Benny Chastain

Benny Chastain (born September 22, 1942) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01 Ford Fusion for Fast Track Racing.

Benny Chastain
Born (1942-09-22) September 22, 1942 (age 81)
Tallahassee, Florida
ARCA Menards Series career
50 races run over 15 years
ARCA no., teamNo. 01 (Fast Track Racing)
Best finish23rd (2005), (2006)
First race2004 ARCA Re/Max 200 (South Boston)
Last race2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)
WinsTop tensPoles
000
ARCA Menards Series East career
ARCA East no., teamNo. 10 (Fast Track Racing)
Statistics current as of March 7, 2022.

Racing career

ARCA Menards Series

Chastain didn’t start racing until 1997, when he was 55 years old.[1] After years of success at his local dirt track, he made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2004 at South Boston Speedway. Chastain finished 22nd in his series debut. Chastain made starts over the next 12 years, never running full-time outside of 2006. In 2017, Chastain managed to lead a lap at Talladega Superspeedway, the only one of his career. His best finish to date is 15th in 2020 at Daytona International Speedway.

ARCA Menards Series East

In 2022, Chastain attempted to make his first start in the ARCA Menards Series East at Five Flags Motor Speedway, driving the No. 10 for Fast Track Racing. He crashed in qualifying and failed to make the race, leading to Nate Moeller’s No. 06 Wayne Peterson Racing car being renumbered.

Motorsports career results

ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223AMSCPtsRef
2004Drew White Motorsports75ChevyDAYNSHSLMKENTOLCLTKANPOCMCHSBO
22
BLN57th510[2]
24KEN
34
Wayne Peterson Racing06GTW
28
Drew White MotorsportsPOC
18
LERNSHISFTOLDSFCHISLM
MK Racing96TAL
26
2005Drew White Motorsports98PontiacDAY
41
NSHSLM23rd2070[3]
93ChevyKEN
DNQ
TOL
Wayne Peterson Racing06LAN
DNQ
Drew White Motorsports98MIL
36
POC
25
93MCH
DNQ
98KAN
36
93KEN
DNQ
BLN
DNQ
POC
25
GTW
38
LER
DNQ
NSH
27
MCH
DNQ
ISF
31
TOL
DNQ
DSF
21
CHI
27
SLM
26
TAL
DNQ
2006DAY
DNQ
NSH
DNQ
SLM
DNQ
WIN
DNQ
KEN
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
POC
39
MCH
DNQ
KAN
21
KEN
DNQ
BLN
21
POC
33
GTW
37
NSH
39
MCH
DNQ
23rd2240[4]
Lafferty Motorsports89ISF
28
MIL
DNQ
TOL
DNQ
DSF
27
CHI
DNQ
39SLM
DNQ
Wayne Peterson Racing0TAL
DNQ
Drew White Motorsports93IOW
DNQ
2007Bob Schacht Motorsports24FordDAY
38
USANSHSLMKANWINKENTOLIOWPOCMCHBLNKENPOCNSHISFMILGTWDSFCHISLM172nd65[5]
75TAL
DNQ
TOL
200854ChevyDAY
27
SLMIOWKANCARKENTOLPOCMCHCAYKENBLNPOCNSHISFDSFCHISLMNJETALTOL132nd95[6]
200942DAY
42
SLMCARTALKENTOLPOCMCHMFDIOWKENBLNPOCISFCHITOLDSFNJESLMKANCAR132nd95[7]
201075ToyotaDAYPBESLMTEXTAL
34
TOLPOCMCHIOWMFD57th405[8]
FordPOC
30
BLNNJEISFCHI
38
DSFTOLSLMKAN
22
CAR
25
2011ToyotaDAY
35
29th775[9]
ChevyTAL
27
SLMTOLNJE
FordCHI
16
POC
24
MCH
25
WINBLNIOW
ChevyIRP
33
POC
41
ISFMADDSFSLMKAN
18
TOL
31
2013Bob Schacht Motorsports75ChevyDAY
19
MOBSLMTAL
19
TOLELKPOCMCHROAWINCHINJEPOCBLNISFMADDSFIOWSLMKENKAN84th270[10]
2014DAYMOBSLMTAL
28
TOLNJEPOCMCHELKWINCHIIRPPOCBLNISFMADDSFSLMKENKAN137th90[11]
2016Bob Schacht Motorsports5ChevyDAYNSHSLMTALTOLNJE
17
POCMCHMADWINIOWIRPPOCBLNISFDSFSLMCHIKENKAN115th145[12]
201775DAYNSHSLMTAL
26
TOLELKPOCMCHMADIOWIRPPOCWINISFROADSFSLMCHIKENKAN112th105[13]
2020Our Motorsports09ChevyDAY
15
PHOTALPOCIRPKENIOWKANTOLTOLMCHDAYGTWL44TOLBRIWINMEMISFKAN72nd29[14]
2021Cram Racing Enterprises94ToyotaDAY
20
PHOTAL
21
KANTOLCLTMOHPOCELKBLNIOWWINGLNMCHISFMLWDSFBRISLMKAN70th47[15]
2022Fast Track Racing01FordDAY
25
PHOTALKANCLTIOWBLNELKMOHPOCIRPMCHGLNISFMLWDSFKANBRISLMTOL113th19[16]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
YearTeamNo.Make1234567AMSECPtsRef
2022Fast Track Racing10ToyotaNSMFIF
Wth
DOVNSVIOWMLWBRIN/A0[17]

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