Benjamin's Race Weekend Foiled By Wrecks

Easley's Kyle Benjamin may not have won the Rattler series this weekend at South Alabama Speedway, but folks would argue he had the best car.

According to an article in the Dothan Eagle, Benjamin, 14, had the best car in both the Rattler 250 and the Rattler 100.

Benjamin, who would finish 17th in the Rattler 250, was off to a good start before he was wrecked on 193rd lap of the 250-lap race.

According to the story, Benjamin restarted seventh after a pit stop at lap 188. Five laps later, he was battling D.J. VanderLey for fourth place when the two bumped coming out of Turn 4.

Benjamin would barrel-roll, landing on his roof and stopping just past the finish line. He was not injured in the crash.

During the Rattler 100, Benjamin again would be forced into the wall at Turn 3 and would finish the race 18th.

In February, Benjamin was named the youngest Super Late Model
Champion in the 46-year history of the New Smyrna World Series.