When not at the racetrack, Ben can be found back in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky with family and friends or in Sandusky, Ohio with his team. Instagram, I like looking at pictures. 3. He currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for his seventh full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. Selected to be in the NASCAR Next program for the second year. She earned a double degree in International Relations and American Literature. Man, Im calling back to my previous advice here: Dont do anything rash. Driver in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series for ThorSport Racing. [4] Rhodes would also make his ARCA Racing Series debut at his home track Kentucky Speedway, starting fifth but finishing 27th after a crash. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. Does that mean I dont have ambitions to do it? Dippel, in return, directed an expletive-laced tirade at Rhodes and called it "cool" that Rhodes would miss the playoffs. The thing Im probably most troubled by would be the economics of NASCAR. If they told me tomorrow, It was a good run, I would just say, Thank you. I wasnt expecting to be here. (Laughs). Terrible. Finished fourth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NH) in September. Rhodes won his first Truck Series championship on November 5 by finishing third in the race. How long do you wait before you honk? I still gotta get a little sleep every now and again. When you think about NASCAR five years from now, what are you the most optimistic about and what worries you the most? Raced to a sixth-place finish in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at Richmond International Raceway (VA) in April. On September 15, Rhodes secured a spot in the 2017 Truck Series playoffs. Like youre obviously right I should be going, I should put this down. Rhodes began his career in 2004 when he was seven years old, starting in Kart racing, winning several champion titles before moving to Bandoleros in 2008, and Legends cars in 2010, then moving up to late model stock cars beginning in 2011. There was a lot of positivity and optimism coming from that, even for the old-school racers. But I probably tweet the least. And now its a big part of your life after you had a baby last August. Shes like, I just dont understand how its a sport. Growing up, when we would sit at lights, youd sit behind somebody for quite a few seconds before anybody would honk. And then, obviously, I still go to Sandusky about every two weeks and I spend about three days in Sandusky. For 2018, Rhodes returned to the No. Some people like to eat food maybe more than others. 136 Outer Loop Seven starts 2 top 5s, 5 top 10s, completed 94.6% of all laps. "Ben" Rhodes (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. Earned first-career NKNPSE victory at Greenville Pickens Speedway (SC) on March 22nd. I was just angry in general. I literally just made myself sound like that. So theres something to be said about that. Ben Rhodes has denied that he was ever involved in any such conspiracy. On pit road after the race, Rhodes tried to drag Dippel from his truck before calling him a dirty driver. Getty Well figure something out. Earned fourth-career NCWTS Victory at Daytona International Speedway at the season opener on February 12th. Well just kind of show up to the racetrack with a baby one day and people will ask if its ours or not. * Most laps led. 41 truck, now a Ford F-150, with Troconis returning as crew chief. Finished within the top 10 in three of seven starts with best finish of fourth (twice). So do you accept the offer to go back and start over, or do you stay in the present? Prices are going up on everything. So youve got to do what makes her happy. But typically, Im pushing my feet through the floorboard trying to hit the gas or the brake. But I listen to a ton of podcasts. 17. June 1, 2021. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. But manners are nice sometimes. NASCAR suspends Josh Williams one race: Did they get it right? Ben Rhodes Becomes Best Version of Himself with Rich Lushes The 24-year-old claimed the Truck Series championship in his sixth season NASCAR Matt Weaver on Nov 7, 2021 | Top They're calling him 'Bud Rhodes' after Friday night. Well, the problem is trying to narrow them down. wife says; As a Wilton club seeks to expand its . So I try to do that during the week as much as I can. Led 99 laps and completed more laps than any other driver throughout the season. Itd be a better learning opportunity than just going out there and doing it yourself and trying to learn the hard way; you can learn with all these people who have been doing it for 32 years on multiple different facets of the business.. If someone blatantly wrecked you to win a race, would you interrupt their celebration? 2022 Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Were going to drive the motorhome to most of the races this year and I drive up to Sandusky (Ohio, where the ThorSport shop is located) every other week, typically. In June, 2017, Ann Norris, a former State Department official, who is married to Ben Rhodes, a prominent advocate of the Iranian nuclear deal, received an e-mail from a woman who introduced. , I didnt know at the time how much that was making me kind of angry. Ill still come and see you guys every once in a while. They cut the seat rails out of the trucks. 27 Tundra. Its not like, Oh, darn, I wish this panned out for me. Im pretty well isolated in my community. In mid-March 2014, it was announced Rhodes would make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville in the Kroger 250 for TSM, and drive in three additional Truck series races that season. I try to keep it to myself. A long time ago, I went from the K&N Series to working with JR Motorsports. So its put everything in perspective. Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. I try, but Im maybe not the best at it. [5][6] After the 2012 season, Rhodes signed a deal with Turner Scott Motorsports to begin racing part-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2013. Yeah, I feel you on that. He currently competes in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for his fifth full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. Im going for it. NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks . Ill be on the next call with another person forever. 6. So any opportunity I can get, Im gonna jump on it, just like we did with the IMSA Ford Mustang GT4s at the Rolex this year. 4. Ben Rhodes reacts to making the Championship 4. I ask this because I had not a clue. Youre not a big social media guy in general. The last one was with Ross Chastain. I went a lot last year. Its something I really had to put energy into. Reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes began his racing career in go-karts in 2004, at just seven years old. Dippel, in return, directed an expletive-laced tirade at Rhodes and called it "cool" that Rhodes would miss the playoffs, which Rhodes indeed did. He earned three top tens, including an 8th-place finish in his debut, in four Truck Series races. A Nwe York Times profile said that it was near Bens favorite college bar, and also close enough to their daughters daycare that they could walk her there. Usually when I go out, Im not having fully-branded-Hello-Im-Ben-Rhodes gear on. 4 of 30 Sean Gardner | Getty Images 5 of 30 Sean Gardner | Getty Images Larson and crew chief Cliff Daniels made quite a. John Lewis. NASCAR has really got their finger on the pulse for that and theyre really trying to work that angle. And Ive done the same thing now with my family. [19] He finished the season eighth in points. How often do you get recognized at the grocery store? 15. He currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for his seventh full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. He is not dating anyone. Later in the regular season at Eldora Speedway, Tyler Dippel forced Rhodes into the wall in the late stages of the race, again knocking Rhodes from a top-ten finish, and then rammed his truck into Rhodes on the cooldown lap. Finished ninth in first-career start (Bristol Motor Speedway, TN). Yeah. Earned third-career NCWTS Victory at Darlington Raceway on September 6th. Itd be nice to have a little sleep at the track before the race.. This is hard to tell you a serious conversation about this. In March 2019, Rhodes participated in the Michelin Pilot Challenge sports car race at Sebring International Raceway, driving a Ford for Multimatic Motorsports alongside ThorSport Racing teammates Matt Crafton, Grant Enfinger, and Myatt Snider. Yeah, thats normal. Its not like a normal sport where it doesnt cost that much to to do this. Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Its been hard for a long time actually to get real partners (to sponsor vehicles), not through like a B2B play. Norris went to college at UCLA, graduating in 2000 with a dual degree in International Relations and US Literature. (Laughs) My wife is the one who pulls me out of the slump, typically. Theres definitely more than one for me. But long answer short: Twitter. So as long as Ive got some good people around me and I have my head on straight for the night, I dont think Ill do it. Poor Ben.. I just try to do something that I know is gonna make me happy. Probably The Kings Man or Gods of Egypt. Kind of a weird combination. Im a really bad backseat driver. And his question is: What was the biggest watershed moment of your career where something happened, and if that thing had not happened, it would have been the end of your driving career? [8], Rhodes would move full-time in the K&N East Series for 2014, with former driver Mark McFarland as his crew chief. We made this., So Im gonna have fun balancing a baby, a business, the simulator and Sandusky now. And how much more difficult is it going to be to balance? Thats why PR people are a must around me. I wasnt managing the pace properly and managing the distance to the leader properly. I very seriously doubt if I was racing somewhere else that the team would have put in the effort Duke and Rhonda did to keep me in a race truck. And then as I got older, I started boxing and getting into kind of MMA and enjoying that sport. Can you describe how you are as a passenger in a street car? Ben Rhodes, the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) champion, Rookie of the Year, and Most Popular driver pilots the No. And when I started giving it back, I could leave the track and I didnt carry that anger with me. 99 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in the NASCAR Truck Series. I fail on that constantly. 99 Ford for ThorSport Racing. During their years working for the Obama administration, Ann and Ben lived in an unpretentious neighborhood in Washington, DC. Holds the highest average starting and finishing position of all fulltime drivers in the NCWTS series for 2021. Ty Majeski, 4. 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. Maybe Im being hard on myself. No, you said a few years ago that your fiancee at the time now wife said you were an old soul about some things. Like one to two is it that big of a jump? So what would you like to pick? 136 Outer Loop The grass isnt always greener. Won the 2014 NKNPSE Championship (clinched one race prior to end of season). (Chris Graythen / Getty Images). Qualified second in Dwight Huffman Memorial event at Hickory Motor Speedway in just his fifth Late Model start. I saw something I was doing I was investing way too much time and energy into a battle with somebody on the track. 1. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. And then completely out of the blue, I get a call back. Im not goth or emo, but coincidentally, I do wear mostly black clothes. Finished within top 13 four out of 10 starts. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. If you live in a house for two years out of five years, you can claim this deduction on taxes for the sale price of the home, if Im understanding this correctly. Im a one. What is an app on your phone that you love using and think other people should know about? The biggest was basically January 2019. The Larson clan - Kyle, wife Katelyn, son Owen, and daughter Audrey - take a moment on Lower Broadway. Led 143 laps and completed 92.8% of all laps in 23 races. Haul rock if its a prep deal. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. 2007, 2008 and 2009 Fall Brawl Dirt Karting champion. Thats five to six hours depending on traffic. 41 Toyota Tundra. Lets say youre at a stoplight and youre behind one car. Louisville, KY 40214, Please send a self addressed stamped envelope to: Rhodes started the season with a 7th-place finish at Daytona. Rhodes returned to ThorSport for the 2017 season with new crew chief Eddie Troconis and renumbered No. [17] On September 30, Rhodes held off eventual champion Christopher Bell to win his first Truck race at the Las Vegas 350. Voted by the fans as the 2014 NKNPSE Most Popular Driver. Try a week on us. Were all looking at gas prices; it costs an exorbitant amount to move these haulers as it is. He enjoys that and it makes me happy, too. Louisville, KY 40214. Earned second-career victory at home track, Kentucky Speedway on July 12th. And walk-in units and big chillers. You wont catch us wearing stripes. Still hectic, I guess. 2007 WKA Karting Family of the Year award winner. On a scale of one to 10, how good are you at replying to text messages in a timely manner? 0:36. Youll never hear from me. Now its Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and YouTube and targeted Google ads and TikTok influencers and reality TV and radio theres a lot we compete against. Which it sounds like they are, but without more information, thats hard to speak to. Thats when I went to HVAC school. AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series . Its been a huge mental toll on me. (Laughs). [16] Rhodes came close to victory at Kansas when, after passing Kyle Busch late in the race, his engine expired with 10 laps to go. Id be willing to move or whatever we had to do to make that happen. Midwest Bandolero Bandits champion. And Im sure theres a lot of sentimental value there. But sometimes it comes out in other ways usually verbal. 2. And I go to Charlotte a lot. What does he think thats going to change in his personal life? He missed the school's graduation ceremony on May 15 because he was in Iowa to prepare for his Xfinity Series debut the next day; the school's president traveled to the race to present Rhodes with his diploma during driver introductions. He is the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford F-150 Martinsville Race Information Started: 3rd Stage 1: 6th Stage 2: 7th Finished: 6th Laps: 124/124 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 4th Kansas Speedway Saturday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. We will update Ben Rhodes's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. Im halfway standing up already. Earned fifth-career NCWTS Victory at Daytona International Speedway at a rain filled road course on February 19th. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford F-150 Bristol Race Information Started: 7th Stage 1: 18th Stage 2: 11th Finished: 19th Laps: 150/150 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 3rd Martinsville Speedway Friday, April 14 at 7:30 p.m. The r, Rolling through tech here at @itsbristolbaby! Earned first-career NKNPSE pole position February 18th at Daytona International Speedway (FL). ABOUT BEN RHODES Born: February 21, 1997 Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky Favorite Track: Martinsville Speedway Race Wins: 6 Poles: 5 (Official) Laps Lead: 1106 (NASCAR Truck Series) Reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes began his racing career in go-karts in 2004, at just seven years old. Do you have a question I can ask him? I would like to go out and just race as hard as I can all the time. 9. Who is a person you would be starstruck by when meeting them? Lets have a little respect in society. Its a big drafting track and people catch up to you really quickly. Rhodes is likely the brain behind this operation, the memo read. Sign up to receive emails about sales, new merch, and more. In December 2014, it was announced that Rhodes would move up to NASCAR's second-tier national series the Xfinity Series (formerly Busch and Nationwide) with JR Motorsports for 10 races in the 2015 season, sharing the No. Louisville, KY 40214, Please send a self addressed stamped envelope to: What life lessons from a young age stick with you and affect your daily decisions as an adult? We have estimated Finished 19th in points despite only competing in seven of 14 series events. It applies to everything for me, because I always have this little voice in my head that will come out and say, Well just do it later. It could be the chores at home or something you really dont want to do. Jeff Gluck has been traveling on the NASCAR beat since 2007, with stops along the way at USA Today, SB Nation, NASCAR Scene magazine and a Patreon-funded site, JeffGluck.com. So usually Ill call people. 1/64 scale @kubotausa diecasts have arrived! 88 Chevrolet Camaro with Sprint Cup Series drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne. Rhodes and his ThorSport Racing crew each earned $25,000 bonuses from Camping World CEO Marcus Lemonis. He loves bath time; its like going to an amusement park for him. Im a race-car driver and I love being in the race car, whatever it is. Grant Enfinger, 3. . But something seemed to change in 2021, and it culminated. It seems like people are getting more rude to one another. (Laughs) So you name somebody and it probably would be like that for me. It blew my mind how fun that side of racing is. (Laughs) Or, Oh man, Im sorry I got a real bad case of diarrhea. (Laughs harder). So typically I just keep talking and we dont get out of the conversation. Ben Rhodes was born on 21 February, 1997 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is an American stock car racing driver. This person says: My mother-in-law passed away in November, and we inherited her house in Kentucky. Ben Rhodes's Tweets. He is from United States. ET FOX Sports 1 Ben Rhodes - No. Norris worked as foreign policy adviser to California senator Barbara Boxer for nine years. After winning the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship, Ben Rhodes had a hilarious post-race press conference with the media.#NASCARonFOX #NASCAR #BenRhodesSUBSCRIBE for more from NASCAR on FOX: https://foxs.pt/SubscribeNASCARonFOXThe all-new FOX Sports App, built for the modern sports fan: https://tinyurl.com/y4uouolbFOX Sports YouTube channel: http://foxs.pt/SubscribeFOXSPORTSPBC ON FOXs YouTube Channel: https://foxs.pt/SubscribePBCONFOXWWE ON FOX YouTube channel: https://foxs.pt/SubscribeWWEONFOXFOX Soccers YouTube channel: https://foxs.pt/SubscribeFOXSOCCERCFB ON FOX YouTube channel: https://foxs.pt/SubscribeCFBonFOXSPEED - MOTORS on FOXs YouTube Channel: https://foxs.pt/SubscribeSPEEDSee more from NASCAR on FOX: https://foxs.pt/NASCARonFOXLike NASCAR on FOX on Facebook: https://foxs.pt/NASCARonFOXFacebookFollow NASCAR on FOX on Twitter: https://foxs.pt/NASCARonFOXTwitterFollow NASCAR on FOX on Instagram: https://foxs.pt/NASCARonFOXInstagramAbout NASCAR on FOX:Your home for NASCAR on FOX, from Raceday to Radioactive and all of the racing action in between.Ben Rhodes' hilarious post-race press conference | NASCAR ON FOXhttps://youtu.be/0fXeGK5oNQwNASCAR on FOXhttps://www.youtube.com/c/NASCARonFOX I (recently) watched the Las Vegas race from last year and I was so mad at myself. Its not like the old days I hear about where people are calling you up and wanting to throw cash at your team because We want to be in NASCAR. Were competing against so many different types of media. Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Xfinity Series champion Daniel Hemric also visited the historic Ryman with his family, including daughter Rhen. Im very happy racing with ThorSport. Led 55 laps and completed 91.9% of all laps in 23 races. Earned first-career UARA-STARS pole position at Kingsport Speedway (TN) in May. Finished second three times this season with thirteen top 10s. So if that is eating a certain food or whatever maybe thats bad. Earned first-career Late Model Stock win in August at Kingsport Speedway (TN). Norris apparently turned down the womans request, which she found too bizarre to be true. Sign up to receive emails about sales, new merch, and more. When not at the racetrack, Ben can be found back in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky with family and friends or in Sandusky, Ohio with his team. Go back and get more. [9] He earned three top tens, including an 8th-place finish in his debut, in four Truck Series races. Finished ninth in 2008 Bandolero Nationals in Bandits division at the Speedrome (IN). Here I am. Ready to do business with @kubotausa and, LIBATIONS ARE GOOD! But if I get wrecked, I feel like its justified: Hey, you just dumped me for the win. I know I would be angry enough to want to fight, but I know that its a really dumb thing to do. Camping World Truck Series championship driver, Ben Rhodes and wife Caitlynn Rhodes pose on the red carpet prior to the NASCAR Champion's Banquet at. Im not running into anybody from the racing industry. /span>. And last year we were doing it on Mondays, which meant I had to fly down on Sundays. The memo also refers, briefly to Ann Norris, mentioning that she is Rhodes wife and implying that her position, as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for legislative affairs in the State Department, may benefit Rhodes. NASCAR levies L1-level penalties against Nos. First off, the important part is if its your mother-in-law, thats your wifes mother. Tweets. My dad would always tell me to do the right thing. But I really do a good part of staying incognito. 99 Kubota Tractor Corporation Ford F-150 Texas Race Information Started: 10th Stage 1: 2nd Stage 2: 3rd Finished: 10th Laps: 172/172 Laps Led: 1 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 3rd Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Saturday, April 8 at 8:00 Ben Rhodes - No. Up next: Ben Rhodes, the 2021 Truck Series champion who is in his eighth year driving for ThorSport Racing. On September 30, Rhodes held off eventual champion Christopher Bell to win his first Truck race at the Las Vegas 350. I want off the plane. I had the Secret Service actually patrolling my block at some point. Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Its been a huge part of my life ever since. So Im very curious to see what his expectations are. Im asking people an advice-column question that was submitted by readers. I got all my certifications, but didnt really pursue it. Daniel Dye, 5. Theres a certain thing thats lost in human nature with being content and grateful for your opportunities and where you are. I dont know if we have enough facts or information to really make an informed decision. And that goes with people, too. So I was not into the paving world at all. Likes. 9. , money, salary, income, and assets. [28], Rhodes is the son of Lori and Joe Rhodes. My wife and I both do; were very Plain Jane. So I wouldnt want to make moves that would make me end up somewhere else, necessarily. I found it very pure, the way that its one on one. 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