

24

NHA DOV 60th91 [36]
2011 GRE

11

SBO

14

RCH

27

IOW

15

BGS

3

JFC

11

LGY

18

NHA

32

COL

19

GRE

22

NHA

16

DOV

12

13th1367 [37]
2012 BRI

6

GRE

9

RCH

6

IOW

22

BGS

8

JFC

5

LGY

21

CNB

3

COL

7

IOW

19

NHA

25

DOV

4

GRE

16

CAR

9

9th456 [38]
2013 BRI

10

GRE

17

FIF

1*

RCH

14

BGS

1

IOW

9

LGY

7

COL

9

IOW

11

VIR

4

GRE

10

NHA

26

DOV

12

RAL

6

4th488 [39]
2017 Kevin Manion Motorsports 1 Toyota NSM GRE BRI SBO SBO MEM BLN TMP NHA IOW

7

GLN LGY NJM DOV 45th38 [40]

K&N Pro Series West

NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
YearTeamNo.Make123456789101112131415NKNPSWCPtsRef
2011 Ben Kennedy Racing 96 Chevy PHO AAS MMP IOW LVS SON IRW EVG PIR CNS

8

PHO

15

34th402 [41]
Toyota MRP

8

SPO AAS
2012 PHO

11

LHC MMP S99 IOW BIR LVS SON EVG CNS

9

IOW PIR SMP AAS PHO

10

27th102 [42]
2015 Ben Kennedy Racing 96 Toyota KCR IRW TUS IOW SHA SON SLS IOW EVG CNS MER AAS PHO

25

69th19 [43]

* Season still in progress

1 Ineligible for series points

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