Norm Benning News

No Benning in 1st round:

No Benning in 1st round:

February 11, 2003
NASCAR.com reports that 50 cars will make a run for the Bud Pole Award for the Daytona 500 on Sunday at 1:15pm/et on Fox. #84-Norm Benning's car was at the speedway but was never approved to get on the track. Benning will have to make an attempt in second round qualifying

A few parts seized at Daytona:

A few parts seized at Daytona:

February 8, 2003
NASCAR inspectors gave Winston Cup cars a thorough going-over Friday, with the garage finally closing at 10:02pm/et. Despite the slow process, only four items had been confiscated from teams and displayed on the NASCAR hauler. Unapproved underpans were taken off the

Benning to attempt Homestead – BGN:

Benning to attempt Homestead – BGN:

November 12, 2002
ARCA driver Norm Benning and the #84 Crew are Headed to Miami Florida and Homestead Speedway to try and Qualify for the BGN race. The #84 Chevy is all white with orange C-pillars and black numbers.(Benning Motorsports PR)(11-12-2002)

Benning makes CTS Debut at Nashville:

Benning makes CTS Debut at Nashville:

August 12, 2002
Norm Benning of Pittsburgh PA. made his first CTS start this weekend in the Federated Auto Parts 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Benning s not a stranger to NASCAR racing with numerous starts in several NASCAR divisions including Cup, BGN, Dirt and Asphalt late model

Benning/Shelmerdine News:

Benning/Shelmerdine News:

February 10, 2002
Benning/Shelmerdine News: #84-Norm Benning's car never got through inspection Friday, so he couldn't attempt to qualify Saturday.(Daytona Beach News Journal) AND #80-Kirk Shelmerdine and #84-Norm Benning haven't even cleared technical inspection yet. The cars have

Qualifying for the Daytona 500

Qualifying for the Daytona 500

February 9, 2002
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 is over. #48-Jimmie Johnson wins the pole with a speed of 185.831, just ahead of of #29-Kevin Harvick at 185.770mph who are the only two drivers who have their starting positions set for the 2002 Daytona 500. Johnson is only yhe thrid

Why no Benning? UPDATE:

Why no Benning? UPDATE:

January 26, 2002
Why no Benning? UPDATE: #84-Norm Benning was the only driver of the 30 reporting for testing this week who did not participate Tuesday. He could not go out on the track because he did not bring his head-and-neck restraint. Last season, NASCAR made mandatory the use

Benning to attempt the Daytona 500:

Benning to attempt the Daytona 500:

January 3, 2002
Benning to attempt the Daytona 500: Norm Benning has announced plans for a Daytona doubleheader next month. Following his fifth place finish in the season point standings for the ARCA RE/MAX series, Benning has been busy preparing his fleet of Chevrolet Monte Carlos

Big Announcement UPDATE 2:

Big Announcement UPDATE 2:

March 16, 2001
Big Announcement UPDATE 2: a press conference is scheduled for Wednesday, Mar 14th at 11:30am/et: Making the most significant announcement in NASCAR Winston Cup racing in the past 20 years(Williams Company). Hearing it could be an announcement involving Shawna Robinson

Missing Graphics:

Missing Graphics:

February 15, 2001
Missing Graphics: Fox Sports wasn't able to fulfill its pledge to show sponsor logos for all cars in today's Daytona Twin 125-mile qualifying races. For five cars, the decision was understandable: those teams did not have a primary sponsor. But Fox said it wasn't able

More Parts:

More Parts:

February 11, 2001
More Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected another batch of unapproved parts during pre-qualifying inspections on Saturday. Several springs were confiscated from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #88-Dale Jarrett, #11-Brett Bodine, #10-Johnny Benson, #92-Stacy Compton (two), #

Benning to run BGN/BGNN:

Benning to run BGN/BGNN:

September 7, 2000
ARCA and part time Cup driver Norm Benning has announced he will be making a foray into the Busch Series this fall. Benning tested the #68 Busch Grand National North car at NHIS. Benning, of Level Green, PA near Pittsburgh, will drive the car in the 125-lap BGNN on

Benning to run BGN/BGNN:

Benning to run BGN/BGNN:

September 7, 2000
Benning to run BGN/BGNN: ARCA and part time Cup driver Norm Benning has announced he will be making a foray into the Busch Series this fall. Benning tested the #68 Busch Grand National North car at NHIS. Benning, of Level Green, PA near Pittsburgh, will drive the car

Benning at the Brickyard:

Benning at the Brickyard:

June 18, 2000
#84-Norm Benning driver/owner of the #84 Benning Motorsports/SoBe Healthy Beverages Chevy is planning to run the Brickyard 400. Benning he has bought a car from Mattei Motorsports to race at Indy and plans a test session at Indy in early July. Benning attempted to

Sad News:

Sad News:

June 1, 2000
Ricky Nicholas, pit crew member with Norm Benning's ARCA/CUP team, was killed over the weekend in an offtrack vehicle accident near Huntingdon, PA. He was the son of Rick Nicholas Sr., front tire changer and the nephew of crew chief Linda Nicholas. Services were held