15-year-old Kentucky racer Ben Rhodes, driver of the #9 Stanley / Alpha Energy Solutions Ford Fusion for Marcos Ambrose Motorsport, is heading to Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) on Saturday, September 1st, for the Bobby Isaac Memorial Late Model Stock 150-lap event. Rhodes has finished in the top five for all five events he has entered this season at HMS with a highest finish of second (June 23rd).
Rhodes on Returning to Hickory Motor Speedway: “I am looking forward to racing the Bobby Isaac Memorial at Hickory Motor Speedway. Not only is it a great event honoring a legend in our sport, but it is at a track I really enjoy racing at. I started my Late Model career at Hickory last year and have had some great runs there. It is going to be a tough event with over 30 of the best Late Model Stock drivers racing in it, but I am ready to see what we can do.”
Rhodes on Returning to School: “This is my sophomore year at Holy Cross (Louisville, Kentucky). We just started back to school last week. They have been great to work with so I can continue getting my education and race as well on the weekends. I believe an education is very important to keep the mind sharp, and a lot of what I have learned in school has helped me deal with real-life situations in the motorsports industry.”
On Staying Fit Outside the Race Car: “During the summer I attended CrossFit classes in North Carolina. Now that I am back in Kentucky, I have found a great CrossFit place here that I go to often. I also run cross country with my classmates at school. When I am not in the race car, I am making sure I do what I need for my body and mind so when I am behind the wheel I can focus on the task at hand without getting mentally or physically drained.”
Race Details
36th Annual Bobby Isaac Memorial Presented by 321 Lawnmower & Hickory Daily Record
150 Laps – Late Model Stock
Saturday, September 1st, 2012
Hickory Motor Speedway (NC)
Grandstands Open: 5:00pm Eastern
Autograph Session: 6:00pm Eastern
Green Flag: 7:00pm Eastern (other divisions also racing)
Ben Rhodes Race Day Updates: www.Twitter.com/BenRhodesInc
Ben Rhodes Fast Facts and Career Milestones
Birth date: February 21st, 1997
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
- 2004 – 2009: Raced Go-Karts; won multiple asphalt and dirt championships
- 2008 – 2009: Raced Bandoleros; 2009 Kentucky (state) and F.A.S.T. Midwest Series Champion
- 2010: Raced Legends Cars; won 10 poles at Kentucky Speedway; six national victories
- 2011: Earned 43 Legends Cars Young Lions division victories (more than any other 1200+ Legends drivers internationally); Winter Heat Series Champion; Winter Nationals Champion; F.A.S.T. Midwest Champion; finished third in Legends Big Money 100 at Charlotte Motor Speedway (only non-Pro in top 10)
- 2011: Made Late Model (Stock) debut with Fat Head Racing; five top-10 qualifying efforts; three top-10 finishes
- 2012: Racing UARA-STARS Late Model Stock (full season) / NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model Stock (various events); eight top-six finishes in 16 starts; earned Rookie of the Race in first UARA-STARS event (Hickory Motor Speedway); best-career Late Model finish of second (June 23rd UARA at Hickory); finished sixth in invite-only Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at Richmond (VA)
On the Net
Web: www.BenRhodesInc.com
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/BenRhodesInc
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/BenRhodesInc
YouTube: www.YouTube.com/BenRhodesInc
Team Information
Web: www.MarcosAmbroseMotorsport.com
High-Res Photos: http://www.marcosambrosemotorsport.com/marcos-ambrose-motorsport-pr-photos.html
Media / Public Relations
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STIX FX Entertainment
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