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.[2]
| Tiny Benson | |||||||
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| Born | Reed Benson April 24, 1922 Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| Died | May 2, 2017 (aged 95) Rockledge, FL, U.S. | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 73rd (1958) | ||||||
| First race | 1958 (Reading, PA) | ||||||
| Last race | 1959 (Trenton NJ)[1] | ||||||
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Racing career
editTiny Benson made six appearances in the Grand National Series from 1958 to 1959.[1] He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions at the renowned tracks of the northeast including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion.[3][4]
Motorsports career results
editNASCAR
edit(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
edit| NASCAR Grand National Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
| 1958 | Besemer Engineering | 79 | Chevy | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR | ODS | OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS | REF 19 |
LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS | TOR 8 |
BUF 8 |
MCF 16 |
BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO | SAS | MAR | NWS | ATL | 73rd | 182.13 | [5] |
| 1959 | FAY | DAY | DAY | HBO | CON | ATL | WIL | BGS | CLB | NWS | REF 7 |
HCY | MAR | 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 | 145th | 204.50 | [6] | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Tiny Benson-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Reed Benson Obituary (2017)". Legacy Remembers. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Tiny Benson Career Results". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "The Legends of Watertown Speedway". Speedway Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
- ^ "Tiny Benson – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Tiny Benson – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
External links
edit- Tiny Benson driver statistics at Racing-Reference
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