Kyle Benjamin
| Kyle Benjamin | |||||||
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| Born |
November 3, 1997 Easley, South Carolina |
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 20/18 (Joe Gibbs Racing) | ||||||
| First race | 2017 ToyotaCare 250 (Richmond) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of April 29, 2017. | |||||||
Kyle Benjamin (born November 3, 1997) is an American professional driver. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 18 and 20 Toyota Camrys for Joe Gibbs Racing. He is a member of the 2015 NASCAR Next class and has formerly competed in the K&N Pro Series East with Ranier Racing with MDM, and is the youngest winner ever in the ARCA Racing Series.
Starting to race competitively when he was six years old, Benjamin became the youngest winner of the Bandolero nationals, winning the event when he was ten years old. Three years later, he moved into late model racing, in both the Pro and Stock divisions. At the age of fifteen, Benjamin captured the World Series of Asphalt title at New Smyrna Speedway, and won at various other notable tracks around the country such as Winchester Speedway and Lucas Oil Raceway.
Running a partial schedule for Venturini Motorsports in 2013, Benjamin won the pole at Toledo Speedway to become the series youngest pole winner and won in only his sixth start at Madison International Speedway to become the series' youngest winner at the time. He won two starts later as well. Running a limited schedule for Roulo Brothers Racing in 2014, Benjamin switched to his own team in mid-2014 due to underwhelming performance. After reuniting with Venturini for a race in 2015, Benjamin ran a limited schedule in 2016 as part of his affiliation with Ranier Racing with MDM.
Running a race for Ken Schrader Racing in 2013, then three for his own team in 2014, Benjamin caught his break in 2015, winning his first race (at Bristol Motor Speedway), being named to the NASCAR Next class, and finishing ninth in points. Signing on with Ranier Racing with MDM before the 2016 season, Benjamin won five poles, three races and finished runner-up to Justin Haley by only twenty-two points.
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