Benny Chastain

American racing driver

NASCAR driver

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., team

No. 01 (Fast Track Racing)

Best finish

23rd (2005), (2006)

First race

2004 ARCA Re/Max 200 (South Boston)

Last race

2022 Lucas Oil 200 (Daytona)

Wins	Top tens	Poles
0	0	0

ARCA Menards Series East career

ARCA East no., team

No. 10 (Fast Track Racing)

Statistics current as of March 7, 2022.

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.

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
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	AMSC	Pts	Ref
2004	Drew White Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	NSH	SLM	KEN	TOL	CLT	KAN	POC	MCH	SBO 22	BLN													57th	510	^[2]
	Drew White Motorsports	24													KEN 34
	Wayne Peterson Racing	06														GTW 28
	Drew White Motorsports	06															POC 18	LER	NSH	ISF	TOL	DSF	CHI	SLM
	MK Racing	96																							TAL 26
2005	Drew White Motorsports	98	Pontiac	DAY 41	NSH	SLM																						23rd	2070	^[3]
	Drew White Motorsports	93	Chevy				KEN DNQ	TOL
	Wayne Peterson Racing	06							LAN DNQ
	Drew White Motorsports	98								MIL 36	POC 25
		93										MCH DNQ
		98											KAN 36
		93												KEN 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
2006		93		DAY 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									23rd	2240	^[4]
	Lafferty Motorsports	89																	ISF 28	MIL DNQ	TOL DNQ	DSF 27	CHI DNQ
	Lafferty Motorsports	39																						SLM DNQ
	Wayne Peterson Racing	0																							TAL DNQ
	Drew White Motorsports	93																								IOW DNQ
2007	Bob Schacht Motorsports	24	Ford	DAY 38	USA	NSH	SLM	KAN	WIN	KEN	TOL	IOW	POC	MCH	BLN	KEN	POC	NSH	ISF	MIL	GTW	DSF	CHI	SLM			172nd	65	^[5]
2007		75	Ford																						TAL DNQ	TOL	172nd	65	^[5]
2008		54	Chevy	DAY 27	SLM	IOW	KAN	CAR	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	CAY	KEN	BLN	POC	NSH	ISF	DSF	CHI	SLM	NJE	TAL	TOL			132nd	95	^[6]
2009		42	Chevy	DAY 42	SLM	CAR	TAL	KEN	TOL	POC	MCH	MFD	IOW	KEN	BLN	POC	ISF	CHI	TOL	DSF	NJE	SLM	KAN	CAR			132nd	95	^[7]
2010		75	Toyota	DAY	PBE	SLM	TEX	TAL 34	TOL	POC	MCH	IOW	MFD														57th	405	^[8]
2010			Ford											POC 30	BLN	NJE	ISF	CHI 38	DSF	TOL	SLM	KAN 22	CAR 25				57th	405	^[8]
2011			Toyota	DAY 35																							29th	775	^[9]
			Chevy		TAL 27	SLM	TOL	NJE
			Ford						CHI 16	POC 24	MCH 25	WIN	BLN	IOW
			Chevy												IRP 33	POC 41	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KAN 18	TOL 31
2013	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY 19	MOB	SLM	TAL 19	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	ROA	WIN	CHI	NJE	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	IOW	SLM	KEN	KAN			84th	270	^[10]
2014	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	MOB	SLM	TAL 28	TOL	NJE	POC	MCH	ELK	WIN	CHI	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	MAD	DSF	SLM	KEN	KAN				137th	90	^[11]
2016	Bob Schacht Motorsports	5	Chevy	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL	TOL	NJE 17	POC	MCH	MAD	WIN	IOW	IRP	POC	BLN	ISF	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN				115th	145	^[12]
2017	Bob Schacht Motorsports	75	Chevy	DAY	NSH	SLM	TAL 26	TOL	ELK	POC	MCH	MAD	IOW	IRP	POC	WIN	ISF	ROA	DSF	SLM	CHI	KEN	KAN				112th	105	^[13]
2020	Our Motorsports	09	Chevy	DAY 15	PHO	TAL	POC	IRP	KEN	IOW	KAN	TOL	TOL	MCH	DAY	GTW	L44	TOL	BRI	WIN	MEM	ISF	KAN				72nd	29	^[14]
2021	Cram Racing Enterprises	94	Toyota	DAY 20	PHO	TAL 21	KAN	TOL	CLT	MOH	POC	ELK	BLN	IOW	WIN	GLN	MCH	ISF	MLW	DSF	BRI	SLM	KAN				70th	47	^[15]
2022	Fast Track Racing	01	Ford	DAY 25	PHO	TAL	KAN	CLT	IOW	BLN	ELK	MOH	POC	IRP	MCH	GLN	ISF	MLW	DSF	KAN	BRI	SLM	TOL				113th	19	^[16]

ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	AMSEC	Pts	Ref
2022	Fast Track Racing	10	Toyota	NSM	FIF Wth	DOV	NSV	IOW	MLW	BRI	N/A	0	^[17]

References

^ AARP's What's Next: Introducing Benny Chastain, Racecar Driver, retrieved 2023-02-20
^ "Benny Chastain – 2004 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2005 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2006 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2007 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2008 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2009 ARCA Re/Max Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2010 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2011 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2013 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2014 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2016 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2017 ARCA Racing Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2020 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2021 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2022 ARCA Menards Series results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^ "Benny Chastain – 2022 ARCA Menards Series East Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

External links

Benny Chastain driver statistics at Racing-Reference

Fast Track Racing

Headquarters: Harrisburg, North Carolina

Personnel

Andy Hillenburg

ARCA Menards Series

Drivers	(01) Takuma Koga (part-time) (10) Ed Pompa / Brayton Laster / TBA (11) Bryce Haugeberg / Brad Perez / Zachary Tinkle / TBA (12) Ryan Roulette / TBA (99) Michael Maples
Crew chiefs	(01) Todd Parrott (10) David Ifft / Nathan Davis (11) Dick Doheny / Chris Vanscoy / Todd Parrott (12) Jeremy Petty (99) Mike Sroufe

ARCA Menards Series East

Drivers	(10) Mike Basham (part-time) (11) Zachary Tinkle (12) Presley Sorah (part-time) (99) Michael Maples
Crew chiefs	(10) Nathan Davis (11) Todd Parrott (12) Chris Vanscoy (99) Mike Sroufe

ARCA Menards Series West

Drivers	(10) Brayton Laster (part-time) (11) Brad Perez (part-time) (12) Ryan Roulette (part-time) (99) Michael Maples (part-time)
Crew chiefs	(10) Nathan Davis (11) Chris Vanscoy (12) Jeremy Petty (99) Mike Sroufe