Tiny Benson | |||||||
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Born | Reed Benson April 24, 1922 Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Died | May 2, 2017 Rockledge, FL, U.S. | (aged 95)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 73rd (1958) | ||||||
First race | 1958 ( Reading, PA) | ||||||
Last race | 1959 ( Trenton NJ) [1] | ||||||
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Reed (Tiny) Benson (April 24, 1922 – May 2, 2017) was an American stock car and sprint car racing driver who retired from competition in 1961. [2]
Tiny Benson made six appearances in the Grand National Series from 1958 to 1959. [1] He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions at the renowned tracks of the northeast including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion. [3] [4]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Grand National 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 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
1958 | Besemer Engineering | 79 | Chevy | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR | ODS | OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS |
REF 19 |
LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS |
TOR 8 |
BUF 8 |
MCF 16 |
BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO | SAS | MAR | NWS | ATL | 73rd | 182.13 | [5] |
1959 | FAY | DAY | DAY | HBO | CON | ATL | WIL | BGS | CLB | NWS |
REF 7 |
HCY | MAR |
TRN 10 |
CLT | NSV | ASP | PIF | GPS | ATL | CLB | WIL | RCH | BGS | AWS | DAY | HEI | CLT | MBS | CLT | NSV | AWS | BGS | GPS | CLB | DAR | HCY | RCH | CSF | HBO | MAR | AWS | NWS | CON | 145th | 204.50 | [6] |
Tiny Benson | |||||||
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Born | Reed Benson April 24, 1922 Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Died | May 2, 2017 Rockledge, FL, U.S. | (aged 95)||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
6 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 73rd (1958) | ||||||
First race | 1958 ( Reading, PA) | ||||||
Last race | 1959 ( Trenton NJ) [1] | ||||||
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Reed (Tiny) Benson (April 24, 1922 – May 2, 2017) was an American stock car and sprint car racing driver who retired from competition in 1961. [2]
Tiny Benson made six appearances in the Grand National Series from 1958 to 1959. [1] He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions at the renowned tracks of the northeast including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion. [3] [4]
( key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Grand National 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 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | NGNC | Pts | Ref |
1958 | Besemer Engineering | 79 | Chevy | FAY | DAB | CON | FAY | WIL | HBO | FAY | CLB | PIF | ATL | CLT | MAR | ODS | OBS | GPS | GBF | STR | NWS | BGS | TRN | RSD | CLB | NBS |
REF 19 |
LIN | HCY | AWS | RSP | MCC | SLS |
TOR 8 |
BUF 8 |
MCF 16 |
BEL | BRR | CLB | NSV | AWS | BGS | MBS | DAR | CLT | BIR | CSF | GAF | RCH | HBO | SAS | MAR | NWS | ATL | 73rd | 182.13 | [5] |
1959 | FAY | DAY | DAY | HBO | CON | ATL | WIL | BGS | CLB | NWS |
REF 7 |
HCY | MAR |
TRN 10 |
CLT | NSV | ASP | PIF | GPS | ATL | CLB | WIL | RCH | BGS | AWS | DAY | HEI | CLT | MBS | CLT | NSV | AWS | BGS | GPS | CLB | DAR | HCY | RCH | CSF | HBO | MAR | AWS | NWS | CON | 145th | 204.50 | [6] |