Norm Benning Racing is NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race team that fields cars for Norm Benning

Norm Benning

Norm Benning, Jr. is a full-time owner/driver. He has competed in the three top touring series of NASCAR, and currently owns and drives the #57 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the Camping World Truck Series. Benning is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania with a business...

, the owner of the team.

History

The team has not yet made a Sprint Cup race. They made four Nationwide races from 2003-2004. The team's most successful series has been the Truck Series. After successfully making 7 of the 8 races they attempted in 2008. The team ran the full Truck season making 24 of the 25 races and finishing 21st in points. Benning once again attempted the 2010 Daytona 500

Daytona 500

The Daytona 500 is a -long NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race held annually at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is one of four restrictor plate races on the Cup schedule....

but failed to qualify. The team attempted to race the 2010 Truck season full time in the #57 and had a good degree of success, gaining a locked in position in owner points. For 2011 the team struggled to make some races early in the year. Later on the team began fielding a second truck, the #75 starting at Iowa.

Sponsorship and number

The team has had little success in finding sponsorship. They mainly function on week by week deals with a number of different companies.

In the past few years, Benning has raced the #57 in all races he enters under the Norm Benning Racing banner.

Controversy

Feb. 12, 2010 William "Billy" Wheeler is banned from all NASCAR Series and events for life. Wheeler tested positive for a banned substance (suspected Methamphetamine) under NASCAR's heightened drug testing policy.

External links

• Official Website