Alva Bienville "Benny" Chastain Jr. (September 22, 1942 – February 9, 2025) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series from 2004 to 2022, with his final race being in the No. 01 Ford Fusion for Fast Track Racing. Chastain died on February 9, 2025, at the age of 82.
Racing career
ARCA Menards Series Chastain didn't start racing until 1997, when he was 55 years old. After years of success at his local dirt track, he made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2004 at South Boston Speedway. Chastain finished 22nd in his series debut. Chastain made starts over the next twelve years, never running full-time outside of 2006. In 2017, Chastain managed to lead a lap at Talladega Superspeedway, the only one of his career. His best finish was fifteenth in 2020 at Daytona International Speedway.
ARCA Menards Series East In 2022, Chastain attempted to make his first start in the ARCA Menards Series East at Five Flags Motor Speedway, driving the No. 10 for Fast Track Racing. He crashed in qualifying and failed to make the race, leading to Nate Moeller's No. 06 Wayne Peterson Racing car being renumbered.
Motorsports career results
ARCA Menards Series ARCA Menards Series resultsYearTeamNo.Make1234567891011121314151617181920212223PtsRef 2004 Drew White Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY NSH SLM KEN TOL CLT KAN POC MCH SBO BLN 57th 510 24 KEN Wayne Peterson Racing 06 GTW Drew White Motorsports POC LER NSH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM MK Racing 96 TAL 2005 Drew White Motorsports 98 Pontiac DAY NSH SLM 23rd 2070 93 Chevy KEN TOL Wayne Peterson Racing 06 LAN Drew White Motorsports 98 MIL POC 93 MCH 98 KAN 93 KEN BLN POC GTW LER NSH MCH ISF TOL DSF CHI SLM TAL 2006 DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH 23rd 2240 Lafferty Motorsports 89 ISF MIL TOL DSF CHI 39 SLM Wayne Peterson Racing 0 TAL Drew White Motorsports 93 IOW 2007 Bob Schacht Motorsports 24 Ford DAY USA NSH SLM KAN WIN KEN TOL IOW POC MCH BLN KEN POC NSH ISF MIL GTW DSF CHI SLM 172nd 65 75 TAL TOL 2008 54 Chevy DAY SLM IOW KAN CAR KEN TOL POC MCH CAY KEN BLN POC NSH ISF DSF CHI SLM NJE TAL TOL 132nd 95 2009 42 DAY SLM CAR TAL KEN TOL POC MCH MFD IOW KEN BLN POC ISF CHI TOL DSF NJE SLM KAN CAR 132nd 95 2010 75 Toyota DAY PBE SLM TEX TAL TOL POC MCH IOW MFD 57th 405 Ford POC BLN NJE ISF CHI DSF TOL SLM KAN CAR 2011 Toyota DAY 29th 775 Chevy TAL SLM TOL NJE Ford CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW Chevy IRP POC ISF MAD DSF SLM KAN TOL 2013 Bob Schacht Motorsports 75 Chevy DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH ROA WIN CHI NJE POC BLN ISF MAD DSF IOW SLM KEN KAN 84th 270 2014 DAY MOB SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH ELK WIN CHI IRP POC BLN ISF MAD DSF SLM KEN KAN 137th 90 2016 Bob Schacht Motorsports 5 Chevy DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL NJE POC MCH MAD WIN IOW IRP POC BLN ISF DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 115th 145 2017 75 DAY NSH SLM TAL TOL ELK POC MCH MAD IOW IRP POC WIN ISF ROA DSF SLM CHI KEN KAN 112th 105 2020 Our Motorsports 09 Chevy DAY PHO TAL POC IRP KEN IOW KAN TOL TOL MCH DAY GTW L44 TOL BRI WIN MEM ISF KAN 72nd 29 2021 Cram Racing Enterprises 94 Toyota DAY PHO TAL KAN TOL CLT MOH POC ELK BLN IOW WIN GLN MCH ISF MLW DSF BRI SLM KAN 70th 47 2022 Fast Track Racing 01 Ford DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BLN ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL 113th 19
ARCA Menards Series East ARCA Menards Series East results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pts Ref 2022 Fast Track Racing 10 Toyota NSM FIF DOV NSV IOW MLW BRI N/A 0
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