Benny Kerley is a racing driver from United States who last raced in NASCAR Xfinity. Kerley has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 10 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,917 ranks Kerley 3941th of 40,700 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.
| 1986-04-12 | Darlington | P17 | +55 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +146 | Darlington 1984 | NASCAR Xfinity | P6 |
| +55 | Darlington 1986 | NASCAR Xfinity | P17 |
| +47 | Charlotte 1982 | NASCAR Xfinity | P17 |
| +12 | Charlotte 1984 | NASCAR Xfinity | P25 |
| +2 | Darlington 1984 | NASCAR Xfinity | P23 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +55 | 3,917 | |
| 1985 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P33 | −4 | 3,862 | |
| 1984 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P36 | +53 | 3,866 | |
| 1983 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P43 | −179 | 3,813 | |
| 1982 | ▸NASCAR Xfinity | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P40 | +2,642 | 3,992 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Dale Arnold Jarrett | 4,439 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Ronnie Silver | 4,209 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10% |
| 🇺🇸 Tommy Houston | 3,993 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 30% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack Ingram | 3,905 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 John Linville | 3,772 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 70% |
| 🇺🇸 Bosco Lowe | 3,694 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 20% |
| 🇺🇸 Joe Thurman | 3,777 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 44% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Ard | 5,204 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 L.D. Ottinger | 4,514 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Bobby Allison | 4,299 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 38% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy HensleyHigher-rated | 4,538 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle PettyHigher-rated | 4,480 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Charlie LuckFIA Bronze | 4,469 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,931 | 🇬🇧 Seb Murray | Indy NXT | 3,921 |
| 3,932 | 🇺🇸 Garrett Smithley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,920 |
| 3,933 | 🇺🇸 Mike Messer | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,920 |
| 3,934 | 🏳️ Erick Schotten | Stock Light | 3,919 |
| 3,935 | 🇺🇸 John Schauerman | Le Mans Cup | 3,919 |
| 3,936 | 🇺🇸 Tom Hessert III | ARCA Menards Series | 3,919 |
| 3,937 | 🇺🇸 Wayne Grubb | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,919 |
| 3,938 | 🇺🇸 Clark Toppe | IMSA Mazda Prototype Lites | 3,918 |
| 3,939 | 🇪🇸 Lucas Fluxá | GB3 | 3,918 |
| 3,940 | 🇩🇪 Valentin Kluss | Italian F4 | 3,918 |
| 3,941 | 🇺🇸 Benny Kerley | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,942 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Horton | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,943 | 🏳️ Simon Orange | GT Winter Series | 3,917 |
| 3,944 | 🇺🇸 Travis Kittleson | NASCAR Xfinity | 3,917 |
| 3,945 | 🇮🇹 Andrea Piccini | WEC | 3,916 |
| 3,946 | 🏳️ Josh Rowledge | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,916 |
| 3,947 | 🇺🇸 Matt McCall | NASCAR Truck | 3,916 |
| 3,948 | 🇺🇸 Zach Veach | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,916 |
| 3,949 | 🇫🇷 Alban Varutti | GT World Challenge Europe | 3,915 |
| 3,950 | 🇺🇸 Evan Slater | IMSA Pilot Challenge | 3,915 |
| 3,951 | 🇩🇪 Michael Heimrich | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 3,915 |
Benny Kerley is an entry-level professional who raced in NASCAR Xfinity between 1982 and 1986, competing on oval circuits across ten starts. His racing span five seasons in the series.[1]
Kerley made ten starts across his five seasons in NASCAR Xfinity, finishing 36th in the championship standings in his final year of 1986. He typically ran behind regular opponents Dale Arnold Jarrett and Ronnie Silver, both of whom were professional drivers with extensive experience in the series. He finished ahead of professional drivers Jimmy Hensley twice and L.D. Ottinger three times across his career.[2]
Kerley raced in a field mixing amateurs and semi-professionals with graded professionals, a common structure in NASCAR Xfinity of that era. His record against the professionals he encountered most regularly showed him consistently outpaced, though occasional victories over other professional drivers demonstrated occasional competitiveness within the field.