I could not speak. Im a caller. When Im home, Im paving. The memo also refers, briefly to Ann Norris, mentioning that she is Rhodes wife and implying that her position, as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for legislative affairs in the State Department, may benefit Rhodes. So last week, before heading to Vegas, I was hauling asphalt. He is currently single. On September 15, Rhodes secured a spot in the 2017 Truck Series playoffs. 2007, 2008 and 2009 Fall Brawl Dirt Karting champion. 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. What are you willing to change about your current career and life to run one more? Ben Rhodes is a NASCAR Champion and Feelin' Good. What about you makes you want to defend yourself or stand up for yourself? As far as interrupting celebrations, probably not because that seems kind of trashy. I stopped sleeping very well. We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 21 February. Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. 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! Im no longer going to Sullivan University and doing all that. We made this., So Im gonna have fun balancing a baby, a business, the simulator and Sandusky now. I would probably get nervous pretty quick, honestly. Rhodes said, The last one was with Ross Chastain. Ive put a bigger premium on my time at home, even if its doing nothing, but just being present with my kid. AP. So I would spend like a day and a half to two days in Charlotte just to do the simulator, because of my travel. I like phone call discussions. But once I saw how much he enjoyed it, its relaxing for me because I dont have to do anything. And how much more difficult is it going to be to balance? Rhodes won the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship with Turner Scott Motorsports. Maybe Im being hard on myself. Ty Majeski, 4. And were all gonna die one day.. 99 Ford F-150 for ThorSport Racing. 8. Im pretty content with where Im at. In May, the New Yorker reported that a group of Israeli Operatives was collecting information about former Obama officials, in an effort to discredit them. Ben Rhodes reacts to making the Championship 4. But Im not trying to ignore them. [10], (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Seven starts 2 top 5s, 5 top 10s, completed 94.6% of all laps. My wife and I will trade off who makes dinner at night versus who gives baby the bath. So usually Ill call people. (Rhodes lives in his hometown of Louisville, Ky.) So Im not running into other racers. Norris worked as foreign policy adviser to California senator Barbara Boxer for nine years. Won the 2014 NKNPSE Championship (clinched one race prior to end of season). Earned first-career NKNPSE pole position February 18th at Daytona International Speedway (FL). 3. In your career, whats the deal that came closest to happening that ended up not working out? ET FOX Ben Rhodes - No. Plus, they didnt pay for it if they inherited it. Won 43 races in 2011, more than any other racers (over 1200 drivers internationally). Ben Rhodes reacts to making the Championship 4 for the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series after surviving a crazy race at Martinsville Speedway. Earned two Coca-Cola Move of the Race awards (Iowa and Greenville). 6. Earned career-best third amongst East drivers at Iowa Speedway (IA) in June in East-West combo. So Im still a little bit troubled about the economics of it. You can read more about Black Cube and their alleged operation here. He finished the season eighth in points. Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Its been a huge part of my life ever since. And yeah, its been a hell of a learning experience. Youre just beating the snot out of the other person. Rhodes made his debut with the team at Iowa Speedway on May 16, finishing seventh. [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. What advice would you give someone who is having a hard time getting over a mistake theyve made? 3. And Im sure theres a lot of sentimental value there. I wont even pursue any other opportunities. From there, she went on to work for the State Department, first in the departments office of global womens issues, and then in the State Departments Bureau of Legislative Affairs. 9. [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. 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. NASCAR levies L1-level penalties against Nos. 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/ Im getting up as soon as the next person is there. I feel like thats kind of like making a deal with the devil. I know some people and this would be an awesome opportunity for me and you to do it together. I would love to run more than just 23 races in the Truck Series. Ben Rhodes, 6. NASCAR Craftsman Truck Laps Led Leaders. I value it all a lot more now. We did a podcast conversation three years ago and I had asked you what your week was like. Dippel, in return, directed an expletive-laced tirade at Rhodes and called it "cool" that Rhodes would miss the playoffs, which Rhodes indeed did. 7. One hundred percent. And luckily, luckily, I got a phone call. It goes back to that whole old soul thing. You know, Im really not that bothered by it. So the right thing for me was to get up out of bed in the mornings and work. 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. 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. On pit road after the race, Rhodes tried to drag Dippel from his truck before calling him a dirty driver. Which it sounds like they are, but without more information, thats hard to speak to. No, you said a few years ago that your fiancee at the time now wife said you were an old soul about some things. Yeah, I guess that goes back to that old soul thing. Yeah, you need somebody to be the bad guy and step in and be like, Oh, Im sorry. It really has. But its always stuck with me. Rhodes would move full-time in the K&N East Series for 2014, with former driver Mark McFarland as his crew chief. Ive told NASCAR, Lets step that up a little bit. 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. Up next: Ben Rhodes, the defending. [26] Rhodes finished second at Phoenix and second in the standings.[27]. 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. 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. And then, obviously, I still go to Sandusky about every two weeks and I spend about three days in Sandusky. 11. [24] Rhodes followed his Daytona oval win with a victory at the Daytona Road Course the next week in the BrakeBest Brake Pads 159, scoring back to back victories for the first time in his career. Or do you keep it to yourself? Youre not a big social media guy in general. So if its a crappy day, I just make it worse. The next one is a pop culture or societal debate-type question Im mixing up for each person. We have estimated 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. Ben and Ann have two children. 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. I have regrets from when I was younger when I got bullied a little bit in school and I regretted not standing up for myself for those times. So I try to do that during the week as much as I can. Its like efficiency. 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. But typically, Im pushing my feet through the floorboard trying to hit the gas or the brake. I (recently) watched the Las Vegas race from last year and I was so mad at myself. When you think about NASCAR five years from now, what are you the most optimistic about and what worries you the most? Rhodes won the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship with Turner Scott Motorsports. Ben Rhodes began his racing career in go-karts in 2004, at just seven years old. . So I immediately go after my dopamine. 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. , I didnt know at the time how much that was making me kind of angry. 15. Yeah, I feel you on that. 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. In 2021, Rhodes claimed his first career NASCAR Truck Series title when he drove to Victory Lane twice, in addition to scoring eight top-five and 16 top-10 finishes. 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. 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. 0:04. And its like, Oh, OK. I dont mind. But Ann, a California native, told the Times that she was longing to return home to California. Mar 29, 2020 Updated Mar 29, 2020. Replies. Ben Rhodes, the 2014 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East (NKNPSE) champion, Rookie of the Year, and Most Popular driver pilots the No. Its like the grass is always greener on the other side. 27 Tundra. 11. How do you feel about people reclining their seats on airplanes? So what do I know? Driveshaft just came right out of it Ben Rhodes - No. * Most laps led. [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. Away from it all, Ben enjoys working on his 1971 VW Beetle, aviation, movies, video games, sporting clays/range time, and boxing. I call a lot of people and I dont really like texting. But something seemed to change in 2021, and it culminated. First off, the important part is if its your mother-in-law, thats your wifes mother. Ill be on a call with one person for at least an hour. Each week, I ask a driver to give me a question for the next interview. 41 truck, now a Ford F-150, with Troconis returning as crew chief. 12. I thought it was a win for sure. 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. 30.3K Followers. So do you accept the offer to go back and start over, or do you stay in the present? I was just ranting to my wife (Caitlynn) about this because its like one of my biggest pet peeves. 17 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Late Model starts 6 wins, 11 top 5s. He is the 2021 Truck Series champion. My whole mood changed, I was looking elsewhere and I was done. Youve grown together and youve had the same styles. How often do you get recognized at the grocery store? Ann Norris grew up in California and went to college at UCLA. And I can always hear him telling me that even if hes not around. I went to work to write speeches for Barack Obama! June 1, 2021. This is a wild card question where Im mixing up for each person. And then as I got older, I started boxing and getting into kind of MMA and enjoying that sport. 41 truck, now a Ford F-150, with Troconis returning as crew chief. 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. Shes like, I just dont understand how its a sport. Im not running into anybody from the racing industry. The NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season came to an end on Friday, November 5, with one final battle in the desert. Its something I really had to put energy into. Norris went to college at UCLA, graduating in 2000 with a dual degree in International Relations and US Literature. Earned first-career Late Model Stock win in August at Kingsport Speedway (TN). No doubt I can have more wins by knowing what I know now. Ben Rhodes is in his eighth full season competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. If Im looking for directions, I need to pull over and try to work the GPS. But long answer short: Twitter. Im not saying I live that out every day. So what would you like to pick? ). It makes me appreciate my wife way more, makes me appreciate what my own parents did for me. This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. This person says: My mother-in-law passed away in November, and we inherited her house in Kentucky. Ben Rhodes Retweeted. Its been hard for a long time actually to get real partners (to sponsor vehicles), not through like a B2B play. But I know thats false because I remember the first time I met Jeff Gordon, who was my favorite driver growing up. During their years working for the Obama administration, Ann and Ben lived in an unpretentious neighborhood in Washington, DC. . Rhodes, irate with Poole after the race, twice tried to physically confront Poole before being pulled away. Rhodes would claim TSM's second consecutive K&N Pro Series East Championship through five wins, 11 top five finishes, and six poles. Raced to a sixth-place finish in the Denny Hamlin Short Track Showdown at Richmond International Raceway (VA) in April. Driver in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series for ThorSport Racing My wife wants to keep it, but I want to sell it because of problems with a natural spring on the property. Finished second in 2013 Most Popular Driver voting. Try a week on us. I ask this because I had not a clue. 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. But at the same time, if its going to cause problems for you going forward, you just have to weigh those two. Weve all done it. What is the single most important skill a race-car driver can possess? (Laughs) My wife is the one who pulls me out of the slump, typically. Youve said youre an old soul before, so it makes sense. Terrible, terrible. I went a lot last year. Ready to do business with @kubotausa and, LIBATIONS ARE GOOD! Were going to drive the motorhome to most of the races this year and I drive up to Sandusky (Ohio, where the ThorSport shop is located) every other week, typically. 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. 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. Thats very true. 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. Try a week on us. Get y, Rolling off 3rd tonight at @martinsvilleswy! 41 Toyota Tundra. Bath time is actually a really great way to kill an hour or 30 minutes or however long theyll tolerate it. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for Ben Rhodes on ESPN.com. He currently competes in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for his seventh full-time season and for the longest tenured teamThorSport Racing. But maybe some of thats my childhood, the fact I regretted allowing people take advantage of me. [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. NASCAR Craftsman Truck fastest laps with points standing positions, percentage and total fastest laps: . 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. 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. If I can run a bunch, then yeah, Id be willing to change some stuff. 2022 Ben Rhodes Motorsports, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The NASCAR champion has competed in numerous series and vehicles to climb the racing ladder. I feel like bad things come from that. We can bring puppy and baby. And its like, Whew. Its not because Im ignoring people although it sounds like that. So, how much is Ben Rhodes worth at the age of 26 years old? 99 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro in the NASCAR Truck Series. Im asking people an advice-column question that was submitted by readers. So maybe thats a mindset, but its something Ive had to work on actively. Rhodes missed the inaugural Truck Series Chase and finished 14th in series points. The title sponsor of the Truck series posted $300,000 in season-long bonuses before the race. He is the 2021 Truck Series champion. I would maybe wait until they are back at their hauler and the cameras are away and say we have a conversation. All very positive. Made Late Model debut at Hickory Motor Speedway (NC) in July, finishing seventh. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. I like to think of myself as a totally calm, cool, collected guy who just isnt intimidated by anybody. On September 30, Rhodes held off eventual champion Christopher Bell to win his first Truck race at the Las Vegas 350. Basically, I wanted to get into sealcoating because that was the area I knew from SealMaster and the Thorsons. Lets say youre at a stoplight and youre behind one car. Its not like the old days I hear about where people are calling you up and wanting to throw cash at your team because We want to be in NASCAR. Were competing against so many different types of media. I would go from the plant here and I would hop out and do what I can on the job. Louisville, KY 40214. Its tough to picture you being like, I cant even talk.. The NASCAR champion has competed in numerous series and vehicles to climb the racing ladder. Likes. 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. Grant Enfinger, 3. . 136 Outer Loop 2009 F.A.S.T. Not at a race shop with the championship to my name. [19] He finished the season eighth in points. Rhodes returned to ThorSport for the 2017 season with new crew chief Eddie Troconis and renumbered No. 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.. Thats a good fit then. Rhodes began his career in 2004 when he was seven years old, starting in kart racing, winning several champion titles before moving to Bandoleros in 2008, and Legends cars in 2010, then moving up to late model stock cars beginning in 2011. (key) (Bold Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Finished in the top five in first-three Late Model events of 2012 in March. Well, heres the funny part: I dont live in Charlotte or Mooresville (N.C.) like the other guys. 3 min read. https://t.co/2aq7xBaDza, The New Yorker (@NewYorker) May 7, 2018. Louisville, Kentucky BenRhodes.com Born February 21 Joined August 2011. In 16 races, had 6 poles, 5 wins, 11 top 5s, 13 top 10s (average start: 2.6; average finish: 5.8). Theres definitely more than one for me. 9. Who is a person you would be starstruck by when meeting them? 41 Toyota Tundra. And last year we were doing it on Mondays, which meant I had to fly down on Sundays. So Facebook would be gone. 136 Outer Loop 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. Especially when you have a (professional) page and youve got to go through a personal account to get to it. Benjamin J. Rhodes[1] (born February 21, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. So if that is eating a certain food or whatever maybe thats bad. cass county, texas jail records, william jenkins fighter pilot,

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