Finished third in Legends Big Money 100 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in a field filled with Pro division racers. 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.. Ben Rhodes is in his eighth full season competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. Rhodes would move full-time in the K&N East Series for 2014, with former driver Mark McFarland as his crew chief. Im getting up as soon as the next person is there. 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. So typically I just keep talking and we dont get out of the conversation. Led 103 laps and completed more laps than any other driver at 99.5% completed in 23 races. Thanks for the hospitality @ph. (That was a) phenomenal experience. Well, its funny. Instagram, I like looking at pictures. Grant Enfinger, 3. . Earned first-career Late Model Stock win in August at Kingsport Speedway (TN). 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. Well figure something out. 2007 WKA Karting Family of the Year award winner. Now its Facebook and Twitter and Instagram and YouTube and targeted Google ads and TikTok influencers and reality TV and radio theres a lot we compete against. Hey, I would consult with a CPA before you consult with Ben Rhodes here. So f, We had a fast @kubotausa #F150 today at @txmotorsp, We met a lot of really awesome people today at the, We coasted across the finish line 10th today after, Thanks for the hookup @ahbeefbrand! Go back and get more. 7. I went a lot last year. 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. [19] He finished the season eighth in points. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. 6. 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. I went to work to write speeches for Barack Obama! Ben Rhodes wins Truck Series title for ThorSport Racing. What do you do to make yourself feel better when youre having a crappy day? Ill be on the next call with another person forever. Finished within the top 10 in three of seven starts with best finish of fourth (twice). We will update Ben Rhodes's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible. I saw he just announced hes having a second baby. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Newlywed NASCAR truck series driver Ben Rhodes found himself with some . So any opportunity I can get, Im gonna jump on it, just like we did with the IMSA Ford Mustang GT4s at the Rolex this year. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series, driving the No. Hes got to go.. Ill be on a call with one person for at least an hour. I fail on that constantly. 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. So myself, my dad, my parents and really my whole family is kind of involved. 0:36. He is from United States. She is married to Ben Rhodes. First off, the important part is if its your mother-in-law, thats your wifes mother. Holds the highest average starting and finishing position of all fulltime drivers in the NCWTS series for 2021. You went and got your HVAC certification and were prepared to do that. Powered by. [15], Rhodes returned to ThorSport for the 2017 season with new crew chief Eddie Troconis and renumbered No. [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. I got a call back a couple days later from Duke saying, Hey, I still really would like you to run our trucks. I would like to go out and just race as hard as I can all the time. Finished second three times this season with thirteen top 10s. The biggest thing Ive found is time. 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. 11. I was telling my wife the other day: So long as ThorSport would bless it, I would love to go out and run a whole bunch of Xfinity races and I would love to go run a whole lot of Cup races. I was just angry in general. 4. Im not saying I live that out every day. So podcasts and Spotify, man, I burn it up. Finished in the top five in first-three Late Model events of 2012 in March. Made Cup Series debut at Sonoma Raceway with Spire Motorsports on June 6th. But you really just need to shut up and get it done. 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. Led 143 laps and completed 92.8% of all laps in 23 races. This happens every flight: We go to get off the plane and the people from the rows behind you get up and they start trying to push past you and they wont let you get out of your seat and get off the plane. Terrible, terrible. [2] Before moving up to the Truck Series, Rhodes competed full-time in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East, where he drove for Turner Scott Motorsports and won the 2014 series championship. 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. So I was hauling asphalt last weekend since I have my CDL. 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. Louisville, KY 40214. I signed with ThorSport in December 2015, so my reality has been ThorSport and I have not turned my eyes outward from within the company. He finished the season eighth in points. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season came to an end on Friday, November 5, with one final battle in the desert. And well be like, Yeah, its our baby. First full time season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. 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. On October 20, Rhodes announced that he had left JRM, intending to run a full-time Xfinity schedule in 2016. Yeah, thank you. That all goes back to the whole opportunity from ThorSport. Ben Rhodes wants his second consecutive NASCAR Trucks title at Phoenix Raceway. Ben Rhodess income source is mostly from being a successful Driver. Youve grown together and youve had the same styles. It makes me appreciate my wife way more, makes me appreciate what my own parents did for me. I had a lot of those moments and the big one that I officially retired. Manners. And Im sure theres a lot of sentimental value there. Usually when I go out, Im not having fully-branded-Hello-Im-Ben-Rhodes gear on. Ill do sales. I could go after an apprenticeship, but obviously I wouldnt be racing to do that. Rhodes said, I very seriously doubt if I was racing somewhere else that the team would have put in the effort Duke and Rhonda did to keep me in a race truck. Weve all done it. 2. Went on to win the next night at Hickory Motor Speedway (TN). Ann Norris is the former foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama. Everybody knows he has his sealcoating and paving business. Rhodes is likely the brain behind this operation, the memo read. 99 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in the NASCAR Truck Series. 2007, 2008 and 2009 Fall Brawl Dirt Karting champion. Rhodes returned to ThorSport for the 2017 season with new crew chief Eddie Troconis and renumbered No. 18. 88 Chevrolet Camaro with Sprint Cup Series drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne. Trumps staffers called the conspiracy the Echo Chamber conspiracy and theorized that Ben Rhodes was its leader. Or do you keep it to yourself? And were all gonna die one day.. Less manners. Its been a huge mental toll on me. (Laughs). But gosh, that seems to be like a more and more common occurrence. , I didnt know at the time how much that was making me kind of angry. So I would say giving baby a bath, but I dont want to not have to do it again. I like phone call discussions. How long do you wait before you honk? We did a podcast conversation three years ago and I had asked you what your week was like. Yeah, you need somebody to be the bad guy and step in and be like, Oh, Im sorry. So what would you like to pick? ), * Season still in progress1 Ineligible for series points, "Team Event Rosters Bristol Motor Speedway Thursday, August 15, 2019", "Ben Rhodes clinches first NASCAR Camping World Truck Series title", "Newest young gun? Prerace meals, Raceday at @atlmotorspdwy! Id rather meet people. On October 20, Rhodes announced that he had left JRM, intending to run a full-time Xfinity schedule in 2016. He currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for his seventh full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. The next interview is going to be with John Hunter Nemechek. You have to pick one chore or obligation to do every day for a year. Get y, Rolling off 3rd tonight at @martinsvilleswy! Or if its like a text message where theyre sending something to me and I could just write back OK sometimes I dont do that. So I wouldnt want to make moves that would make me end up somewhere else, necessarily. Driver in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series for ThorSport Racing 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. 136 Outer Loop Man, Im calling back to my previous advice here: Dont do anything rash. Ben Rhodes - No. I like to think of myself as a totally calm, cool, collected guy who just isnt intimidated by anybody. Im going for it. If someone blatantly wrecked you to win a race, would you interrupt their celebration? That goes back to the whole question you asked me before. Im halfway standing up already. 12 Questions with Ben Rhodes (2022 edition) Jeff Gluck Mar 16, 2022 8 Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. Earned fifth-career NCWTS Victory at Daytona International Speedway at a rain filled road course on February 19th. 9. Do you have a question I can ask him? I cant say there was something big that didnt work out because Im very, very happy with where Im at, Ben Rhodes, the 2021 Trucks champion, says of his team, ThorSport. 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. [3][4], After earning several wins, in 2012 he signed with then-Sprint Cup Series driver Marcos Ambrose to begin racing Late Model cars in the UARA-STARS Series under the Marcos Ambrose Motorsports banner. I know some people and this would be an awesome opportunity for me and you to do it together. Louisville, KY 40214, Please send a self addressed stamped envelope to: Chase Purdy: 11: 2.50: 12: 8. 9. Who is a person you would be starstruck by when meeting them? This is hard to tell you a serious conversation about this. But if I get wrecked, I feel like its justified: Hey, you just dumped me for the win. I know I would be angry enough to want to fight, but I know that its a really dumb thing to do. AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) Ben Rhodes opened the NASCAR season with back-to-back wins and closed it Friday night by winning the Truck Series . But to just run one, that doesnt lead to anything, does it? (Laughs). Terrible. Kyle Busch, driver of the Pedigree Toyota, wife Samantha and son Brexton pose for a photo on the grid prior to the NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at. 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. So I was not into the paving world at all. 99 Campers Inn RV Ford F-150 Martinsville Race Information Started: 3rd Stage 1: 6th Stage 2: 7th Finished: 6th Laps: 124/124 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 4th Kansas Speedway Saturday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. But at the same time, if its going to cause problems for you going forward, you just have to weigh those two. What should I do?. My wife wants to keep it, but I want to sell it because of problems with a natural spring on the property. And who would I be racing for? And I know Im not always like that; I still wrestle with that doubt and stuff. And if this persons got a rhythm going on, well dang, they just exposed a huge weakness to you. That doesnt make sense. To me, its so pure in the sense that its man versus man or woman versus woman. Ill still come and see you guys every once in a while. They cut the seat rails out of the trucks. Rhodes won his first Truck Series championship on November 5 by finishing third in the race. On pit road after the race, Rhodes tried to drag Dippel from his truck before calling him a dirty driver. 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. We can bring puppy and baby. And its like, Whew. Rhodes missed the inaugural Truck Series Chase and finished 14th in series points. Does that mean I dont have ambitions to do it? [5], In December 2014, it was announced that Rhodes would move up to NASCAR's second-tier national series the Xfinity Series (formerly Busch and Nationwide) with JR Motorsports for 10 races in the 2015 season, sharing the No. And its like, Oh, OK. I dont mind. Made series debut in March at Iowa Speedway (IA), finishing seventh. But Im not trying to ignore them. But Ive got seven text messages on my phone right now that I havent replied back to and I know theyre at least a day old. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Laps Led Leaders. Maybe I could be successful on some other avenue in my life and if I apply the same energy, Im sure I could find success. We didnt really feel like doing an announcement on Twitter or anything. Qualified within top 10 in five of seven starts. 88 Chevrolet Camaro with Sprint Cup Series drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne. 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. We asked Ben about coming off cool as a cucumber in the car \u0026 W/ the media \u0026 about being a dad now to a two month old and how that has changed him in \u0026 out of the car.Where to buy General Tire https://bit.ly/3qTUCRV#speedfreaksGTFind Lucas Oil Products: https://lucasoil.com/Subscribe to the SpeedFreaks' Freak Nation videos here: http://bit.ly/36ZUB3s (make sure to hit the BELL icon to be notified of new videos) Listen to our national Sunday night radio show SpeedFreaks here LIVE at 7pmPT/10pmET: http://bit.ly/3aa1S2p SpeedFreaks Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpeedFreaks Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialspeedfreaks/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SpeedFreaks/ Web Site: http://www.speedfreaks.tv/ TikTk: https://www.tiktok.com/@officialspeedfreaksThe Freaks w/ Kenny \u0026 Crash Twitter: https://twitter.com/KennyAndCrash Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennyandcra Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KennyAndCrash/ My biggest thing that helped me get better over time was working on the skill to race smarter, but not harder. Choosing the harder right than wrong. Im very happy with where Im at in my life. ET FOX Sports 1 Ben Rhodes - No. Youre just like sitting there and theyre happy. On a scale of one to 10, how good are you at replying to text messages in a timely manner? A Nwe York Times profile said that it was near Bens favorite college bar, and also close enough to their daughters daycare that they could walk her there. 2009 Kentucky state Bandolero Bandits champion. I would maybe wait until they are back at their hauler and the cameras are away and say we have a conversation. We have estimated Lets make the schedule work.. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. Selected in June by NASCAR to the NASCAR Next program. Ann Norris grew up in California and went to college at UCLA. Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. Earned third-career NCWTS Victory at Darlington Raceway on September 6th. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? What does he think thats going to change in his personal life? It goes back to that whole old soul thing. Youre just beating the snot out of the other person. If Im looking for directions, I need to pull over and try to work the GPS. So I probably would be doing HVAC right now. Driveshaft just came right out of it Ben Rhodes - No. Not at a race shop with the championship to my name. Now its like instantaneous and it doesnt matter where youre at. So last week, before heading to Vegas, I was hauling asphalt. Ben Rhodes: 3: 4.60: 22: 7. 99 Kubota Tractor Corporation Ford F-150 Texas Race Information Started: 10th Stage 1: 2nd Stage 2: 3rd Finished: 10th Laps: 172/172 Laps Led: 1 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 3rd Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Saturday, April 8 at 8:00 Ben Rhodes - No. Im really not. But once I saw how much he enjoyed it, its relaxing for me because I dont have to do anything. But thats when I went full-time with ThorSport, in 2016 and I love it. AP. But I am terrible at that. Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Ben Rhodes, the 2021 Truck Series champion who is in his eighth year driving for ThorSport Racing. Rhodes scored five top five finishes in seven starts. And I knew how to save tires coming into the NASCAR ranks because of my time in late-model stocks. Finished third in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at Richmond International Raceway (VA) behind NASCAR regulars Kyle Busch and David Ragan (best two-year average of any driver from 2012 2013). Finished within top 13 four out of 10 starts. But I listen to a ton of podcasts. Discover today's celebrity birthdays and explore famous people who share your birthday. Ben Rhodes is recognized as the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion at the awards ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. And then I immediately try to get back on the horse. Its a big drafting track and people catch up to you really quickly. As far as interrupting celebrations, probably not because that seems kind of trashy. He is a member of famous Driver with the age 26 years old group. On September 15, Rhodes secured a spot in the 2017 Truck Series playoffs. 99 FarmPaint.com Ford F-150 Atlanta Race Information Started: 3rd Stage 1: 8th Stage 2: 4th Finished: 5th Laps: 137/137 Laps Led: 3 Status: Running Driver Points: 4th Owner Points: 4th What were you thinking on the final restarts? I value it all a lot more now. [2] Ben Rhodes. According to our Database, He has no children. 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. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) Earned first-career NKNPSE pole position February 18th at Daytona International Speedway (FL). Try a week on us. In an interview with NPR, Ben Rhodes talked about the toll that working in the highly-charged White House took on him and on his relationships. 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. He is the 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion. Its been a huge part of my life ever since. The NASCAR champion has competed in numerous series and vehicles to climb the racing ladder. Away from it all, Ben enjoys working on his 1971 VW Beetle, aviation, movies, video games, sporting clays/range time, and boxing. I still gotta get a little sleep every now and again. If I could rephrase Rosss question to run a whole bunch of races and ThorSport being my P1 and they give me the opportunity to do it, then yeah. He currently competes in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series for his fifth full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. It just doesnt happen. In four starts, finished within top 10 three times. And as soon as you get off the plane, theyre standing in the jet bridge not to collect baggage or anything theyre just standing there waiting for somebody else or theyre confused and theyre looking at their phone trying to figure out where they need to go. [5][6] After the 2012 season, Rhodes signed a deal with Turner Scott Motorsports to begin racing part-time in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in 2013. 99 FarmPaint.com Ford F-150 COTA Race Information Started: 13th Stage 1: 9th Stage 2: 9th Finished: 10th Laps: 42/42 Laps Led: 0 Status: Running Driver Points: 3rd Owner Points: 3rd WHAT HAPPENED LATE IN THE RACE? NASCAR Craftsman Truck fastest laps with points standing positions, percentage and total fastest laps: . He is not dating anyone. Rhodes started the season with a 7th-place finish at Daytona. And his question is: What was the biggest watershed moment of your career where something happened, and if that thing had not happened, it would have been the end of your driving career? NASCAR suspends Josh Williams one race: Did they get it right? * Most laps led. For 2018, Rhodes returned to the No. If I remember correctly, the original discussions were possibly running full-time with them in what would have been 2016. It really has. But long answer short: Twitter. I didnt sign up for that. Featured in Huffington Post discussing dangers of distracted driving. Yeah. Theres a strategy and theres reflexes and theres so much that goes to it. Ben Rhodes reacts to making the Championship 4. Ben Rhodes after his 2018 win at Kentucky Speedway. Reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion Ben Rhodes began his racing career in go-karts in 2004, at just seven years old. Im not goth or emo, but coincidentally, I do wear mostly black clothes. What is the single most important skill a race-car driver can possess? Louisville, Kentucky BenRhodes.com Born February 21 Joined August 2011. He missed the school's graduation ceremony on May 15 because he was in Iowa to prepare for his Xfinity Series debut the next day; the school's president traveled to the race to present Rhodes with his diploma during driver introductions. [21] Later in the regular season at Eldora Speedway, Tyler Dippel forced Rhodes into the wall in the late stages of the race, again knocking Rhodes from a top-ten finish, and then rammed his truck into Rhodes on the cooldown lap. 15. No doubt I can have more wins by knowing what I know now. She earned a double degree in International Relations and American Literature. Ben Rhodes has denied that he was ever involved in any such conspiracy. So Facebook would be gone. I (recently) watched the Las Vegas race from last year and I was so mad at myself. Fourth full time season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. But if you make it doing this for the entire year, you never have to do it again for the rest of your life. Its not because Im ignoring people although it sounds like that. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 21 February. 136 Outer Loop Louisville, KY 40214. Ive told NASCAR, Lets step that up a little bit. Mar 29, 2020 Updated Mar 29, 2020. Ty Majeski, 4. Im a race-car driver and I love being in the race car, whatever it is. (Caitlynn) has been on me, like, Weve got to get like a travel trailer or something so I can go to these races and bring baby with us. Im a really bad backseat driver. So just be patient and try to call family or some friends to talk about it.
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