Benny Chastain
| Benny Chastain | |||||||
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| Born | September 22, 1942 Tallahassee, Florida | ||||||
| ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
| 50 races run over 15 years | |||||||
| ARCA no., team | No. 01 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
| Best finish | 23rd (2005), (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2004 ARCA Re/Max 200 (South Boston) | ||||||
| Last race | 2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
| ARCA East no., team | No. 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.
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 East
| ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref | |
| 2022 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Toyota | NSM | FIF Wth |
DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | N/A | 0 | [17] | |
References
- ^ AARP's What's Next: Introducing Benny Chastain, Racecar Driver, 22 October 2010, retrieved 2023-02-20
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
- ^ "Benny Chastain – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
External links
- Benny Chastain driver statistics at Racing-Reference