Benny Gordon

This article is about the stock car racing driver. For the soul singer, see Benny Gordon (singer).

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

Benny Gordon
Gordon at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2015
Born	Benjamin Gordon (1970-11-29) November 29, 1970 (age 53) 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
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
27 races run over 6 years
2017 position	70th
Best finish	34th (2012)
First race	2009 Nashville 300 (Nashville)
Last race	2017 PowerShares QQQ 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 1 0
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
2 races run over 2 years
2008 position	99th
Best finish	85th (2007)
First race	2007 Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race	2008 Ohio 250 (Mansfield)
Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0
Statistics current as of February 25, 2017.

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.^[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

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

NASCAR

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

Xfinity Series

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

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

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

(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

1. 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.

External links

• Official website
• Benny Gordon driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Benny Gordon crew chief statistics at Racing-Reference
• Benny Gordon owner statistics at Racing-Reference

Sporting positions
Preceded by Clay Rogers	USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion 2005	Succeeded by Clay Rogers
Preceded by Bobby Gill	USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Champion 2008	Succeeded by Clay Rogers