Benjamin Scores Top-10 Finish in Debut with HRE

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Kyle Benjamin’s return to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series (NKNPS) yielded a 10th-place finish at Iowa Speedway on Friday night in HRE’s No. 1 Yazaki, Hino Toyota Camry. Benjamin’s No. 1 team was highlighted by six students from Toyota Technical College campuses in Nagoya, Kobe, and Tokyo, Japan. The students prepared Benjamin’s No. 1 Camry for his fifth start at “The Fastest Short Track on the Planet” thanks to two weeks’ worth of instruction and training at the NASCAR Technical Institute in Mooresville, N.C.
 
While Benjamin qualified 10th, he took the green flag from sixth after two competitors were put to the tail of the field. Benjamin immediately advanced into the top five over the first 10 laps despite a loose condition. On the lap 16 restart, Benjamin began to fight a tight condition that only intensified until the lap 50 break. After chassis adjustments and a fuel stop under the caution, Benjamin restarted 14th and continued to battle a severely tight balance.
 
Under the break at lap 100, Benjamin brought the Yazaki, Hino Camry to pit road where the Toyota Technical College students put their training to the test and performed a complete four-tire pit stop. The 2016 Iowa winner also received rounds in the front end to add front turn to his balance and it paid dividends over the final 44 laps. Benjamin fought valiantly for the Lucky Dog position and also advanced into the top 10 on lap 116. He held the position inside the top 10 until the checkered flag to send the Toyota Technical College students home to Japan pleased with a solid finish.
 
 
Kyle Benjamin Quote:
 
“We were just too tight most of the race, but this was a great experience to get back in the K&N (Pro Series) car. Thanks to Shige Hattori for the opportunity, and it was really cool to practice and race all day with the students from Toyota Technical College and our partners at Yazaki and Hino. I think they had a great experience and I really enjoyed working with everyone here at HRE.”

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