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• ‘They Were Going Nuts’ – Ben Kennedy Gets Candid on the ‘Electric’ NASCAR Debut Experience in Mexico
Ben Kennedy calls NASCAR's debut in Mexico 'electric' as fans erupt during historic weekend, ft. wins by Shane van Gisbergen and Daniel Suarez....2025
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• Ben Kennedy Gives Insider Peek Into Jaw-Dropping Fan Attendance at NASCAR Mexico Debut
NASCAR's top executive, Ben Kennedy, shared an interesting insight from the race weekend in Mexico....2025
• ‘Was a Historic Moment’ – NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy Bids Farewell With Powerful Message to Mexican Fans
NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy reflects on a historic Mexico City race as the Cup Series goes global with its first points event outside the U.S....2025
• ‘Happy to Be Down Here’ – Ben Kennedy Waves Off Mexico Safety Rumors With Confident Response
2025

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• 'They Were Singing Our National Anthem': Carl Edwards and Ben Kennedy React to Hugely Successful Mexico Weekend
The NASCAR weekend in Mexico unfolded as a sonorous success, a showcase of screaming crowds, striking visuals, and Daniel Suárez’s headline-stealing Xfinity victory....2025
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• ‘Going to Look Great’ – NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy Teases Massive Fan Turnout for Historic Mexico Cup Race
NASCAR expects huge fan turnout in Mexico City as it hosts the first Cup Series points race outside the U.S. since 1958....2025

• #NASCAR at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

#NASCAR at the Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumWeekend Clash Preview NASCAR’s first green flag of 2023 is ready to wave revving up what is surely to be a dramatic 75th Anniversary season for the sport – new venues, old rivalries; fresh expectations and a milestone championship. All you need to know for the #BuschLightClash.— NASCAR (@NASCAR) February 2, 2023 Actor Rob Lowe will ...2023
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• Kyle Busch wins Truck race; Hemric, Peters earn Chase spots
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) Kyle Busch overcame a race-record 11 cautions for his 46th career NASCAR Truck Series victory Friday night, dashing the hopes of full-time drivers needing wins to claim a spot in the debut Chase for the championship. The Sprint Cup star's second circuit win of the season and fifth trucks win at Chicagoland Speedway meant Daniel Hemric and Timothy Peters earned the final two spo...2016
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• Johnny Sauter wins Truck Series race at Daytona, NextEra Energy 250 results
Johnny Sauter won the season opening NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race. The driver of the No. 21 went to victory lane in the NextEra Energy Resources 250. Grant Enfinger began the race on the pole and for much of the night there was little incident. With seven laps to go a big crash brought out the red flag. In the end Sauter would claim the win as a caution came out on the final lap. Christo...2016
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• Crafton wins UNOH 225 after crash halts race short of scheduled distance
Matt Crafton earned his first career Camping World Truck Series victory on Thursday at Kentucky Speedway after NASCAR stopped the UNOH 225 five laps from the scheduled finish. The trucks driven by Ben Kennedy, David Gilliland and John Wes Townley were involved in a wreck that resulted in damage to the catch fence in Turn 1. Kennedy’s truck lifted off the ground, slid along the top of the SAF...2015
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• Crash hands Crafton Truck win at rainy Kentucky
Thursday night's Truck race at Kentucky had a premature end with a big crash for Ben Kennedy just after Matt Crafton had been pushed to the front....2015
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• Kentucky fence damaged in Truck crash
NASCAR suffered its second catchfence-damaging crash in four days on Thursday night, when an accident involving Ben Kennedy halted the Kentucky Speedway Truck Series race...2015
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2025
"Ben Kennedy, NASCAR senior vice president of racing development and strategy, told a small group of reporters Saturday that they would be watching and talking to the NFL about the date of the league‘s biggest game."

2024
"“Having Dillon Francis DJ for the Busch Light Clash adds another electrifying element to an energy-packed event,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR‘s Senior Vice President, Racing Development […]"

2023
"Ben Kennedy explains why the Atlanta races have changed dates, the new playoff structure of Watkins Glen replacing Darlington and more."

2022
"Ben Kennedy called the NASCAR street race in Chicago in 2023 the sport's "boldest" scheduling move yet."

2021
"NASCAR's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Ben Kennedy, on why NASCAR is moving to the L."

2020
"Ben Kennedy has been promoted Vice President, Racing Development; John Martin has been promoted to Vice President, Media and Event Technology; Patrick Rogers has been promoted to Vice President, Marketing Services; and Chris Schwartz has been promoted to Vice President, Media Properties."

2017
"Richard Childress Racing has tabbed Ben Kennedy to drive nine NASCAR XFINITY Series races."

2016
"Ben Kennedy took the lead late in Wednesday night's rain-delayed UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway to win his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race."

2015
"Kyle Busch weighs in on NASCAR's ongoing struggles to make the sport as safe as possible after yet another competitor, Camping World Truck Series driver Ben Kennedy, goes airborne during a race."

2014
"Red Horse Racing announced Wednesday that 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie of the year Ben Kennedy will drive the organization's Number 11 Toyota next season."

• ‘Was a Historic Moment’ – NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy Bids Farewell With Powerful Message to Mexican Fans
2025
• ‘Going to Look Great’ – NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy Teases Massive Fan Turnout for Historic Mexico Cup Race
2025
• Richmond losing Cup Series date to Mexico City

NASCAR‘s announcement that it will hold its first Cup race in Mexico City next season will mark the fifth consecutive year that the sport‘s premier series will have at least one new points event. To make room on the Cup schedule for Mexico City, NASCAR will drop one of the two Richmond weekends, Ben Kennedy, […]...2024
• NASCAR Mexico Series joins Busch Clash at LA Coliseum in 2024

For the third consecutive season, NASCAR in 2024 will host its preseason non-points Busch Clash race on a made-from-scratch ¼-mile oval built in the LA Coliseum.The race will take place on Sunday, Feb. 4, but it won’t be the only one. A NASCAR Mexico race will precede the season-opening Cup Series exhibition.“This is a tremendous win for our fans and our sport,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR’s ...Keep ...2023
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• #NASCAR at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2023

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• NASCAR Cup Series Notes: L.A. Coliseum

NASCAR Cup SeriesNext Race: Busch Light Clash at the ColiseumThe Place: Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumThe Date: Sunday, February 5The Time: 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PTThe Purse: $2,085,000TV: FOX, 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PTRadio: MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR RadioDistance: 37.5 miles (150 laps), Stage Break: Lap 752022 Race Winner: Joey Logano NASCAR Cup Series NASCAR commences celebrating 75th Diamond Anni...2023
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• Ben Kennedy scores part-time XFINITY Series ride with RCR
2017

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• Sauter wins 2nd consecutive NASCAR trucks Chase race
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) Johnny Sauter won his second consecutive Chase race in the NASCAR Truck Series, making a late pass that prevented anyone else from clinching a spot in the title-clinching race like he already had. Sauter went high around Chase contender Matt Crafton just before the line with two laps remaining Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway. It was Sauter's third win this season. He...2016
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• Grant Enfinger scores first career NCWTS win at Talladega
Grant Enfinger won the Fred's 250 Camping World Truck Series Chase elimination race at Talladega Superspeedway on a sun-filled Saturday afternoon that was filled with calamity for many of the 2016 title contenders.Eliminated from title contention by virtue of Saturday’s race were Daniel Hemric and John Hunter Nemechek.Advancing to the Round of Six for the next three playoff races at Martinsville, ...2016
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• Kyle Busch wins Truck race; Hemric, Peters earn Chase spots
2016

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• Iowa Speedway Secures #NASCAR Cup Race

Iowa Speedway Secures #NASCAR Cup Series Race June 16, 2024 NASCAR today announced that it is bringing its first-ever NASCAR Cup Series race to Iowa Speedway on Sunday, June 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. CT on USA Network. This inaugural Cup Series race in Iowa Speedway culminates a weekend that will also include the NASCAR Xfinity Series at 2:30 p.m. CT on USA Network and ARCA Menards Series ra...2023
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• NASCAR working on ladder system for driver development

NASCAR is developing a youth ladder system that would give young drivers and their parents a clearer idea of the path to the summit of stock car racing, according to leading executive Ben Kennedy. Seen as the top racing league in America for at least the last 20 years, NASCAR has been an aspirational destination […]...2023
• NASCAR to race on the streets of Chicago for the first time

For the first time ever, the sights, sounds and speed of NASCAR are coming to the streets of downtown Chicago on July 1-2, 2023. One of the most iconic cities in the world, Chicago will add another chapter to its illustrious sports history when the NASCAR Cup Series debuts against the backdrop of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline in the Grant Park 220 on Sunday, July 2 at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBC, ...2023
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• Dropping the Hammer: For History’s Sake, Let Fans Attend NASCAR’s Next Gen Test at Bowman Gray Stadium
Maybe it was foreshadowing, or maybe Ben Kennedy was just stating a fact. On Sept. 15, NASCAR’s senior vice president of strategy and innovation, and member of the France family, addressed the media on the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series schedule. He eventually touched on arguably its biggest development: The Busch Clash will be held on ... Read more...2021
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• France Talks Family Business
During a keynote presentation Friday at Transitions West 2016, a family business conference held in Phoenix, Arizona, NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France shared stories of advice provided to him by his grandfather William H.G. France and father Bill France Jr. – and how he now is doing the same with his nephew Ben Kennedy, a driver in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series....2016
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• Exclusive: Ben Kennedy talks about first Truck Series win
This is the first time a member of the sanctioning body's founding family has won a NASCAR Touring Series race....2016
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• Late-Race Pass Propels Ben Kennedy to First Career Truck Series Win
By Chris Knight, NASCAR Wire Service BRISTOL, Tenn. – Ben Kennedy stole the lead from William Byron with 20 laps to go in Wednesday night’s UNOH 200 and later withstood an intense six-lap shootout with Brett Moffitt to the finish line to earn his first career NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. With his triumph in his 63rd career series start, Kennedy, the...2016
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• Ben Kennedy wins truck race at Bristol; first victory for France family
2016

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• Brad Keselowski wins Truck Series race at Bristol, full results for UNOH 200
Rain forced the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Bristol to be delayed until Thursday morning. It only momentarily delayed Brad Keselowski’s trip to victory lane in the UNOH 200 presented by ZLOOP. Kyle Busch began the 200 lap race on the pole. Busch and fellow Cup Series driver Brad Keselowski would dominate the race at the 0.533-mile track. With Keselowski in front and laps winding down...2014
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• Kyle Busch on state of racing: 'No way to make it perfect every time'
Kyle Busch weighs in on NASCAR's ongoing struggles to make the sport as safe as possible after yet another competitor, Camping World Truck Series driver Ben Kennedy, goes airborne during a race. Of racing three-wide, eight cars deep at the end of some races, he says bluntly, "It's just not safe.'...2015
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• Another spectacular wreck: Ben Kennedy becomes second driver to hit fencing in a week
Ben Kennedy became the second NASCAR driver to hit and damage a section of fencing when his truck became airborn in the final laps of Thursday's UNOH 225 at Kentucky Speedway. On Monday, Austin Dillon's car was involved in a frightening wreck at the checkered flag in the Sprint Cup race at Daytona International Speedway, heavily damaging the fence. ...2015
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• Minions and memories: Looking back on events at Kentucky Speedway
From Dale Earnhardt Jr. wrecking Danica Patrick in the Sprint Cup race, to Ben Kennedy getting into the fence in the Camping World Truck Series race, and everything in between, take a look back at a thrilling weekend of racing at Kentucky Speedway through these photos....2015
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• Kyle Busch on state of racing: 'No way to make it perfect every time'
Kyle Busch weighs in on NASCAR's ongoing struggles to make the sport as safe as possible after yet another competitor, Camping World Truck Series driver Ben Kennedy, goes airborne during a race. Of racing three-wide, eight cars deep at the end of some races, he says bluntly, "It's just not safe.'...2015
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• John Wes Townley stretches fuel to score first career truck win
John Wes Townley rolled the dice in Las Vegas, and it paid off. Stretching his last tank of fuel to the finish when multiple other frontrunners ran dry in the final laps, Townley collected his first career Camping World Truck Series win on Saturday night at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Timothy Peters, Ben Kennedy, John Hunter Nemechek and Brandon Jones completed the top five. Championship leader Erik...2015
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• Ben Kennedy scores first career Truck Series win at Bristol
2016

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• Great-grandson of NASCAR founder joins Red Horse Racing
Red Horse Racing announced Wednesday that 2014 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series rookie of the year Ben Kennedy will drive the organization's No. 11 Toyota next season....2014
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• Remembering Ben Kennedy's wild ride at Kentucky
Take a look at the wild ride that Ben Kennedy took at Kentucky Speedway last year....2016
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• Ben Kennedy Gives Insider Peek Into Jaw-Dropping Fan Attendance at NASCAR Mexico Debut
2025
• ‘Was a Historic Moment’ – NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy Bids Farewell With Powerful Message to Mexican Fans
2025
• ‘Going to Look Great’ – NASCAR VP Ben Kennedy Teases Massive Fan Turnout for Historic Mexico Cup Race
2025
• 2026 Clash to stay in the United States

Next season will end at Homestead-Miami Speedway, but where will it begin? Ben Kennedy, NASCAR executive vice president, chief venue & racing innovation officer, suggested Tuesday that the Clash exhibition race will not be held internationally next year, although that remains an option beyond 2026. “I think as far as next year goes, more than […]...2025
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• Ben Kennedy Reveals Daytona’s Fate As NASCAR Championship Host Amid Homestead Return
NASCAR's Ben Kennedy breaks silence on the chances of Daytona Superspeedway hosting a championship race in the future....2025
• NASCAR Rumors: Top Exec Wary of Daytona 500 Being Squeezed Out by Super Bowl
NASCAR executive Ben Kennedy acknowledges concerns over the Super Bowl potentially forcing a change to the Daytona 500’s traditional race date....2025
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• NASCAR says it's committed to a southern California race

Thursday during the media conference announcing the 2025 national series schedules, Ben Kennedy was asked about NASCAR’s presence in southern California. Auto Club Speedway has been closed since the 2023 race and definitive plans on a renovation have not been announced. Most recently they have been rumors that NASCAR is looking at a possible street […]...2024
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• Richmond losing Cup Series date to Mexico City
2024
• 2025 Clash to be held at Bowman Gray Stadium

Today, NASCAR announced The Clash will come to historic Bowman Gray Stadium for the first-time as the opening exhibition event for the 2025 season on Feb. 2. The announcement was made by Ben Kennedy as part of pre-race for tonight‘s NASCAR Advance Auto Parts Weekly Series event at the racetrack. This will mark the first […]...2024
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• Dillon Francis to DJ for the Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum

NASCAR announced today that multi-Platinum producer, songwriter and DJ Dillon Francis will DJ during pre-race of the 2024 season-opening Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum on Sunday, Feb. 4. “Having Dillon Francis DJ for the Busch Light Clash adds another electrifying element to an energy-packed event,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR‘s Senior Vice President, Racing Development […]...2024
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