Benny Chastain

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Benny Chastain
Born (1942-09-22) September 22, 1942 (age 82)
Tallahassee, Florida
ARCA Menards Series career
50 races run over 15 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 01 (Fast Track Racing)
Best finish23rd (2005), (2006)
First race 2004 ARCA Re/Max 200 (South Boston)
Last race 2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
WinsTop tens Poles
000
ARCA Menards Series East career
ARCA East no., teamNo. 10 (Fast Track Racing)
Statistics current as of March 7, 2022.

Benny Chastain (born September 22, 1942) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01 Ford Fusion for Fast Track Racing.

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Racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Chastain didn’t start racing until 1997, when he was 55 years old. [1] After years of success at his local dirt track, he made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2004 at South Boston Speedway. Chastain finished 22nd in his series debut. Chastain made starts over the next 12 years, never running full-time outside of 2006. In 2017, Chastain managed to lead a lap at Talladega Superspeedway, the only one of his career. His best finish to date is 15th in 2020 at Daytona International Speedway.

ARCA Menards Series East

In 2022, Chastain attempted to make his first start in the ARCA Menards Series East at Five Flags Motor Speedway, driving the No. 10 for Fast Track Racing. He crashed in qualifying and failed to make the race, leading to Nate Moeller’s No. 06 Wayne Peterson Racing car being renumbered.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223AMSCPtsRef
2004 Drew White Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO
22
BLN 57th510 [2]
24 KEN
34
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 GTW
28
Drew White Motorsports POC
18
LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM
MK Racing 96 TAL
26
2005 Drew White Motorsports 98 Pontiac DAY
41
NSH SLM 23rd2070 [3]
93 Chevy KEN
DNQ
TOL
Wayne Peterson Racing 06 LAN
DNQ
Drew White Motorsports 98 MIL
36
POC
25
93 MCH
DNQ
98 KAN
36
93 KEN
DNQ
BLN
DNQ
POC
25
GTW
38
LER
DNQ
NSH
27
MCH
DNQ
ISF
31
TOL
DNQ
DSF
21
CHI
27
SLM
26
TAL
DNQ
2006 DAY
DNQ
NSH
DNQ
SLM
DNQ
WIN
DNQ
KEN
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
POC
39
MCH
DNQ
KAN
21
KEN
DNQ
BLN
21
POC
33
GTW
37
NSH
39
MCH
DNQ
23rd2240 [4]
Lafferty Motorsports 89 ISF
28
MIL
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
DSF
27
CHI
DNQ
39 SLM
DNQ
Wayne Peterson Racing 0 TAL
DNQ
Drew White Motorsports 93 IOW
DNQ
2007 Bob Schacht Motorsports 24 Ford DAY
38
USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM 172nd65 [5]
75 TAL
DNQ
TOL
2008 54 Chevy DAY
27
SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 132nd95 [6]
2009 42 DAY
42
SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 132nd95 [7]
2010 75 Toyota DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL
34
TOL POC MCH IOW MFD 57th405 [8]
Ford POC
30
BLN NJE ISF CHI
38
DSF TOL SLM KAN
22
CAR
25
2011 Toyota DAY
35
29th775 [9]
Chevy TAL
27
SLM TOL NJE
Ford CHI
16
POC
24
MCH
25
WIN BLN IOW
Chevy IRP
33
POC
41
ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN
18
TOL
31
2013 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY
19
MOB SLM TAL
19
TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 84th270 [10]
2014 DAY MOB SLM TAL
28
TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN 137th90 [11]
2016 Bob Schacht Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE
17
POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 115th145 [12]
2017 75 DAY NSH SLM TAL
26
TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 112th105 [13]
2020 Our Motorsports 09 Chevy DAY
15
PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 72nd29 [14]
2021 Cram Racing Enterprises 94 Toyota DAY
20
PHO TAL
21
KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 70th47 [15]
2022 Fast Track Racing 01 Ford DAY
25
PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 113th19 [16]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567AMSECPtsRef
2022 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota NSM FIF
Wth
DOV NSV IOW MLW BRI N/A0 [17]

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References

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