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Benny Gordon

{{short description|American stock car racing driver}}

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{{Infobox NASCAR driver

|name = Benny Gordon

|image = Benny Gordon at Thunder Valley.jpg

|caption = Gordon at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015

|birth_name = Benjamin Gordon

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|11|29}}

|birth_place = DuBois, Pennsylvania

|achievements = 2005, 2008 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion
2004, 2006 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Northern Division Champion

|awards = 2003 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Rookie of the Year

|Total_Busch_Races = 27

|Years_In_Busch = 6

|Busch_Car_Team =

|Prev_Busch_Pos = 70th

|Prev_Busch_Year = 2017

|Best_Busch_Pos = 34th (2012)

|First_Busch_Race = 2009 Nashville 300 (Nashville)

|Last_Busch_Race = 2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)

|First_Busch_Win =

|Last_Busch_Win =

|Busch_Wins = 0

|Busch_Top_Tens = 1

|Busch_Poles = 0

|Total_Truck_Races = 2

|Years_In_Truck = 2

|Truck_Car_Team =

|Prev_Truck_Pos = 99th

|Prev_Truck_Year = 2008

|Best_Truck_Pos = 85th (2007)

|First_Truck_Race = 2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)

|Last_Truck_Race = 2008 Ohio 250 (Mansfield)

|First_Truck_Win =

|Last_Truck_Win =

|Truck_Wins = 0

|Truck_Top_Tens = 0

|Truck_Poles = 0

|updated = February 25, 2017

}}

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

Racing career

=Early career=

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/2009/news/opinion/09/16/inside.line.dcaraviello.bgordon.nationwide/index.html|title=Back of Nationwide garage feels like big time to some|last=Caraviello|first=David|date=September 16, 2009|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports|access-date=2012-06-04}} Good runs in the series allowed him to move up to the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, 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=

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/nationwide.htm|title=Nationwide Series|last=Adamczyk|first=Jay|date=February 12, 2012|work=Jayski's Silly Season Site|publisher=ESPN|access-date=2012-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215104757/http://www.jayski.com/nationwide/nationwide.htm|archive-date=February 15, 2012|url-status=dead}} He finished 12th in the series' season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway;{{cite web|url=http://www.centredaily.com/2012/05/24/3206438/bainey-finds-nationwide-ride.html|title=Philipsburg's Tim Bainey finds Nationwide ride|last=Moody|first=Walt|date=May 24, 2012|work=Centre Daily Times|access-date=2012-06-04|location=State College, PA|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120531213934/http://www.centredaily.com/2012/05/24/3206438/bainey-finds-nationwide-ride.html|archive-date=May 31, 2012}} he filed to run for Rookie of the Year in the series shortly thereafter.{{cite web|url=http://www.nascar.com/news/120313/drodman-top-35-kpetty-rgordon-kkahne/index.html|title=Owners' points race starting to tighten up|last=Rodman|first=Dave|date=March 15, 2012|work=NASCAR.com|publisher=Turner Sports|access-date=2012-06-04}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-blake-koch-returning-with-sr-motorsports/ |title=Blake Koch Returning With SR² Motorsports |date=February 7, 2013 |work=SPEED Channel |publisher=Fox Sports |access-date=2013-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214041909/http://nascar.speedtv.com/article/nns-blake-koch-returning-with-sr-motorsports/ |archive-date=2013-02-14 }}

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

=NASCAR=

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

==Xfinity Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NXSC|NASCAR Xfinity Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2009

! VSI Racing

! 72

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| LVS

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| BRI
DNQ

| TEX

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NSH
36

| PHO

| TAL

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
37

| DAR

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| KEN
DNQ

| MLW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NHA
31

| DAY

| CHI

| GTY

| IRP

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
12

| GLN

| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRI
18

| CGV

| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| RCH
30

| DOV

| KAN

| CAL

| CLT

| MEM

| TEX

| PHO

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| HOM
DNQ

! 75th

! 436

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2009/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

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

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
28

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=1|

! 74th

! 16

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2011/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2012

! rowspan=2| SR² Motorsports

! rowspan=2| 24

! Toyota

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY
12

| colspan=21|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| ATL
24

| RCH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
29

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| KEN
32

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! rowspan=2| 34th

! rowspan=2| 198

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2012/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

Chevy

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
27

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LVS
30

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BRI
24

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAL
22

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TEX
33

| RCH

| TAL

| DAR

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| ROA

| KEN

| DAY

| NHA

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
31

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| CGV

| colspan=13|

rowspan=2| 2014

! Martins Motorsports

! 67

! Ford

| DAY

| PHO

| LVS

| BRI

| CAL

| TEX

| DAR

| RCH

| TAL

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| style="background:#FFFFFF;"| MCH
QL†

| ROA

| KEN

| colspan=20|

! rowspan=2| NA

! rowspan=2| -

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2014/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2014 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

TriStar Motorsports

! 91

! Toyota

| colspan=15|

| style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DAY
DNQ

| NHA

| CHI

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ATL

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

rowspan=2| 2015

! Vision Racing

! 17

! rowspan=2| Toyota

| DAY

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
13

| IOW

| CLT

| DOV

| MCH

| CHI

| colspan=21|

! rowspan=2| 50th

! rowspan=2| 60

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2015/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

PEG Racing

! 66

| colspan=14|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY
5

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BRI
37

| ROA

| DAR

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RCH
38

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CHI
36

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

2016

! rowspan=2| TriStar Motorsports

! 14

! rowspan=2| Toyota

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
35

| ATL

| LVS

| PHO

| CAL

| TEX

| BRI

| RCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TAL
14

| DOV

| CLT

| POC

| MCH

| IOW

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DAY
23

| KEN

| NHA

| IND

| IOW

| GLN

| MOH

| BRI

| ROA

| DAR

| RCH

| CHI

| KEN

| DOV

| CLT

| KAN

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

| colspan=2|

! 47th

! 51

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2016/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2017

! 44

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 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

| colspan=2|

! 70th

! 10

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2017/B|title=Benny Gordon – 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

colspan=43|† - Qualified for Tommy Joe Martins

==Craftsman Truck Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NCTC|NASCAR Craftsman Truck classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2007

! Xpress Motorsports

! 16

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

| MAR

| KAN

| CLT

| MFD

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| MLW
15

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 85th

! 118

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2007/C|title=Benny Gordon – 2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2008

! North South Motorsports

! 66

! Ford

| DAY

| CAL

| ATL

| MAR

| KAN

| CLT

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MFD
31

| DOV

| TEX

| MCH

| MLW

| MEM

| KEN

| IRP

| NSH

| BRI

| GTW

| NHA

| LVS

| TAL

| MAR

| ATL

| TEX

| PHO

| HOM

! 99th

! 70

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2008/C|title=Benny Gordon – 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

==K&N Pro Series East==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

! colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|NKNPSEC|NASCAR K&N Pro Series East classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=3|2011

! rowspan=4| VSI Racing

! rowspan=4| 66

! Chevy

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| GRE
15

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SBO
26

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RCH
12

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IOW
16

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BGS
23

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| JFC
10

| LGY

|

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| COL
23

| colspan=5|

! rowspan=3| 18th

! rowspan=3| 1217

! rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2011/E|title=Benny Gordon – 2011 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

Toyota

| colspan=7|

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NHA
5

| colspan=2|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| NHA
35

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DOV
6

| colspan=2|

Ford

| colspan=9|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GRE
25

| colspan=4|

2012

! Toyota

| BRI

| GRE

| RCH

| IOW

| BGS

| JFC

| LGY

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| CNB
9

| COL

| IOW

| NHA

| DOV

| GRE

| CAR

! 55th

! 35

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2012/E|title=Benny Gordon – 2012 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

{{sup|*}} Season still in progress

{{sup|1}} Ineligible for series points

=ARCA Racing Series=

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

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"
colspan=45| 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

! {{Tooltip|ARSC|ARCA Racing Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2011

! VSI Racing

! 09

! Ford

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DAY
7

| TAL

| SLM

| TOL

| NJE

| CHI

| POC

| MCH

| WIN

| BLN

| IOW

| IRP

| POC

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| SLM

| KAN

| TOL

|

! 95th

! 195

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2011/A|title=Benny Gordon – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

2014

! Wes Gonder Racing

! 11

! Ford

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| DAY
34

| MOB

| SLM

| TAL

| TOL

| NJE

| POC

| MCH

| ELK

| WIN

| CHI

| IRP

| POC

| BLN

| ISF

| MAD

| DSF

| SLM

| KEN

| KAN

! 145th

! 60

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/gordobe01/2014/A|title=Benny Gordon – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 7, 2023}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website|1=http://www.bennygordon.us/}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Benny_Gordon}}
  • {{Racing-Reference crewchief|Benny_Gordon}}
  • {{Racing-Reference owner|Benny_Gordon}}

{{s-start}}

{{s-sport}}

{{succession box

| before= Clay Rogers

| title= USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion

| years= 2005

| after= Clay Rogers

}}

{{succession box |

before= Bobby Gill

| title= USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion

| years= 2008

| after= Clay Rogers

}}

{{s-end}}

{{TriStar Motorsports}}

{{Vision Racing}}

{{SR2 Motorsports}}

{{Martins Motorsports}}

{{Go Green Racing}}

{{Xpress Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Benny}}

Category:Living people

Category:1970 births

Category:People from DuBois, Pennsylvania

Category:Sportspeople from Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

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Category:CARS Tour drivers

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