Ben Rhodes finished fifth in the KDI Office Technology 200 at Dover International Speedway on Friday.
Rhodes’ top-five finish, the fifth time he has achieved that result this year, added 37 points to his season total. Rhodes is now fifth in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series standings with 450 points.
Rhodes started in 10th position. The sixth-year driver has earned two career victories, with 28 top-five finishes and 54 results inside the top 10.
The fifth-place result on Friday was the first time Rhodes has cracked the top five at Dover International Speedway. It also marks his third top-10 finish at Dover.
The Louisville, Kentucky native began the race one spot behind his career mark of 9.1, but finished seven places ahead of his career average of 11.8.
Rhodes’ fifth-place finish came against a field of 35 drivers. The race endured five cautions and 27 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 13 lead changes.
Zane Smith earned the checkered flag in the race, and Matt Crafton finished second. Brett Moffitt placed third, with Todd Gilliland securing fourth place. Rhodes rounded out the top five.
After Austin Hill won Stage 1, Smith grabbed control and won Stage 2 before taking the checkered flag.