# Benny Chastain

Alva Bienville "Benny" Chastain Jr. (September 22, 1942 – February 9, 2025) was an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series, driving the No. 01 Ford Fusion for Fast Track Racing. Chastain died on February 9, 2025, at the age of 82.

## Racing career
### ARCA Menards Series

Chastain didn't start racing until 1997, when he was 55 years old. After years of success at his local dirt track, he made his ARCA Menards Series debut in 2004 at South Boston Speedway. Chastain finished 22nd in his series debut. Chastain made starts over the next 12 years, never running full-time outside of 2006. In 2017, Chastain managed to lead a lap at Talladega Superspeedway, the only one of his career. His best was 15th in 2020 at Daytona International Speedway.

### ARCA Menards Series East

In 2022, Chastain attempted to make his first start in the ARCA Menards Series East at Five Flags Motor Speedway, driving the No. 10 for Fast Track Racing. He crashed in qualifying and failed to make the race, leading to Nate Moeller's No. 06 Wayne Peterson Racing car being renumbered.

## Motorsports career results
### ARCA Menards Series

ARCA Menards Series results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | AMSC | Pts | Ref |
| 2004 | Drew White Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | KEN | TOL | CLT | KAN | POC | MCH | SBO 22 | BLN | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57th | 510 | |
| 2004 | Drew White Motorsports | 24 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | KEN 34 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57th | 510 | |
| 2004 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | GTW 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57th | 510 | |
| 2004 | Drew White Motorsports | 06 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | POC 18 | LER | NSH | ISF | TOL | DSF | CHI | SLM | | | | 57th | 510 | |
| 2004 | MK Racing | 96 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL 26 | | | 57th | 510 | |
| 2005 | Drew White Motorsports | 98 | Pontiac | DAY 41 | NSH | SLM | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2070 | |
| 2005 | Drew White Motorsports | 93 | Chevy | | | | KEN DNQ | TOL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2070 |
| 2005 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 06 | Chevy | | | | | | LAN DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2070 | |
| 2005 | Drew White Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | MIL 36 | POC 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2070 | |
| 2005 | Drew White Motorsports | 93 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | MCH DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2070 | |
| 2005 | Drew White Motorsports | 98 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | KAN 36 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2070 | |
| 2005 | Drew White Motorsports | 93 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | KEN DNQ | BLN DNQ | POC 25 | GTW 38 | LER DNQ | NSH 27 | MCH DNQ | ISF 31 | TOL DNQ | DSF 21 | CHI 27 | SLM 26 | TAL DNQ | 23rd | 2070 | |
| 2006 | Drew White Motorsports | 93 | Chevy | DAY DNQ | NSH DNQ | SLM DNQ | WIN DNQ | KEN DNQ | TOL DNQ | POC 39 | MCH DNQ | KAN 21 | KEN DNQ | BLN 21 | POC 33 | GTW 37 | NSH 39 | MCH DNQ | | | | | | | | | 23rd | 2240 | |
| 2006 | Lafferty Motorsports | 89 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ISF 28 | MIL DNQ | TOL DNQ | DSF 27 | CHI DNQ | | | | | | 23rd | 2240 | |
| 2006 | Lafferty Motorsports | 39 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | SLM DNQ | | | | 23rd | 2240 | |
| 2006 | Wayne Peterson Racing | 0 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | | 23rd | 2240 | |
| 2006 | Drew White Motorsports | 93 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | IOW DNQ | 23rd | 2240 | |
| 2007 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 24 | Ford | DAY 38 | USA | NSH | SLM | KAN | WIN | KEN | TOL | IOW | POC | MCH | BLN | KEN | POC | NSH | ISF | MIL | GTW | DSF | CHI | SLM | | | 172nd | 65 | |
| 2007 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | TAL DNQ | TOL | 172nd | 65 | |
| 2008 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 54 | Chevy | DAY 27 | SLM | IOW | KAN | CAR | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | CAY | KEN | BLN | POC | NSH | ISF | DSF | CHI | SLM | NJE | TAL | TOL | | | 132nd | 95 | |
| 2009 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 42 | Chevy | DAY 42 | SLM | CAR | TAL | KEN | TOL | POC | MCH | MFD | IOW | KEN | BLN | POC | ISF | CHI | TOL | DSF | NJE | SLM | KAN | CAR | | | 132nd | 95 | |
| 2010 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Toyota | DAY | PBE | SLM | TEX | TAL 34 | TOL | POC | MCH | IOW | MFD | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 57th | 405 | |
| 2010 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Ford | | | | | | | | | | | POC 30 | BLN | NJE | ISF | CHI 38 | DSF | TOL | SLM | KAN 22 | CAR 25 | | | | | | 57th | 405 | |
| 2011 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Toyota | DAY 35 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 775 | |
| 2011 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | | TAL 27 | SLM | TOL | NJE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 775 |
| 2011 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Ford | | | | | | CHI 16 | POC 24 | MCH 25 | WIN | BLN | IOW | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29th | 775 | |
| 2011 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | | | | | | | | | | | | IRP 33 | POC 41 | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KAN 18 | TOL 31 | | | | | | | | 29th | 775 |
| 2013 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY 19 | MOB | SLM | TAL 19 | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | ROA | WIN | CHI | NJE | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | IOW | SLM | KEN | KAN | | | 84th | 270 | |
| 2014 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY | MOB | SLM | TAL 28 | TOL | NJE | POC | MCH | ELK | WIN | CHI | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | MAD | DSF | SLM | KEN | KAN | | | | 137th | 90 | |
| 2016 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 5 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL | TOL | NJE 17 | POC | MCH | MAD | WIN | IOW | IRP | POC | BLN | ISF | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | | | | 115th | 145 | |
| 2017 | Bob Schacht Motorsports | 75 | Chevy | DAY | NSH | SLM | TAL 26 | TOL | ELK | POC | MCH | MAD | IOW | IRP | POC | WIN | ISF | ROA | DSF | SLM | CHI | KEN | KAN | | | | 112th | 105 | |
| 2020 | Our Motorsports | 09 | Chevy | DAY 15 | PHO | TAL | POC | IRP | KEN | IOW | KAN | TOL | TOL | MCH | DAY | GTW | L44 | TOL | BRI | WIN | MEM | ISF | KAN | | | | 72nd | 29 | |
| 2021 | Cram Racing Enterprises | 94 | Toyota | DAY 20 | PHO | TAL 21 | KAN | TOL | CLT | MOH | POC | ELK | BLN | IOW | WIN | GLN | MCH | ISF | MLW | DSF | BRI | SLM | KAN | | | | 70th | 47 | |
| 2022 | Fast Track Racing | 01 | Ford | DAY 25 | PHO | TAL | KAN | CLT | IOW | BLN | ELK | MOH | POC | IRP | MCH | GLN | ISF | MLW | DSF | KAN | BRI | SLM | TOL | | | | 113th | 19 | |

#### ARCA Menards Series East

ARCA Menards Series East results :
| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | AMSEC | Pts | Ref |
| 2022 | Fast Track Racing | 10 | Toyota | NSM | FIF Wth | DOV | NSV | IOW | MLW | BRI | N/A | 0 | |