Ben Kennedy

Ben Kennedy

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Sponsor	G-Oil/Emco Gears/Mac Tools/Mechanix Wear
Manufacturer	Chevrolet
Owner	Robert Johnson
Crewchief	Mike Fritts
Birthdate	Dec. 26, 1991
Hometown	Daytona Beach, Fla.
Occupation	College student

Career Highlights

Finished third in the series' inaugural event at historic Bowman Gray Stadium in 2011.
Earned first pole at Columbus Motor Speedway in 2012 and first victory at Five Flags Speedway in 2013.

NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Statistics

Year	Rank	Races	Wins	Poles	Top 5s	Top 10s
2010	60	1	0	0	0	0
2011	13	12	0	0	1	1
2012	9	14	0	1	3	9
2013	6	4	1	1	1	2
TOTALS		31	1	2	5	12

WINS: 1 - Pensacola (4/13/13)
POLES: 2 - Columbus (7/21/12), Pensacola (4/13/13)

Year-by-year K&N Pro Series East Recap

2012: Ranked ninth in points in his second full season and registered nine top-10 finishes across the 14-race campaign ... Best race finish was fourth at Dover International Speedway ... Earned his first career pole at Columbus Motor Speedway. 2011: Finished 13th in points in his first full season of NASCAR K&N Pro Series East competition ... Best result came in the inaugural series event at Bowman Gray Stadium when he finished third. 2010: Debuted in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East at Gresham Motorsports Park.

Noteworthy

A champion in the Pro-Truck class at Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway … A Super Late Model Champion at Orlando … Was recognized as the 2010 Rookie of the Year in the Bright House Challenge Series … Was named the SRP Pistons Sportsman of the Year … Named one of the NASCAR drivers 25 and under to watch in 2013 by FoxSports.com … Plans to make his NASCAR Camping World Truck Series debut in 2013 … Is the son of NASCAR Vice Chairwoman/Executive Vice President Lesa Kennedy and the great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France Sr.