Benjamin Price



Benjamin Lee Price (born April 3rd, 1999) is an American driver currently competing in the ISCRA Can-Am Cup Series. He is currently driving the No. 4 Dodge Challenger for Pilot Racing. He is the 2019 ISCRA Rookie of the Year, winning the award after winning four races in 2019 and coming within 28 points of winning the championship as a rookie.

Price's brother, Matthew, currently competes in the ISCRA Procore Truck Series for Wayne Clark Racing.

Early Career
Price began racing at the age of 12, being inspired by his older brother's success in go-karting. He started his career racing late models at his home track Indianapolis Raceway Park, winning the track's late model championship in 2014 to become the youngest champion in the track's history.

Fastenal Modified Division
In 2015, Price would race for Andy Hess Motorsports part-time in the ISCRA Fastenal Modified Division, finishing seventeenth in the final standings with three top-fives. He would expand his schedule and improve to fifth in the standings in 2016, winning his first race at Thompson after a spirited battle with Cup ringer Craig Thornton. After the race, Thornton remarked that Price will make it big in the ISCRA when he makes it to the top.

Price would compete in the series full-time in 2017 with Hess. In addition to winning at New Hampshire, Richmond, Oswego, Langley Speedway, and twice at Stafford Springs, price would score two poles, ten top-fives, and fourteen top-tens en route to his first ISCRA championship.

Sparco Pro Series
Price's bold, fearless driving style, coupled with a charismatic personality, made him the hottest commodity in the ISCRA in 2017; he recieved developmental offers from multiple teams, including Mark Powell Motorsports and Team Cherikee. In October 2017, Pilot Racing announced that Price would compete full-time for Rookie of the Year honors in the ISCRA Sparco Pro Series. He wasted no time getting up to speed, winning the pole in his first race at Armory Digital Superspeedway. Unfortunately, he would get caught up in a crash with 30 laps to go, crippling his car's aerodynamics and leaving him with an 18th-place finish. After an engine failure at Darlington, Price was able to turn a corner. He would score his first win at Talladega, leading the final eleven laps and blocking a charge from veteran Randy Davis coming to the checkered. Benjamin would finish the 2018 season sixth in the final standings with six wins, fourteen top-fives, seventeen top-tens, and five poles. However, he would miss out on Rookie of the Year honors to Hana Moon.

In addition to his duties in the Cup Series, Pilot Racing elected to keep Benjamin in his Pro Series ride for 2019. In a twisted tale of coincidence, he would finish second once again to Hana Moon, this time in the final championship standings. Benjamin would still end the season with five wins, sixteen top-fives, twenty-five top-tens, and four poles. After the 2019 season, he opted to turn the ride over to a new driver and focus on his Cup Series duties.

Can-Am Cup Series
In November 2018, veteran driver Virgil Evans announced that he would be retiring from ISCRA Can-Am Cup Series competition after twenty-four seasons. In his place, Pilot Racing announced that Price would race for Rookie of the Year honors in the Cup Series. With the departure of Cole Watson from Mark Powell Motorsports, Pilot Racing was able to change the entry's number to 4 for Price; sponsorship came from Mobil 1 and Rush Truck Centers.

In his first Cup Series race, the 2019 Armory Digital 500, Price raced to a second-place finish after starting fourteenth. He finished 0.067 seconds behind teammate Robin McKee after the two battled in the closing stages of the race. Two races later, in the Albertson's 400 at Kentucky, Price would lead 60 laps and become the youngest winner in ISCRA Can-Am Cup Series history, at the age of 19 years, 11 months, and 8 days old. He would continue to run up front during the season, winning at Homestead-Miami, Michigan, and Dover as he finished second in the final standings to Wayne Clark. With four wins, fourteen top-fives, nineteen top-tens, and four poles, Price was named the 2019 ISCRA Can-Am Cup Series Rookie of the Year.

Personal Life
Price currently resides in Indianapolis, Indiana with his family. He is currently enrolled in online classes with Ohio State University as he pursues a degree in mechanical engineering. He enjoys fishing and restoring classic cars with his father.