NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series News | Ben Rhodes
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series News | Ben Rhodes. Based Sandusky, Ohio, ThorSport Racing is the longest-tenured NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series team.
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Bristol Recap
It’s disappointing when you bring it home eighth after having a sniff at the lead. The No. 99 Havoline Ford F-150 was good but I don’t know if it was the best truck. It seemed like tonight was all track position. We tried to take care of our truck. Tried to do the best we could with what we had. We were just really struggling on entry, center and exit all night long.” - Ben Rhodes Bristo...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Bristol Preview
Ben Rhodes will enter his No. 99 Havoline Ford F-150 looking for his first Gander Trucks win at Bristol. He has four starts at the track with a track-best finish, fifth, in 2017. He started second in last year's race where he drove to a seventh-place finish....
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Michigan Recap
"Having the flat tire late in the race was an unfortunate event. As I was passing for the lead the No. 4 (Todd Gilliland) tried to block me and clipped the right front, very gentle, but a brace ended up breaking and cut the tire immediately. I was in the lead in the middle of Turn 1 and Turn 2 when the tire popped. Luckily we didn't hit the wall. We came down to fix it and then blew another tire....
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Michigan Preview
NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series Playoffs: The saying "win and you're in" takes on special significance this weekend as there is one position up for grabs this weekend. If one of the seven drivers moving on to the postseason wins this weekend at Michigan International Speedway - or he, himself wins, Matt Crafton will earn the final Playoff spot. If any other Playoff-eligible driver like Ben Rho...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Eldora Recap
”It’s kind of crazy that track position meant so much tonight that the race winner didn’t have to pit. He was able to stay up front the whole time because of the way people were racing. You couldn’t pass. You would just get wrecked by them. I hate it for my guys on the No. 99 Havoline Ford F-150. They’ve worked extremely hard all year. Things out of our control are taking us out of the P...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Eldora Preview
Ben Rhodes will enter his No. 99 Havoline Ford F-150 in Thursday's Eldora Dirt Derby looking for his first Gander Trucks Series win at the track. He has tallied a pole (2018) and a track-best finish, 23rd in 2016. Rhodes' 2019 season entails five top-five and nine top-10 finishes including 72 laps led....
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Pocono Recap
“We were able to get really good restarts and launch better than most, so we were able to pick up some spots early on. I was slower than them, but I did my best to hold them back. Not the showing that we wanted for the No. 99 Havoline Ford F-150 but nonetheless I think they were all thrilled to be back in racing, and we’re thrilled to have Havoline on the truck. I still think we got plenty of...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Pocono Preview
Ben Rhodes will enter Saturday's race at Pocono looking for his first Gander Trucks Series win. He has tallied a pole (2017) and a best finish, second (2017). Rhodes' 2019 season entails five top-five and eight top-10 finishes including 72 laps led. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 6th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: TJ Majors Rhodes’ Po...
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Chevron’s Havoline Product to be Primary Sponsor of the No. 99 Ford F-150 Starting at Pocono Raceway
SANDUSKY, Ohio (July 26, 2019) - Chevron's Havoline brand has partnered with ThorSport Racing to become the primary sponsor on Ben Rhodes' No. 99 Ford F-150 for the next three NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series races - Pocono Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Michigan International Speedway. Chevron Corporation is one of the world's leading integrated energy and technology companies, with subsidiarie...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Kentucky Recap
"We're moving forward now looking ahead to Pocono. We're not really focused on points now. There's no points to really get in the series. We just have to go out and win the next race, two races, three races, all the races. Whatever it takes. We'll be fine. It's just unfortunate because we were going to have another win. I hate it for my No. 99 Carolina Nut Ford F-150 team because they have worked...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Kentucky Preview
Ben Rhodes enters the Kentucky Speedway race weekend as the defending race winner. He started third last year having led 38 laps en route to his first series win at his home track. Rhodes' 2019 season entails five top-five and eight top-10 finishes including 72 laps led....
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Chicagoland Recap
Chicagoland Race Information: Started: 17th Stage 1 Finish: 32nd Stage 2 Finish: 32nd Finished: 32nd Laps: 1/150 Laps Led: 0 Status: Engine Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 7th 2019 Stats: Starts: 12 Laps Completed: 1716/1950 Laps Led: 72 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top-five Finishes: 5 Top-10 Finishes: 8 Average start: 12.8 Average finish: 10.9...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Chicagoland Preview
Ben Rhodes will be making his fourth Gander Trucks Chicagoland start Friday night in the Camping World 225. He has a series track-best start of seventh (2016) and a series track-best finish of second (2018). Rhodes' 2019 season entails five top-five and eight top-10 finishes including 72 laps led. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 4th 2019 Owner Point Sta...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Gateway Recap
World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway Race Information: Started: 6th Stage 1: Finish: 3rd Stage 2: Finish: 6th Finished: 8th Laps: 160/160 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 4th Owner Points: 5th 2019 Stats: Starts: 11 Laps Completed: 1715/1800 Laps Led: 72 Wins: 0 Poles: 0 Top-five Finishes: 5 Top-10 Finishes: 8 Average start: 12.4 Average finish: 9.0...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Gateway Preview
Ben Rhodes will make his fourth Gander Trucks appearance Saturday night at WWTR. In his previous starts at the track he has tallied one pole (2016) and a track-best finish of second (2016). Rhodes' 2019 season entails five top-five and seven top-10 finishes including 72 laps led. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 5th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 6th Spott...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Iowa Recap
"Overall I’m really proud of the efforts of my team. We were contending all day and had great pit stops. We didn’t quite have the short run speed that we needed to be aggressive and gain track position on restarts but we did have long run speed. Even though it was a struggle to run the top all day, we learned a lot and are building a big notebook for our Carolina Nut Ford F-150. We will come b...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Iowa Preview
Ben Rhodes will make his eighth Gander Trucks appearance this weekend at TMS and he'll be looking to put his Ford F-150 in Victory Lane for the first time. His highest finish at the track, second, was in 2018, and his highest start, seventh, in 2017. He averages an 11th-place finish and 10.1-place start at Texas. Rhodes has four top-five and six top-10 finishes this season in addition to 52 lap...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Texas Recap
Texas Race Information: Started: 5th Stage 1 Finish: 11th Stage 2 Finish: 1st Finished: 21 Laps: 167/167 Laps Led: 20 Status: Running Driver Points: 5th Owner Points: 7th...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Texas Preview
Ben Rhodes will make his eighth Gander Trucks appearance this weekend at TMS and he'll be looking to put his Ford F-150 in Victory Lane for the first time. His highest finish at the track, second, was in 2018, and his highest start, seventh, in 2017. He averages an 11th-place finish and 10.1-place start at Texas. Rhodes has four top-five and six top-10 finishes this season in addition to 52 lap...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Charlotte Recap
"We had to drive through the field tonight - I'm wore out. We had a fast Carolina Nut Ford F-150. The guys at ThorSport, everyone back at home, Duke and Rhonda Thorson, they all did an amazing job getting all of our trucks fast. Matt Crafton got the pole. We got fourth here even though I thought we were going to get second. We were just having a few issues tonight with looseness but know how to fi...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Charlotte Preview
Ben Rhodes will make his fourth Gander Truck Series appearance this weekend at CMS and he'll be looking to put his Ford F-150 in Victory Lane for the first time. His highest finish at the track, fifth, was in 2018, and his highest start, fifth, in 2017. Rhodes has three top-five and five top-10 finishes this season in addition to 46 laps led. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 D...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Kansas Recap
"If this what we can do with a truck that handles like this, then I’m scared to see how we’ll do with a truck that handles good. We struggled all day today - from second practice on. The finish surprised me." Kansas Race Information: Started: 14th Stage 1 Finish: 11th Stage 2 Finish: 10th Finished: 2nd Laps: 167/167 Laps Led: 1 Status: Running Driver Points: 4th Owner Points: 6th...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Kansas Preview
Ben Rhodes will make his fourth Gander Outdoors Series appearance this weekend at Kansas Speedway and he'll be looking to put his Ford F-150 in Victory Lane for the first time. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 5th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 7th Spotter: TJ Majors Rhodes’ Kansas Stats Starts: 3 Highest start: 7th (2018) Highest finish: 18th (2018...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Dover Recap
“Not the best day for our Carolina Nut Ford Ford F-150 but an awesome day for ThorSport Racing. We were bringing up the end of the ThorSport train but four trucks in the top six is pretty darn good. I’m happy with the overall team’s performance as a whole. We’re going to go back and do some homework to pick up some more speed. We struggled since we unloaded, and my crew did an amazing job...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Dover Preview
It will be Ben Rhodes' fifth Gander Outdoors Truck Series appearance this weekend at Dover and he'll be looking to put his Ford F-150 in Victory Lane for the first time. Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 3rd 2019 Owner Point Standings: 5th Spotter: TJ Majors Rhodes’ Dover Stats Starts: 4 Highest start: 6th (2017) Highest finish: 4th (2017) Last r...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Texas Recap
TOUGH END OF THE NIGHT AT TEXAS FOR BEN RHODES "Tough night for our Carolina Nut team. We had a top five going for sure and were battling with four trucks for the lead. The opportunity for the win was there. I am thankful for that but still upset with how competitors were racing. Without contact from other trucks we would have a lot of better finishes so far this season. The positives though a...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Texas Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 6th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 8th Spotter: TJ Majors News and Notes: Take me back to Texas 2018: Ben Rhodes will make his seventh NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series start at the 1.5-mile track Friday in the Vankor 350. In six previous starts, the ThorSport Racing driver has led thr...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Martinsville Recap
"I'm glad that we were able to get a solid finish and build some momentum for our season. Considering that we started 16th, the day went really well. The truck is fairly clean (not a lot of damage), and the crew is happy. We have something to build off of now and know how to be better to get the win. Our pit crew did a great job on pit road all day and I'm really proud of the efforts of the whole...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Martinsville Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 3rd 2019 Owner Point Standings: 4th Spotter: TJ Majors News and Notes: Friday Fun: The No. 99 Carolina Nut Ford F-150 unloaded at Martinsville Speedway Friday where it took to the track for two practices. Ben Rhodes posted a 13th-place finish in the first practice and a 15th-place finish in fi...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Las Vegas Recap
LAS VEGAS BRINGS A DIFFICULT NIGHT FOR BEN RHODES "It's a shame that contact from the No. 8 truck in my right rear sent me into the wall early in the race. Our Carolina Nut Ford F-150 was extremely fast. It shows too, considering we were able to actually lead a lap with a truck that was so badly damaged. I thought we were going to be able to salvage a top 10 or even a top five but unfortunately...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Las Vegas Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 3rd 2019 Owner Point Standings: 4th Spotter: TJ Majors News and Notes: This Week's No. 99 Ford F-150: The No. 99 Carolina Nut Ford F-150 team will unload for Friday's NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series (NGOTS) Strat 200 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) with the same truck that finished fifth...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Atlanta Recap
Atlanta Race Information: Started: 6th Stage 1 Finish: 6th Stage 2 Finish: 2nd Finished: 5th Laps: 130/130 Laps Led: 20 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 6th "It was a solid day at Atlanta Motor Speedway for our Carolina Nut Ford F-150 team but unfortunately we were forced back into the field on the last restart after the truck in front of me spun their tires. We...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Atlanta Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: 9th 2019 Owner Point Standings: 16th Spotter: TJ Majors News and Notes: This Week's No. 99 Ford F-150: The No. 99 Ford F-150 will be sporting Caroline Nut for the NGOTS Ultimate Tailgating 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS). Rhodes piloted his truck to a fourth-place...
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Ben Rhodes – 2019 Daytona Preview
Team Info/Stats: Crew Chief: Matt Noyce 2019 Driver Point Standings: n/a 2019 Owner Point Standings: n/a Spotter: TJ Majors News and Notes: New Number: Rhodes will be sporting a new number this year on his Carolina Nut Co. Ford F-150 truck. Catch his No. 99 truck hit the track Friday at 7:30 p.m. Daytona Best: In last season's NASC...