Tiny Benson
| Tiny Benson | |||||||
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| Born | Reed Benson April 24, 1922 Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| Died | May 2, 2017 (aged 95) Rockledge, FL, U.S. | ||||||
| Retired | 1961 | ||||||
| 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]
Racing career
[edit]Tiny Benson made six appearances in the NASCAR 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 New York including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion.[3][4][5][6]
Motorsports career results
[edit]NASCAR
[edit](key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Grand National Series
[edit]| 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 | [7] |
| 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 | [8] | ||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tiny Benson-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Reed Benson Obituary (2017)". The Post-Standard. Syracuse NY. Retrieved April 20, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ "Brewerton race taken by Benson". The Post Standard. Syracuse NY. July 11, 1954. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Seven-race card at Weedsport". The Post Standard. Syracuse NY. June 9, 1957. p. 37. Retrieved June 20, 2025 – via NewspaperArchive.
- ^ "Tiny Benson Career Results". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ Stoodley, Dave (2003). The Legends of Watertown Speedway. Speedway Press. pp. 25–45. ISBN 9780967743844.
- ^ "Tiny Benson – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "Tiny Benson – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
External links
[edit]- Tiny Benson driver statistics at Racing-Reference
- Early Tiny Benson stock car
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