Tiny Benson

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]

Tiny Benson
BornReed Benson
April 24, 1922
Syracuse, NY
DiedMay 2, 2017(2017-05-02) (aged 95)
Rockledge, FL, U.S.
NASCAR Cup Series career
6 races run over 2 years
Best finish73rd (1958)
First race1958 (Reading, PA)
Last race1959 (Trenton NJ)[1]
Wins Top tens Poles
0 4 0

Racing career

Tiny Benson made six appearances in the 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 the northeast including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion.[3][4]

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series
NASCAR Grand National Series results
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 [5]
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 [6]

References
  1. "Tiny Benson-NASCAR Cup Series". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. "Reed Benson Obituary (2017)". Legacy Remembers. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  3. "Tiny Benson Career Results". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  4. "The Legends of Watertown Speedway". Speedway Press. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
  5. "Tiny Benson – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. "Tiny Benson – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved July 8, 2023.


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