Tiny Benson Explained

Birth Name:	Reed Benson
Birth Date:	April 24, 1922
Birth Place:	Syracuse, NY
Death Place:	Rockledge, FL, U.S.
Total Cup Races:	6
Years In Cup:	2
Best Cup Pos:	73rd (1958)
First Cup Race:	1958 (Reading, PA)
Last Cup Race:	1959 (Trenton NJ)^[1]
Cup Wins:	0
Cup Top Tens:	4
Cup Poles:	0

Reed (Tiny) Benson (April 24, 1922 – May 2, 2017) was an American stock car and sprint car racing driver who retired from competition in 1961.^[2]

Racing career

Tiny Benson made six appearances in the Grand National Series from 1958 to 1959. He otherwise spent the majority of his career racing in the Sportsman and Modified divisions at the renowned tracks of the northeast including the Brewerton, Oswego, and Weedsport Speedways, along with the Watertown Speedway, where he was 1955 track champion.^{[3] [4]}

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

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Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Grand National Series

NASCAR Grand National 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	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51		Pts	Ref
1958	Besemer Engineering	79	Chevy	FAY	DAB	CON	FAY	WIL	HBO	FAY	CLB	PIF	ATL	CLT	MAR	ODS	OBS	GPS	GBF	STR	NWS	BGS	TRN	RSD	CLB	NBS	REF	LIN	HCY	AWS	RSP	MCC	SLS	TOR	BUF	MCF	BEL	BRR	CLB	NSV	AWS	BGS	MBS		CLT	BIR	CSF	GAF	RCH	HBO	SAS	MAR	NWS	ATL	73rd	182.13	^[5]
1959				FAY	DAY	DAY	HBO	CON	ATL	WIL	BGS	CLB	NWS	REF 7	HCY	MAR	TRN 10	CLT	NSV	ASP	PIF	GPS	ATL	CLB	WIL	RCH	BGS	AWS	DAY	HEI	CLT	MBS	CLT	NSV	AWS	BGS	GPS	CLB	DAR	HCY	RCH	CSF	HBO	MAR	AWS	NWS	CON								145th	204.50	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tiny Benson-NASCAR Cup Series. Racing-Reference. April 20, 2023.
2. Web site: Reed Benson Obituary (2017). Legacy Remembers. April 20, 2023.
3. Web site: Tiny Benson Career Results. The Third Turn. April 20, 2023.
4. Web site: The Legends of Watertown Speedway. Speedway Press. July 26, 2022.
5. Web site: Tiny Benson – 1958 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. July 8, 2023.
6. Web site: Tiny Benson – 1959 NASCAR Grand National Results. Racing-Reference. July 8, 2023.