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🇺🇸 Ben Kennedy
Racing driver from United States. NASCAR Xfinity, Richard Childress Racing.
Driver facts
Full name
Ben Kennedy
Born
26 December 1991(b. 1991)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Richard Childress Racing
Series
NASCAR Xfinity
Status
Retired
Career wins
1
Career podiums
5
Career starts
90
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,495
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,495Rank 1968 of 40,213 indexed, -419 this season
FIA Categorisation
Not on file
Not yet indexed
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Ben Kennedy is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity for Richard Childress Racing. Kennedy has recorded 1 win and 5 podiums from 90 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,495 ranks Kennedy 1968th of 40,213 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2017 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2017-11-17 | Homestead | P18 | −6 |
| 2017-09-22 | Kentucky | P11 | +40 |
| 2017-09-01 | Darlington | P12 | +54 |
| 2017-08-26 | Road America | P18 | +5 |
| 2017-08-17 | Bristol | P19 | +9 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +148 | Martinsville 2013 | NASCAR Truck | P4 |
| +134 | Martinsville 2014 | NASCAR Truck | P3 |
| +117 | Atlanta 2015 | NASCAR Truck | P3 |
| +116 | Bristol 2016 | NASCAR Truck | P1 |
| +108 | Homestead 2015 | NASCAR Truck | P4 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Dover4 starts+17
Martinsville7 starts+13
Iowa7 starts+8
Texas6 starts+6
Struggles
Michigan4 starts-41
Daytona International Speedway4 starts-23
Kentucky5 starts-15
Talladega4 starts-9
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | −98 | 4,914 |
| 2016 | ▸NASCAR Truck | GMS Racing | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P10 | +355 | 4,868 |
| ▸NASCAR Xfinity | Richard Childress Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +48 | ||
| 2015 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Red Horse Racing | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P11 | +45 | 4,889 |
| 2014 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Turner Scott Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P16 | +450 | 4,561 |
| 2013 | ▸NASCAR Truck | Turner Scott Motorsports | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | +2,764 | 4,114 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kennedy finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Tyler Reddick | 6,457 | 74 | 25 | 49 | 34% |
| 🇺🇸 Timothy Peters | 4,637 | 73 | 25 | 48 | 34% |
| 🇺🇸 Matt CraftonFIA Gold | 4,387 | 73 | 16 | 57 | 22% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Sauter | 4,161 | 73 | 26 | 47 | 36% |
| 🇺🇸 Spencer Gallagher | 4,573 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 John Wes Townley | 4,084 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 62% |
| 🇺🇸 Daniel Hemric | 5,100 | 64 | 25 | 39 | 39% |
| 🇺🇸 Tyler Young | 3,998 | 62 | 47 | 15 | 76% |
| 🇺🇸 Jennifer Jo Cobb | 3,042 | 62 | 54 | 8 | 87% |
| 🇺🇸 Cole Custer | 5,486 | 58 | 24 | 34 | 41% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny HamlinHigher-rated, 1× champion | 7,399 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan BlaneyHigher-rated | 6,954 | 35 | 7 | 28 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Christopher BellFIA Silver, 2× champion | 6,754 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 41% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,213 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,958 | 🇧🇷 Tiago Geronimi | Formula 3 Euro Series | 4,499 |
| 1,959 | 🇺🇸 Todd Kluever | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,499 |
| 1,960 | 🇦🇺 Ashley Walsh | Supercars Championship | 4,498 |
| 1,961 | 🇦🇹 Egon Allgäuer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,498 |
| 1,962 | 🇨🇭 Henri Moser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,498 |
| 1,963 | 🇵🇱 Tymoteusz Kucharczyk | Euroformula Open | 4,498 |
| 1,964 | 🇺🇸 Marco Bonanomi | GT Winter Series | 4,497 |
| 1,965 | 🇺🇸 Myatt Snider | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,496 |
| 1,966 | 🇦🇹 Simon Reicher | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,496 |
| 1,967 | 🇧🇷 Tuka Rocha | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,496 |
| 1,968 | 🇺🇸 Ben Kennedy | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,495 |
| 1,969 | 🇺🇸 Corey LaJoie | NASCAR Truck | 4,495 |
| 1,970 | 🇩🇪 Theo Helfrich | Formula 1 | 4,495 |
| 1,971 | 🇺🇸 Ben Tuck | WEC | 4,494 |
| 1,972 | 🇺🇸 Brendan Iribe | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,494 |
| 1,973 | 🇨🇿 Tomas Kostka | Formula V8 3.5 | 4,494 |
| 1,974 | 🇺🇸 Aaron Jeansonne | Porsche Carrera Cup NA | 4,493 |
| 1,975 | 🇮🇱 Alon Day | Trans-Am TA2 | 4,493 |
| 1,976 | 🇮🇹 Ignazio D'Agosto | Formula Renault Eurocup | 4,493 |
| 1,977 | 🇫🇷 Timothe Buret | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,493 |
| 1,978 | 🇬🇧 David Horn | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,492 |
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