Ben Rhodes (racing driver)
Ben Rhodes | |||||||
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Born | Benjamin J. Rhodes February 21, 1997 Louisville, Kentucky, U.S. | ||||||
Achievements | 2021, 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
2021 position | 63rd | ||||||
Best finish | 63rd (2021) | ||||||
First race | 2021 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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Ford EcoBoost 300 (Homestead ) | |||||||
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Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | |||||||
Last race | 2024 Toyota 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
First win | 2017 Las Vegas 350 (Las Vegas) | ||||||
Last win | 2023 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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ZLOOP 150 (Kentucky ) | |||||||
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Visit Hampton VA 175 (Langley ) | |||||||
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Statistics current as of April 12, 2024. |
Benjamin J. Rhodes
Racing career
Early years
Rhodes began his career in 2004 when he was seven years old, starting in kart racing, winning several champion titles before moving to Bandoleros in 2008, and Legends cars in 2010, then moving up to late model stock cars beginning in 2011.[3][4]
After earning several wins, in 2012 he signed with then-
K&N Pro Series East
Rhodes would move full-time in the K&N East Series for 2014, with former driver
Xfinity Series
In December 2014, it was announced that Rhodes would move up to
Craftsman Truck Series
On December 15, 2015, Rhodes joined ThorSport Racing to run full-time in the Truck Series in 2016, driving the No. 41 Toyota Tundra.[13] Rhodes started the season with a 7th-place finish at Daytona. Rhodes and Johnny Sauter were in contention for the win at Kansas but both crashed on the final lap, allowing William Byron to secure the first win of his career.[14] Rhodes missed the inaugural Truck Series Chase and finished 14th in series points.[15]
Rhodes returned to ThorSport for the 2017 season with new crew chief
For 2018, Rhodes returned to the No. 41 truck, now a Ford F-Series, with Troconis returning as crew chief. After being plagued by engine troubles throughout the year, he won his second career race at Kentucky Speedway after dominating the race and holding off a hard-charging Stewart Friesen.[19] He finished the season eighth in points.[20]
A repeat win in 2019 with ThorSport was not to be, however, as the lapped truck of Brennan Poole made contact with Rhodes in the late stages of the race, causing tire problems and relegating Rhodes to a 19th-place finish. Rhodes, irate with Poole after the race, twice tried to physically confront Poole before being pulled away. Rhodes later said he was mad at Poole because he believed the lapped truck cost him a shot at a win and a berth in the NASCAR playoffs.[21] Later in the regular season at Eldora Speedway, Tyler Dippel forced Rhodes into the wall in the late stages of the race, again knocking Rhodes from a top-ten finish, and then rammed his truck into Rhodes on the cooldown lap. On pit road after the race, Rhodes tried to drag Dippel from his truck before calling him a dirty driver. Dippel, in return, directed an expletive-laced tirade at Rhodes and called it "cool" that Rhodes would miss the playoffs, which Rhodes indeed did.[22]
Rhodes returned to ThorSport in 2020. He had a tumultuous race at the
The 2021 season began with Rhodes winning the first race at Daytona International Speedway after passing leader Cory Roper as they approached the finish.[24] Rhodes followed his Daytona oval win with a victory at the Daytona Road Course the next week in the BrakeBest Brake Pads 159, scoring back to back victories for the first time in his career. Rhodes won his first Truck Series championship on November 5 by finishing third in the race.[2] Overall, Rhodes had 2 wins, 8 top five finishes, 16 top ten finishes, 19 lead lap finishes, an average finish of 9.3, and no DNF's.[25]
In 2022, Rhodes finished second at Daytona. He DNF'd at 31st place at Las Vegas, but made up for the loss with three consecutive top-five finishes before winning at the Bristol dirt race.[26] Rhodes finished second at Phoenix and second in the standings.[27]
Rhodes started the
Cup Series
On May 31, 2021, it was revealed through the release of the entry list for the Cup Series race at Sonoma that Rhodes would make his debut in the series in the No. 77 for Spire Motorsports. The usual driver of that car, Justin Haley, a full-time Xfinity Series driver, was at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the race in that series that weekend. Rhodes was available due to the Truck Series having an off weekend that weekend. Rhodes started 31st and finished 30th.
Other racing
In March 2019, Rhodes participated in the Michelin Pilot Challenge sports car race at Sebring International Raceway, driving a Ford for Multimatic Motorsports alongside ThorSport Racing teammates Matt Crafton, Grant Enfinger, and Myatt Snider.[31]
Personal life
Rhodes is the son of Lori and Joe Rhodes. His father is the president of Kentucky-based mechanical service contractor Alpha Energy Solutions which has sponsored Ben's racing efforts.[32]
Rhodes graduated from Holy Cross High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2015, finishing with a 3.98 GPA despite missing classes due to his racing career. He missed the school's graduation ceremony on May 15 because he was in Iowa to prepare for his Xfinity Series debut the next day; the school's president traveled to the race to present Rhodes with his diploma during driver introductions.[10]
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.)
Cup Series
NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 36 | NCSC | Pts | Ref |
2021 | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Chevy | DAY | DRC | HOM | LVS | PHO | ATL | BRD | MAR | RCH | TAL | KAN | DAR | DOV | COA
|
CLT | SON 30 |
NSH | POC | POC | ROA | ATL | NHA | GLN | IRC | MCH | DAY | DAR | RCH | BRI | LVS | TAL | ROV | TEX | KAN | MAR | PHO | 63rd | 01 | [33] |
2022 | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA
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RCH | MAR | BRD | TAL | DOV | DAR | KAN | CLT | GTW QL† |
SON | NSH | ROA | ATL | NHA | POC | IRC | MCH | RCH | GLN | DAY | DAR | KAN | BRI | TEX | TAL | ROV | LVS | HOM | MAR | PHO | N/A | – | [34] |
† – Qualified for A. J. Allmendinger |
Xfinity Series
NASCAR Xfinity Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NXSC | Pts | Ref |
2015 | JR Motorsports | 88 | Chevy | DAY
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ATL
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LVS
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PHO
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CAL
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TEX
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BRI
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RCH
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TAL
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IOW 7 |
CLT
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DOV
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MCH
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CHI 21 |
DAY
|
KEN
|
NHA 12 |
IND
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IOW 30 |
GLN 35 |
MOH 10 |
BRI | ROA 32 |
DAR
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RCH
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CHI
|
KEN 30 |
DOV 13 |
CLT
|
KAN | TEX
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PHO
|
HOM 20 |
28th | 230 | [35] |
Craftsman Truck Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | NCTC | Pts | Ref |
2014 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 32 | Chevy | DAY
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MAR 7 |
KAN
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CLT | DOV 22 |
TEX
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GTW
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KEN
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IOW
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ELD
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POC
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MCH
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BRI 9 |
MSP | CHI
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NHA | LVS
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TAL
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MAR
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TEX
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PHO 5 |
HOM
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35th | 132 | [36] | |
2016 | ThorSport Racing | 41 | Toyota | DAY 7 |
ATL 6 |
MAR 16 |
KAN 18 |
DOV 28 |
CLT 17 |
TEX 11 |
IOW 4 |
GTW 2 |
KEN 13 |
ELD 23 |
POC 11 |
BRI 30 |
MCH 6 |
MSP 30 |
CHI 25 |
NHA 15 |
LVS 12 |
TAL 24 |
MAR 19 |
TEX 15 |
PHO 14 |
HOM 20 |
14th | 387 | [15] |
2017 | 27 | DAY 12 |
ATL 4 |
MAR 20 |
KAN 23 |
CLT 8 |
DOV 4* |
TEX 5 |
GTW 8 |
IOW 14 |
KEN 27 |
ELD 30 |
POC 2 |
MCH 11 |
BRI 5 |
MSP 10 |
CHI 6 |
NHA 7 |
LVS 1 |
TAL 23 |
MAR 9 |
TEX 18 |
PHO 20 |
HOM 19 |
5th | 2263 | [37] | ||
2018 | 41 | Ford | DAY 4 |
ATL 4 |
LVS 7 |
MAR 12* |
DOV 8 |
KAN 18 |
CLT 5 |
TEX 16 |
IOW 17 |
GTW 19 |
CHI 2 |
KEN 1 |
ELD 29 |
POC 11 |
MCH 6 |
BRI 7 |
MSP 14 |
LVS 4 |
TAL 16 |
MAR 4 |
TEX 2 |
PHO 12 |
HOM 10 |
8th | 2254 | [20] | |
2019 | 99 | DAY 14 |
ATL 5 |
LVS 25 |
MAR 2 |
TEX 10 |
DOV 6 |
KAN 2 |
CLT 4 |
TEX 21 |
IOW 2 |
GTW 8 |
CHI 32 |
KEN 19 |
POC 9 |
ELD 14 |
MCH 23 |
BRI 8 |
MSP 3 |
LVS 8 |
TAL 12 |
MAR 16 |
PHO 4* |
HOM 12 |
9th | 773 | [38] | ||
2020 | DAY 25 |
LVS 5 |
CLT 10 |
ATL 9 |
HOM 18 |
POC 5 |
KEN 2 |
TEX 9 |
KAN 7 |
KAN 5 |
MCH 11 |
DRC 14 |
DOV 5 |
GTW 11 |
DAR 1 |
RCH 3* |
BRI 13 |
LVS 23 |
TAL 4 |
KAN 20 |
TEX 20 |
MAR 2 |
PHO 7 |
7th | 2240 | [39] | |||
2021 | Toyota | DAY 1 |
DRC 1 |
LVS 10 |
ATL 16 |
BRD 2 |
RCH 7 |
KAN 10 |
DAR 2 |
COA 10 |
CLT 3 |
TEX 26 |
NSH 7 |
POC 17 |
KNX 7 |
GLN 15 |
GTW 3 |
DAR 34 |
BRI 9 |
LVS 2 |
TAL 13 |
MAR 7 |
PHO 3 |
1st | 4034 | [40] | |||
2022 | DAY 2 |
LVS 31 |
ATL 2 |
COA 4 |
MAR 5 |
BRD 1* |
DAR 25 |
KAN 10 |
TEX 27 |
CLT 10 |
GTW 8* |
SON 18 |
KNX 10 |
NSH 12 |
MOH 23 |
POC 19 |
IRP 2 |
RCH 18 |
KAN 13 |
BRI 18 |
TAL 2 |
HOM 6 |
PHO 2 |
2nd | 4035 | [41] | |||
2023 | Ford | DAY 11 |
LVS 3 |
ATL 5 |
COA 10 |
TEX 10 |
BRD 19 |
MAR 6 |
KAN 16 |
DAR 18 |
NWS 33 |
CLT 1 |
GTW 7 |
NSH 9 |
MOH 5 |
POC 9 |
RCH 12 |
IRP 16 |
MLW 16 |
KAN 25 |
BRI 7 |
TAL 2 |
HOM 2 |
PHO 5 |
1st | 4032 | [42] | ||
2024 | DAY 30 |
ATL 28 |
LVS 13 |
BRI 16 |
COA 7 |
MAR 14 |
TEX 24 |
KAN 16 |
DAR 3 |
NWS 22 |
CLT 5 |
GTW 7 |
NSH | POC
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IRP | RCH
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MLW
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BRI | KAN
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TAL | HOM
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MAR
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PHO
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-* | -* | [43] |
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points
K&N Pro Series East
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | NKNPSEC | Pts | Ref |
2013 | Turner Scott Motorsports | 41 | Chevy | BRI 9 |
GRE | FIF | RCH 35 |
BGS | IOW 3 |
LGY
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COL | IOW 8 |
VIR | GRE 6 |
NHA 4 |
DOV 26 |
RAL | 19th | 217 | [44] | ||
2014 | NSM 4 |
DAY 15 |
BRI 3* |
GRE 1* |
RCH 2 |
IOW 1* |
BGS 1* |
FIF 1 |
LGY 1* |
NHA 22 |
COL 3 |
IOW 7 |
GLN 3 |
VIR 10 |
GRE 4 |
DOV 15 |
1st | 640 | [45] |
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
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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 |
2014 | Venturini Motorsports | 55 | Toyota | DAY
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MOB | SLM
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TAL
|
TOL
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NJE
|
POC | MCH
|
ELK
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WIN | CHI
|
IRP | POC
|
BLN
|
ISF
|
MAD 11 |
DSF
|
SLM | 61st | 275 | [46] | ||
Turner Scott Motorsports | 41 | Chevy | KEN 27 |
KAN
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External links
- Official website
- Official profile at ThorSport Racing
- Ben Rhodes driver statistics at Racing-Reference