Robby Benton

Robert A. Benton Jr. (born June 28, 1979) is an American former professional stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Busch, Truck and East Series as well as the ARCA Re/Max Series. He currently works as the team manager for Team Penske's NASCAR teams. Before starting in that position in January 2018, he was the owner of NASCAR team RAB Racing and Change Racing, a team in the IMSA sports car series.[1]

Robby Benton
NationalityUnited States American
BornRobert A. Benton Jr.
(1979-06-28) June 28, 1979 (age 44)
Harrisburg, North Carolina
Related toDanielle Trotta (wife)
ARCA Re/Max Series career
Debut season2000
Former teamsRAB Racing, Gerhart Racing
Starts11
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish34th in 2002
Finished last season80th (2003)
Previous series
2005NASCAR Busch North Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
4 races run over 3 years
2004 positionN/A
Best finish93rd (2003)
First race2002 Stacker 2/GNC Live Well 250 (Daytona)
Last race2003 Sam's Town 300 (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tensPoles
000
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
3 races run over 2 years
2003 position84th
Best finish84th (2003)
First race2003 New Hampshire 200 (New Hampshire)
Last race2003 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas)
WinsTop tensPoles
000
Last updated on: July 7, 2020.

Racing career

Team owner career

Benton's first dip into team ownership came in the early part of his career, when he fielded cars for himself when he competed in a No. 82 Ford in the ARCA Re/Max Series in 2000.

Benton then partnered with owner-driver Brack Maggard's ARCA team in 2007 to form RAB Racing with Brack Maggard. Benton became the majority owner, and the name change to RAB stood for Benton's initials. The team continued to field Maggard's No. 65 Dodge with Justin Marks, who joined the team late in 2006, continuing as the driver.

RAB Racing would begin in NASCAR in 2008, fielding a Nationwide (now Xfinity) Series team with John Wes Townley driving the No. 09 Ford with Zaxby's sponsorship, which Townley brought to the team. They would leave after 2009, with the team starting the 2010 season without a sponsor. Scott Riggs was supposed to drive the car full-time, but was quickly replaced by any driver who brought sponsorship in order to keep the team afloat. The team was likely to shut down at some point that year or at the end of the year, but the team pulled off an upset win in the Montreal race with road course ringer Boris Said in an exciting photo finish with Max Papis, which saved the team from closing.[2]

They later switched to Toyota for the rest of his owner career.

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.)

Busch Series

NASCAR Busch Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334NBSCPtsRef
2002John Josey86ChevyDAYCARLVSDARBRITEXNSHTALCALRCHNHANZHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAY
40
CHIGTYPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLCARPHOHOM120th43[3]
2003KAR Racing70ChevyDAY
37
CAR
37
LVS
26
DARBRI93rd189[4]
Lackey Motorsports85ChevyTEX
DNQ
TALNSHCALRCHGTYNZHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAYCHINHAPPRIRPMCHBRIDARRCHDOVKANCLTMEMATLPHOCARHOM
2004Jay Robinson Racing39FordDAY
DNQ
CARLVSDARBRITEXNSHN/A0[5]
RAB Racing03FordTAL
DNQ
CALGTYRCHNZHCLTDOVNSHKENMLWDAYCHINHAPPRIRPMCHBRICALRCHDOVKANCLT
DNQ
MEMATLPHODARHOM

Craftsman Truck Series

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425NCWTCPtsRef
2002Johnny Myers36ChevyDAYDARMARGTYPPRDOVTEXMEMMLWKANKENNHAMCHIRPNSHRCHTEXSBOLVSCALPHOHOM
DNQ
N/A0[6]
2003Fasscore Motorsports15FordDAYDARMMRMARCLTDOVTEXMEMMLWKANKENGTWMCHIRPNSHBRIRCHNHA
25
LVS
22
SBOTEXMARPHOHOM84th185[7]
DodgeCAL
25

Busch North Series

NASCAR Busch North Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213NBNSCPtsRef
2005Info not available65FordSTAHOLERINHAWFDADISTADUBOXFNHA
34
DOVLRPTMP64th61[8]

ARCA Re/Max Series

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

ARCA Re/Max Series results
YearTeamNo.Make12345678910111213141516171819202122232425ARMCPtsRef
2000RAB Racing82FordDAYSLMANDCLTKILFRSMCHPOCTOLKENBLNPOC
DNQ
WINISFKENDSFSLMCLT
40
TALATL144th30[9]
2001DAY
15
NSHWINSLMGTYKENTAL
6
ATL53rd665[10]
Gerhart Racing7FordCLT
16
KANMCHPOCMEMGLNKENMCHPOCNSHISFCHIDSFSLMTOLBLNCLT
14
2002RAB Racing82FordDAY
34
ATLNSHSLMKENCLT
4
KANPOCMCHTOLSBOKENBLNPOCNSHISFWINDSFCHISLMTAL
9
CLT
17
34th850[11]
2003DAY
19
ATLNSHSLMTOLKENCLT
DNQ
SBO80th330[12]
8CLT
12
BLNKANMCHLERPOCPOCNSHISFWINDSFCHISLMTAL

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