Matt DiBenedetto 15
Matt DiBenedetto
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| Sponsor | Gear Wrench/Lucas Oil |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Owner | Robert Huffman |
| Crewchief | Mark McFarland |
| Birthdate | July 27, 1991 |
| Hometown | Grass Valley, Calif. |
| Occupation | Race car driver |
Career Highlights
- Reached Victory Lane at Tri-County Motor Speedway in just his second NASCAR K&N Pro Series East start.
- Earned first career Coors Light Pole Award in his third series start at Watkins Glen International.
- Won the inaugural K&N Pro Series East race at famed Bowman Gray Stadium in 2011.
- Owns the series' qualifying record at Dover International Speedway.
NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Statistics
| Year | Rank | Races | Wins | Poles | Top 5s | Top 10s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| TOTALS | 19 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 |
WINS: 3 - Tri-County (4/25/09), New Hampshire (6/26/09), Bowman Gray (6/4/11)
POLES: 4 - Watkins Glen (6/6/09), Lime Rock (8/15/09), Dover (9/25/09), Iowa (5/21/11)
Year-by-year K&N Pro Series East Recap
2011: Finished fourth in points in his first full-time season in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East … Recorded nine top-10 finishes, earned the pole in the East-West combination race at Iowa and took the checkered flag in the inaugural race at Bowman Gray. 2009: Recorded wins at Tri-County and New Hampshire (June) in his rookie season as a development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing … Earned the pole at both road course races (Watkins Glen, Lime Rock) as well as at Dover, where he set the series’ qualifying record … Started seven of 11 races and finished 14th in points on the strength of his two wins and five top 10s … Was the series’ 21 Means 21 Pole Award presented by Coors Light and the Wix Lap Leader Award winner for the season.
Noteworthy
Began racing career in 1999 in the Boxstock division at Cycleland Speedway … Compiled seven championships from Boxstock up through Limited Late Models … Was Rookie of the Year and fourth in points in the UARA Stars Late Model Tour in 2007 … Finished fourth at the prestigious Bailey’s 300 at Martinsville Speedway in 2007 … Reached Victory Lane at Tri-County Motor Speedway and Newport Speedway in Late Model Stocks in 2008 … Also in 2008, he became the youngest driver to ever win a feature at Bristol Motor Speedway … Made NASCAR Nationwide Series debut in 2009 with a 14th-place finish at Memphis … Made six Nationwide Series starts in 2010 for JGR with a best finish of ninth at Iowa in July.
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Grass Valley, Calif.
Matt DiBenedetto
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@kennethheaden99 yea it sure is but we just gotta embrace it and do all we can haha its tough but i will keep diggin
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working on anything i can to get a ride for this year. it unfortunately is all about money in the racing BUSINESS
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@NMorseRacing you will have to help me later. i cant figure out that linkedin or see where he wrote me
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@NMorseRacing will do. text me when u are gonna run. and last night i ran a c fixed race and a b fixed. i dominated the b fixed race haha
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@TaylaOrleans yea cuz that deal was barely surviving financially as it was before lol
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@TaylaOrleans i think the diversity program should be for normal people from modest backgrounds that cant afford to race like me lol
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@TaylaOrleans yea exactly...no matter how good of a driver you are now days it comes down to money
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its so tough to find a ride for this year. economic times are tough and having no backing doesnt help
