Dexter Bean (born January 5, 1987) is an American professional driver. A veteran of the ARCA Racing Series, he has also competed in selected events in all three of NASCAR's national touring series. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for King Autosport.

Bean was born in Westby, Wisconsin on January 5, 1987. He has type 1 diabetes. Bean is married to former Ms. North Carolina, Misty McCrary. Together they have a daughter, Marley Mae, born in November 2013.

Bean began his racing career at age 10 in go-karts, and switched to stock cars at the age of 16, driving for family-owned BlackJack Racing; the team was named after Bean's father, David, used his winnings from a gambling trip to Las Vegas to start the team. After competing in late model competition at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, Bean moved to regional touring competition in the Wisconsin Challenge Series and the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Series Midwest Division before moving to the ARCA Racing Series in 2005. Competing with BlackJack Racing between 2005 and 2007 in all but his very first race in the series, Bean posted a best points finish of third at the end of the 2007 season. Bean also tested a Craftsman Truck Series truck for Germain Racing during 2007.

Having run a single Busch Series race for Spraker Racing Enterprises in 2006, Bean rejoined Spraker for the 2008 ARCA Racing Series season, finishing 11th in points. For the 2009 season, Bean moved to the Sprint Cup Series with his family-owned team, attempting to run for the series' Rookie of the Year award. After failing to qualify for races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway, Bean qualified the No. 51 Dodge for the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway, starting 41st and finishing 36th, four laps behind race winner Tony Stewart. Bean failed to qualify for races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway later in the year. Bean also ran three Craftsman Truck Series races in 2009, driving trucks for Mario Gosselin in events at Dover International Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile, and for Tagsby Racing at Gateway International Raceway, posting a best finish of 17th at Milwaukee.

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