Ben Hess

Ben Hess (born December 20, 1964) is an American stock car racing driver. Now retired, he was a regular on the Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) series in the early 1990s, and also competed in twelve NASCAR Winston Cup Series races between 1988 and 1995.

Racing career A native of Wadsworth, Ohio, Hess began racing in 1982; in 1983, he sold a service station that he owned to raise money for his racing career. He moved from competing primarily on dirt tracks to the ARCA series in 1986. He made his first start in the series in 1988; between 1988 and 1996, he competed in 63 races, winning four times. Hess won the ARCA event at Daytona International Speedway, the series' most prestigious race, in 1989 and 1991. In 2001, he made his 64th and final start in the series at Daytona International Speedway, finishing 37th after an accident. He would also attempt races for owners Henley Gray, Jim Spicuzza, Tom Winkle, and Sadler Brothers Racing, qualifying in a single race for Winkle in 1990. Hess would make his final start in the Winston Cup Series at the 1995 Daytona 500, racing for RaDiUs Motorsports; Hess finished 28th in the race, four laps down. In 1988, he won a qualifying race in the series at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Motorsports career results NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.) Winston Cup Series NASCAR Winston Cup 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 Pts Ref 1988 Hess Racing 40 Olds DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV RSD POC MCH DAY POCDNQ TAL GLN MCHDNQ BRI DAR RCHDNQ DOVDNQ MAR CLTDNQ NWS CAR20 PHO ATL 67th 103 1989 DAY22 CAR22 ATL17 RCH24 DAR23 BRIDNQ NWS15 MAR17 TAL22 CLT20 DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NWS CAR PHO ATL 37th 921 1990 Winkle Motorsports 48 Pontiac DAY RCH CAR ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH31 BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 88th 70 1992 Gray Racing 62 Ford DAYDNQ CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL CLT DOV SON POC MCH DAY POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - 1993 DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TALDNQ SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL NA - 1994 Sadler Brothers Racing 95 Ford DAY CAR RCH ATL DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TALDNQ INDDNQ GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLTDNQ CAR PHO ATL NA - 1995 RaDiUs Motorsports 66 Ford DAY28 CARDNQ RCHDNQ ATLDNQ DAR BRI NWS MAR TAL SON CLT DOV POC MCH DAY NHA POC TAL IND GLN MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR NWS CLT CAR PHO ATL 59th 79

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1989 Hess Racing Oldsmobile 32 22 1992 Gray Racing Ford DNQ 1995 RaDiUs Motorsports Ford 26 28

Busch Series NASCAR Busch 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 Pts Ref 1982 DAY RCH BRI MAR DAR HCY SBO CRW RCH LGY DOV HCY9 CLT ASH HCY SBO CAR CRW SBO HCY LGY IRP BRI HCY RCH MAR CLT HCY MAR 112th 138 1988 Hess Racing 4 Olds DAY HCY CAR MAR DAR BRI LNG NZH SBO NSV CLT DOV ROU LAN LVL MYB OXF SBO HCY LNG IRP ROU BRI DAR22 RCH DOV MAR 59th 270 Pontiac CLT20 04 Olds CAR22 MAR 1989 40 DAY22 CAR MAR HCY DAR BRI NZH SBO LAN NSV CLT DOV ROU LVL VOL MYB SBO HCY DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT CAR MAR 83rd 97 1990 Falcon Racing 9 Chevy DAYDNQ RCH CAR33 MAR21 HCY25 DAR22 BRI LAN SBO NZH HCY CLT DOV ROU VOL MYB OXF NHA SBO DUB IRP ROU BRI DAR RCH DOV MAR CLT NHA CAR MAR 58th 349