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Benny Gordon

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Benny Gordon
Gordon at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015
BornBenjamin Gordon
(1970-11-29) November 29, 1970 (age 53)
DuBois, Pennsylvania
Achievements2005, 2008 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion
2004, 2006 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Northern Division Champion
Awards2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Rookie of the Year
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
27 races run over 6 years
2017 position70th
Best finish34th (2012)
First race2009 Nashville 300 (Nashville)
Last race2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2008 position99th
Best finish85th (2007)
First race2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race2008 Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 25, 2017.

Benjamin Gordon (born November 29, 1970) is an American professional stock car racing driver.

Racing career

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Early career

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Prior to moving up to NASCAR's big leagues, Gordon competed in the NASCAR-sanctioned Slim Jim All Pro Series in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[1] Good runs in the series allowed him to move up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series,[1] where he was Rookie of the Year in 2003. He went on to win the Northern Division in four of the following five seasons, except for 2007 where he finished second. He would add overall series championships in 2005 and 2008. His brother Todd would serve as his crew chief, before joining the NASCAR ranks as a crew chief for Team Penske.

NASCAR

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Gordon's first NASCAR national touring series race was in the Camping World Truck Series (then Craftsman Truck Series) in 2007 at the Milwaukee Mile, where he finished 15th. It was his only Truck Series start that season. He returned for one more Truck Series start the following year, finishing 31st at Mansfield Motorsports Park, a track where he has won multiple USAR races.

In 2009, Gordon left USARacing full-time to enter his own team in the Nationwide Series. Driving the No. 72 Ford Fusion, he has made six starts and finished in the top 20 twice, with a best finish of 12th at Iowa Speedway.

After making one start in the series in 2011, Gordon returned to the Nationwide Series in 2012, driving the No. 24 SR² Motorsports Toyota on a part-time basis.[2] He finished 12th in the series' season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway;[3] he filed to run for Rookie of the Year in the series shortly thereafter.[4] However, without sponsorship, Gordon moved to the position of crew chief, hiring other sponsored drivers to drive the No. 24; for 2013, he was promoted to team manager and lead crew chief for the SR² team.[5]

SR² Motorsports shut down after 2013, leaving Gordon without work. He made one attempt in the Nationwide Series in 2014, failing to qualify the TriStar Motorsports No. 91 car at Daytona in July. In 2015, Gordon entered the season without a ride, but with the closure of Vision Racing, Gordon bought the team's assets and rebranded the team as PEG Racing. Gordon finished 13th in his first attempt at Talladega. Gordon also finished in the top-five at the Subway Firecracker 250 at Daytona in the same year. It was Gordon's best finish since Daytona in 2012. It was also Gordon's first top-five and -ten finish. Gordon later made three races including Bristol, Richmond, and Chicagoland but the results were poor. In 2016, Gordon drove one race for TriStar Motorsports in the No. 14 Toyota Camry at Daytona, and finished 35th due to a transmission issue.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts Ref
2009 VSI Racing 72 Ford DAY CAL LVS BRI
DNQ 		TEX NSH
36 		PHO TAL RCH
37 		DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN
DNQ 		MLW NHA
31 		DAY CHI GTY IRP IOW
12 		GLN MCH BRI
18 		CGV ATL RCH
30 		DOV KAN CAL CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM
DNQ 		75th 436 [6]
2011 Go Green Racing 04 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW CLT CHI MCH ROA DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP IOW GLN CGV BRI
28 		ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 74th 16 [7]
2012 SR² Motorsports 24 Toyota DAY
12 		BRI
22 		ATL
24 		RCH CHI
29 		KEN
32 		DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 34th 198 [8]
Chevy PHO
27 		LVS
30 		BRI
24 		CAL
22 		TEX
33 		RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI
31 		IND IOW GLN CGV
2014 Martins Motorsports 67 Ford DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH
QL† 		ROA KEN NA - [9]
TriStar Motorsports 91 Toyota DAY
DNQ 		NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM
2015 Vision Racing 17 Toyota DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
13 		IOW CLT DOV MCH CHI 50th 60 [10]
PEG Racing 66 DAY
5 		KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI
37 		ROA DAR RCH
38 		CHI
36 		KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM
2016 TriStar Motorsports 14 Toyota DAY
35 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL
14 		DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY
23 		KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 47th 51 [11]
2017 44 DAY
27 		ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 70th 10 [12]
† - Qualified for Tommy Joe Martins

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCTC Pts Ref
2007 Xpress Motorsports 16 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW
15 		MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 85th 118 [13]
2008 North South Motorsports 66 Ford DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT MFD
31 		DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 99th 70 [14]

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2011 VSI Racing 66 Chevy GRE
15 		SBO
26 		RCH
12 		IOW
16 		BGS
23 		JFC
10 		LGY COL
23 		18th 1217 [15]
Toyota NHA
5 		NHA
35 		DOV
6
Ford GRE
25
2012 Toyota BRI GRE RCH IOW BGS JFC LGY CNB
9 		COL IOW NHA DOV GRE CAR 55th 35 [16]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2011 VSI Racing 09 Ford DAY
7 		TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 95th 195 [17]
2014 Wes Gonder Racing 11 Ford DAY
34 		MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN 145th 60 [18]

References

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  1. ^ a b Caraviello, David (September 16, 2009). "Back of Nationwide garage feels like big time to some". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  2. ^ Adamczyk, Jay (February 12, 2012). "Nationwide Series". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ^ Moody, Walt (May 24, 2012). "Philipsburg's Tim Bainey finds Nationwide ride". Centre Daily Times. State College, PA. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  4. ^ Rodman, Dave (March 15, 2012). "Owners' points race starting to tighten up". NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. Retrieved 2012-06-04.
  5. ^ "Blake Koch Returning With SR² Motorsports". SPEED Channel. Fox Sports. February 7, 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-02-14. Retrieved 2013-02-08.
  6. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  7. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  9. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  10. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  13. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  14. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  16. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  17. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  18. ^ "Benny Gordon – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion
2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion
2008 		Succeeded by
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