Benjamin Peterson (born June 26, 1997)[1] is an American professional stock car racing driver who competes part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 0 Toyota for Wayne Peterson Racing. He is the grandson of longtime ARCA driver and team owner Wayne Peterson.
Racing career
In 2019, Peterson made his debut in the ARCA Menards Series at Salem Speedway, driving the No. 0 Ford for Wayne Peterson Racing. After setting the slowest time in both practice and qualifying, he went on to finish 21st after running only three laps due to brake issues.[2] He then entered in the next event at Lucas Oil Raceway, where after once again setting the slowest time in practice, he did not set a time in qualifying and did not start the race; he would officially be classified in 22nd position.[3]
In 2024, Peterson participated in the pre-season test for the ARCA Menards Series at Daytona International Speedway, driving the No. 06 Toyota for Wayne Peterson Racing,[4] and placed 70th in the overall results between the two testing days.[5] In April of that year, it was revealed that Peterson would drive the No. 0 Toyota at Talladega Superspeedway.[6][7][8] He would finish in 34th after mechanical issues plagued his run after 7 laps.[9]
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| ARCA Menards 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 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2019 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Ford | DAY | FIF | SLM | TAL | NSH | TOL | CLT | POC | MCH | MAD | GTW | CHI | ELK | IOW | POC | ISF | DSF | SLM 21 |
IRP 22 |
KAN | 59th | 245 | [10] |
| 2024 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Toyota | DAY | PHO | TAL 34 |
DOV | KAN | CLT | IOW | MOH | BLN | IRP | SLM | ELK | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | GLN | BRI | KAN | TOL | -* | -* | [11] |
References
- ^ "Benjamin Peterson". The Third Turn. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "ARCA: Third-generation driver Benjamin Peterson finishes last in series debut at Salem". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "ARCA: Benjamin Peterson never takes the green in rain-shortened farewell to steel bodies". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list for the 2024 ARCA Menards Series pre-race practice at Daytona" ARCA Racing, NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2024
- ^ "ARCA Menards Series 2024 pre-race practice: Complete results". ARCA Racing. February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Entry list: General Tire 200 at Talladega Superspeedway". ARCARacing.com. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Entry List: 2024 General Tire 200". Frontstretch. April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ Branscum, Benjamine (January 4, 2024). "36 Cars Featured on ARCA Menards Series Entry List for Talladega". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "ARCA: Benjamin Peterson's return results in another last-place finish". LASTCAR.info. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin Peterson – 2019 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "Benjamin Peterson – 2024 ARCA Menards Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
External links
- Ben Peterson driver statistics at Racing-Reference