So as long as Ive got some good people around me and I have my head on straight for the night, I dont think Ill do it. 7. On December 15, 2015, Rhodes joined ThorSport Racing to run full-time in the Truck Series in 2016, driving the No. Seven starts 2 top 5s, 5 top 10s, completed 94.6% of all laps. And I was taken advantage of, usually the first or second year until I would establish myself a little bit or start forcing my way around on the track more. And now its a big part of your life after you had a baby last August. After being plagued by engine troubles throughout the year, he won his second career race at Kentucky Motor Speedway after dominating the race and holding off a hard-charging Stewart Friesen. Rhodes missed the inaugural Truck Series Chase and finished 14th in series points. Im halfway standing up already. So what do I know? Im pretty content with where Im at. I could not speak. Rhodes graduated from Holy Cross High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2015, finishing with a 3.98 GPA despite missing classes due to his racing career. You can read more about that memo here. I get recognized every once in a while. [15], Rhodes returned to ThorSport for the 2017 season with new crew chief Eddie Troconis and renumbered No. Thus began the most memorable post . Its not like youre just not thinking; youre picking up on the subtle cues, just like you would at a race of what this persons going to do before they do it. (Photo: Kevin Abele / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images). Let's debate, (Top photo: James Gilbert / Getty Images). Id rather make my FaceTime face time. Check out the, @fordperformance photoshoot Youve grown together and youve had the same styles. I saw he just announced hes having a second baby. 97 talking about this. The New Yorker reported that a woman who introduced herself as Eva Novak and claimed to work for a London-based film company called Shell Productions asked [Ann] Norris to consult on a movie that she described as All the Presidents Men meets The West Wing.. So its put everything in perspective. So I dont know if I would take that offer. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. But gosh, that seems to be like a more and more common occurrence. And then as I got older, I started boxing and getting into kind of MMA and enjoying that sport. Rhodes blamed Eckes driving him into the wall for retaliation against him, and blamed Chandler Smith for the wreck with Bilicki; Rhodes later exchanged words and had a shoving match with Eckes after the race. Its tough to picture you being like, I cant even talk.. Nov 6, 2021 703 Dislike Share NASCAR on FOX 135K subscribers After winning the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Championship, Ben Rhodes had a hilarious post-race press conference. So do you accept the offer to go back and start over, or do you stay in the present? If you wanted to maximize your gains, maybe live in the house for a couple of years if you wanted to fix it up. Ben Rhodes is in his eighth full season competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. Earned second-career victory at home track, Kentucky Speedway on July 12th. You seem so personable and outgoing, though. Im a little bit old school, but I certainly know a lot of old-school racers who were actually really impressed with that event. He's been hosting tweetups at NASCAR tracks around the country since 2009 and was named to SI's Twitter 100 (the top 100 Twitter accounts in sports) for five straight years. But at the same time, if its going to cause problems for you going forward, you just have to weigh those two. Led 203 laps and completed 91.7% of all laps in 23 races. Career best finish of 2ndat Gateway Motorsports Park. "Ben" Rhodes (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. I dont have the skill of ending conversations. Itd be nice to have a little sleep at the track before the race.. Ben Rhodes Becomes Best Version of Himself with Rich Lushes The 24-year-old claimed the Truck Series championship in his sixth season NASCAR Matt Weaver on Nov 7, 2021 | Top They're calling him 'Bud Rhodes' after Friday night. Midwest Bandolero Bandits champion. At the time you were taking night classes for HVAC and you were balancing that with sponsorship and your home life and driving from Sandusky (Ohio) to Louisville and North Carolina and all that stuff. 10. Selected in June by NASCAR to the NASCAR Next program. My biggest thing that helped me get better over time was working on the skill to race smarter, but not harder. Reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes began his racing career in go-karts in 2004, at just seven years old. Rhodes and Johnny Sauter were in contention for the win at Kansas but both crashed on the final lap, allowing William Byron to secure the first win of his career. One morning I left my house to get my dry cleaning and a Fox News camera literally chases me up the stairs in my apartment building, camera pointed at me going, What about Benghazi? By the way this is like two years after Benghazi. Midwest Young Lions division champion. What gets me more bothered on airplanes? He loves bath time; its like going to an amusement park for him. You went and got your HVAC certification and were prepared to do that. So one to three weeks (per month) Im in Sandusky for multiple days. On October 20, Rhodes announced that he had left JRM, intending to run a full-time Xfinity schedule in 2016. My dad would always tell me to do the right thing. Im a one. Whatever makes me happy, ba-boom! Subscribe to The Athletic for in-depth coverage of your favorite players, teams, leagues and clubs. It just doesnt happen. It blew my mind how fun that side of racing is. This is hard to tell you a serious conversation about this. 18. I didnt know anything about it. Photo: Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images People remember that, and nobodys gonna want to cut you slack. In four starts, finished within top 10 three times. Heres his question for you: Youve run one Cup race. Finished within the top 10 in three of seven starts with best finish of fourth (twice). I was done racing and I retired. He is from United States. [29], Rhodes graduated from Holy Cross High School in Louisville, Kentucky in 2015, finishing with a 3.98 GPA despite missing classes due to his racing career. She earned a double degree in International Relations and American Literature. Im a race-car driver and I love being in the race car, whatever it is. Rhodes, irate with Poole after the race, twice tried to physically confront Poole before being pulled away. If I can run a bunch, then yeah, Id be willing to change some stuff. I just get distracted and then I dont make it a priority sometimes to text back. 2022 Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. All Rights Reserved. And who would I be racing for? (Laughs), No, its fine. Im going for it. I like phone call discussions. [2] Overall, Rhodes had 2 wins, 8 top five finishes, 16 top ten finishes, 19 lead lap finishes, an average finish of 9.3, and no DNF's. And its like, Oh, OK. I dont mind. 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. But to just run one, that doesnt lead to anything, does it? You push it down, but the experience of working became much less joyful and cynicism does creep in and your relationships suffer a bit because you become kind of grumpy. Not at a race shop with the championship to my name. During their years working for the Obama administration, Ann and Ben lived in an unpretentious neighborhood in Washington, DC. Made Late Model debut at Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) in July, finishing seventh. Voted by the fans as the 2014 NKNPSE Most Popular Driver. The New Yorker says that the Israeli plan, code named Black Cube, was deliberately targeting people who had been proponents of the Iran nuclear deal. 136 Outer Loop Benjamin J. Discover Ben Rhodes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. [10], (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Ben Rhodes: A Memoir of the Obama White House, As former deputy national security advisor and one of President Barack Obamas closest aides, Ben Rhodes provides a behind-the-scenes account of some of the most consequential and controversial moments of the Obama presidency as described in his new book The World as It Is. [22], Rhodes returned to ThorSport in 2020. Won 43 races in 2011, more than any other racers (over 1200 drivers internationally). 24, 48 Cup Series . And I go to Charlotte a lot. So getting good paving operators and getting good people to work on the crew, what I can do is try to fill in different positions. But I really do a good part of staying incognito. 2007 WKA Karting Family of the Year award winner. He is the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion. But yeah life experiences. Made series debut in March at Iowa Speedway (IA), finishing seventh. In March 2019, Rhodes participated in the Michelin Pilot Challenge sports car race at Sebring International Raceway, driving a Ford for Multimatic Motorsports alongside ThorSport Racing teammates Matt Crafton, Grant Enfinger, and Myatt Snider. If Im looking for directions, I need to pull over and try to work the GPS. NASCAR suspends Josh Williams one race: Did they get it right? The stoplight turns green and the person does not go. Rhodes would also tie a series record set by Ricky Craven in 1991 by winning four consecutive races (Iowa, Bowman Gray, Five Flags, Langley Speedway) between May and June. When not at the racetrack, Ben can be found back in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky with family and friends or in Sandusky, Ohio with his team. A repeat win in 2019 with ThorSport was not to be, however, as the lapped truck of Brennan Poole made contact with Rhodes in the late stages of the race, causing tire problems and relegating Rhodes to a 19th-place finish. ). What is an app on your phone that you love using and think other people should know about? I feel like thats kind of like making a deal with the devil. No, you said a few years ago that your fiancee at the time now wife said you were an old soul about some things. The thing Im probably most troubled by would be the economics of NASCAR. He currently competes in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for his fifth full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. Do you have a question I can ask him? Earned third-career NCWTS Victory at Darlington Raceway on September 6th. When you think about NASCAR five years from now, what are you the most optimistic about and what worries you the most? You can read more about Black Cube and their alleged operation here. The wrong thing to him would be to get up in the mornings and go play a video game or not focus on making myself better. Two 2011 Winter Championships in Young Lions division: Charlotte Motor Speedway (NC) Winter Heat Series champion and Auburndale Speedway (FL) Winter Nationals champion. Its not because Im ignoring people although it sounds like that. Earned first-career UARA-STARS pole position at Kingsport Speedway (TN) in May. But I do think I have enough wisdom to say, Hey, gratitude is good. And Im sure theres a lot of sentimental value there. (Laughs) So you name somebody and it probably would be like that for me. CONCORD, N.C. (June 1, 2021) - Spire Motorsports announced today that NASCAR Camping World Truck Series (NCWTS) Championship contender Ben Rhodes will make his . Hes got to go.. I try to keep it to myself. Rhodes scored five top five finishes in seven starts. So Facebook would be gone. 8. We made this., So Im gonna have fun balancing a baby, a business, the simulator and Sandusky now. Made series debut in August, finishing 11th. NASCAR has really got their finger on the pulse for that and theyre really trying to work that angle. I never did MMA per se, but I got into boxing and it was at an MMA gym. Thats why PR people are a must around me. Ben and Ann have two children. I just try to do something that I know is gonna make me happy. Jeff Gluck has been traveling on the NASCAR beat since 2007, with stops along the way at USA Today, SB Nation, NASCAR Scene magazine and a Patreon-funded site, JeffGluck.com. Led 143 laps and completed 92.8% of all laps in 23 races. The couple is relatively private about their lives, and do not publicize their family. On May 31, 2021, it was revealed through the release of the entry list for the Cup Series race at Sonoma that Rhodes would make his debut in the series in the No. Earned Toyota the manufacturer championship as well as their 200th win. [5] In mid-March 2014, it was announced Rhodes would make his Camping World Truck Series debut at Martinsville in the Kroger 250 for TSM, and drive in three additional Truck series races that season. Im really not. It goes back to that whole old soul thing. If it gets bad, I will spiral the day even worse and shes the one who just says, Im gonna pick you up off the floor, dust you off and send you back on your way again. So shes very necessary. Thats when I went to HVAC school. Squirrel! Finished third in Legends Big Money 100 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a field filled with Pro division racers. But saving tires versus knowing the proper pace is different in NASCAR. We have estimated So if that is eating a certain food or whatever maybe thats bad. And well be like, Yeah, its our baby. Lets make the schedule work.. I have a bad habit of liking to fight, and its definitely bad. 14. And early on, when I got into racing, I was the youngest guy in multiple series. This person says: My mother-in-law passed away in November, and we inherited her house in Kentucky. On October 20, Rhodes announced that he had left JRM, intending to run a full-time Xfinity schedule in 2016. But you get to retain all the knowledge and experience you have now. So typically I just keep talking and we dont get out of the conversation. In June, 2017, Ann Norris, a former State Department official, who is married to Ben Rhodes, a prominent advocate of the Iranian nuclear deal, received an e-mail from a woman who introduced. Im very happy with where Im at in my life. [14] Rhodes missed the inaugural Truck Series Chase and finished 14th in series points. But if you make it doing this for the entire year, you never have to do it again for the rest of your life. 4. Its something I really had to put energy into. Thats very true. What is the single most important skill a race-car driver can possess? Tweets. Weve all done it. NASCAR levies L1-level penalties against Nos. [10][4][11] Rhodes had the fastest time in the first practice at Road America in August 2015 and he was awarded the pole position after qualifying rained out. Finished second in the inaugural UNOH Battle at the Beach at Daytona International Speedway (FL) in February (won his first Late Model Stock heat race at the event and started on pole). 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. I could go after an apprenticeship, but obviously I wouldnt be racing to do that. Up next: Ben Rhodes, the defending NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion, who drives for ThorSport Racing. On September 30, Rhodes held off eventual champion Christopher Bell to win his first Truck race at the Las Vegas 350.
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