Kennedy, who began his
racing career on the short tracks of central Florida, has Pro-Truck
championship titles at both Orlando Speedworld and New Smyrna Speedway, which
he earned in 2009, followed by the Super Late Model championship at Orlando
Speedworld in 2010. The great grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr.,
Kennedy made his touring series debut in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East in
2010. Kennedy began racing full time in the NKNPSE in 2011. In 2012, Kennedy
competed in the first NASCAR-sanctioned Euro Racecar Series event, winning the
event at Tours Speedway, the first NASCAR race held on an oval in Europe.
Kennedy experienced his most successful NKNPSE season to date in 2013,
finishing fourth in the Driver Point Standings on the strength of two wins, one
pole, three Top-5 and nine Top-10 finishes in addition to being crowned as the
series' Most Popular Driver. Kennedy was selected for the NASCAR Next program
in 2013, an initiative to spotlight the sport's up-and-coming stars. The
Daytona Beach, Fla. native is also completing his Sports Management degree at
the University of Florida.
"I'm really excited
about the opportunity to be in Turner Scott Motorsports' No. 31 truck for 2014
and to be able to work alongside Michael Shelton and a very talented
crew," said Kennedy. "It will be a great year and I hope to really
learn a lot in the series and compete for wins and Rookie of the Year. It's
going to be a blast to work with such great people; I can't thank everyone I've
worked with in the past enough for getting me to this point in my career. A big
'thank you' to all my fans for always sticking behind me."
Turner Scott Motorsports
has earned two championships in the last two seasons, beginning in 2012 with
Buescher's NCWTS title. TSM captured the NKNPSE championship in 2013 with Dylan
Kwasniewski behind the wheel. In 2013, TSM's Truck Series program totaled four
wins, 10 poles, and finished the season with all three of its full-time trucks
in the Top 10 for the second-consecutive season.
"We are very
excited to have Ben [Kennedy] running full time for us in the Truck
Series," said team co-owner Harry Scott Jr. "I believe we all have
seen his potential over the last few years and we're looking forward to seeing
all that he can accomplish while running for us full time. He's an impressive
young man who is not only a talented racer, but also very smart and very
driven. Turner Scott Motorsports has always been about developing talent for
the future of our sport, and Ben is very representative of that. I know that
everyone in our organization, especially the No. 31 crew, is looking forward to
working with Ben and having a very successful year."
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