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 | |||||||
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Born | Tallahassee, Florida | September 22, 1942||||||
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) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
ARCA East no., team | No. 10 (Fast Track Racing) | ||||||
Statistics current as of March 7, 2022. |
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.
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.
ARCA Menards Series East results | ||||||||||||||
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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] |