Tiny Benson

{{Infobox racing driver

| birth_name = Reed Benson

| birth_date = April 24, 1922

| birth_place = Syracuse, NY

| death_date = {{death date and age|2017|5|2|1922|4|24|mf=y}}

| death_place = Rockledge, FL, U.S.

| death_cause =

| retired = 1961

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| Total_Cup_Races = 6

| Years_In_Cup = 2

| Best_Cup_Pos = 73rd (1958)

| First_Cup_Race = 1958 (Reading, PA)

| Last_Cup_Race = 1959 (Trenton NJ){{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Tiny_Benson/|title=Tiny Benson-NASCAR Cup Series|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|accessdate=April 20, 2023}}

| Cup_Wins = 0

| Cup_Top_Tens = 4

| Cup_Poles = 0

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Reed (Tiny) Benson (April 24, 1922 – May 2, 2017) was an American stock car and sprint car racing driver who retired from competition in 1961.{{cite news|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/reed-benson-obituary?id=20123882 |title=Reed Benson Obituary (2017)|newspaper=The Post-Standard|location=Syracuse NY|via=Legacy.com|accessdate = April 20, 2023}}

Racing career

Tiny Benson made six appearances in the NASCAR Grand National Series from 1958 to 1959. He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions at the renowned tracks of New York including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion.{{cite news |date=July 11, 1954|title=Brewerton race taken by Benson|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1954/07-11/page-67|accessdate=June 20, 2025|work=The Post Standard|location=Syracuse NY |page=31 |via=NewspaperArchive}}{{cite news |date=June 9, 1957|title=Seven-race card at Weedsport|url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1957/06-09/page-113|accessdate=June 20, 2025|work=The Post Standard|location=Syracuse NY |page=37 |via=NewspaperArchive}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/Tiny_Benson|title=Tiny Benson Career Results|publisher= The Third Turn|accessdate = April 20, 2023}}{{cite book |last=Stoodley |first=Dave |title=The Legends of Watertown Speedway |date=2003 |publisher=Speedway Press |isbn=9780967743844 |pp=25-45}}

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.)

==Grand National Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%" ! colspan="58"\| NASCAR Grand National 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 ! 36 ! 37 ! 38 ! 39 ! 40 ! 41 ! 42 ! 43 ! 44 ! 45 ! 46 ! 47 ! 48 ! 49 ! 50 ! 51 ! {{Tooltip\|NGNC\|NASCAR Grand National classification}} ! Pts ! Ref
rowspan=1\| 1958 ! rowspan=2\|Besemer Engineering ! rowspan=2\|79 ! rowspan=2\| Chevy \| FAY \| DAB \| CON \| FAY \| WIL \| HBO \| FAY \| CLB \| PIF \| ATL \| CLT \| MAR \| ODS \| OBS \| GPS \| GBF \| STR \| NWS \| BGS \| TRN \| RSD \| CLB \| NBS \| style="background:#DFFFDF;"\| REF {{small\|19}} \| LIN \| HCY \| AWS \| RSP \| MCC \| SLS \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| TOR {{small\|8}} \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| BUF {{small\|8}} \| style="background:#EFCFFF;"\| MCF {{small\|16}} \| BEL \| BRR \| CLB \| NSV \| AWS \| BGS \| MBS \| DAR \| CLT \| BIR \| CSF \| GAF \| RCH \| HBO \| SAS \| MAR \| NWS \| ATL ! 73rd ! 182.13 ! {{cite web \|title=Tiny Benson – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bensoti01/1958/W/ \|access-date=July 8, 2023 \|work=Racing-Reference \|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}
1959 \| FAY \| DAY \| DAY \| HBO \| CON \| ATL \| WIL \| BGS \| CLB \| NWS \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| REF 7 \| HCY \| MAR \| style="background:#FFDF9F;"\| TRN 10 \| CLT \| NSV \| ASP \| PIF \| GPS \| ATL \| CLB \| WIL \| RCH \| BGS \| AWS \| DAY \| HEI \| CLT \| MBS \| CLT \| NSV \| AWS \| BGS \| GPS \| CLB \| DAR \| HCY \| RCH \| CSF \| HBO \| MAR \| AWS \| NWS \| CON \| colspan=7\| ! 145th ! 204.50 ! {{cite web \|title=Tiny Benson – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results \|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bensoti01/1959/W/ \|access-date=July 8, 2023 \|work=Racing-Reference \|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

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! colspan="58"| NASCAR Grand National Series results

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! {{Tooltip|NGNC|NASCAR Grand National classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

rowspan=1| 1958

! rowspan=2|Besemer Engineering

! rowspan=2|79

! rowspan=2| Chevy

| FAY

| DAB

| CON

| FAY

| WIL

| HBO

| FAY

| CLB

| PIF

| ATL

| CLT

| MAR

| ODS

| OBS

| GPS

| GBF

| STR

| NWS

| BGS

| TRN

| RSD

| CLB

| NBS

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| REF
{{small|19}}

| LIN

| HCY

| AWS

| RSP

| MCC

| SLS

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| TOR
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BUF
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCF
{{small|16}}

| BEL

| BRR

| CLB

| NSV

| AWS

| BGS

| MBS

| DAR

| CLT

| BIR

| CSF

| GAF

| RCH

| HBO

| SAS

| MAR

| NWS

| ATL

! 73rd

! 182.13

! {{cite web |title=Tiny Benson – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bensoti01/1958/W/ |access-date=July 8, 2023 |work=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

1959

| FAY

| DAY

| HBO

| CON

| ATL

| WIL

| BGS

| CLB

| NWS

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

| HCY

| MAR

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

| CLT

| NSV

| ASP

| PIF

| GPS

| ATL

| CLB

| WIL

| RCH

| BGS

| AWS

| DAY

| HEI

| CLT

| MBS

| CLT

| NSV

| AWS

| BGS

| GPS

| CLB

| DAR

| HCY

| RCH

| CSF

| HBO

| MAR

| AWS

| NWS

| CON

| colspan=7|

! 145th

! 204.50

! {{cite web |title=Tiny Benson – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results |url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/bensoti01/1959/W/ |access-date=July 8, 2023 |work=Racing-Reference |publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC}}

References

External links

{{Racing-Reference driver|Tiny_Benson}}
[http://www.catamountstadium.com/TinyBenson_Car42_Watertown_NYMRN.jpg Early Tiny Benson stock car]

Category:1922 births

Category:2017 deaths

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Racing drivers from New York (state)

Category:Sportspeople from Syracuse, New York