BACK TO GALLERIES
Matt DiBenedetto 2020 season in review
By Jeff Wackerlin, MRN.com | Published: December 4, 2020 6
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On Oct. 8, Wood Brothers Racing announced DiBenedetto will return to drive the No. 21 Ford in 2021.
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The season ended strong for the No. 21 team with DiBenedetto, who recorded three straight top-10 finishes to close out the year. His final tally of 11 top 10s is a career best.
"Three straight top 10s shows how strong this team is,” DiBenedetto said. “It was a good way to end the year."
"Three straight top 10s shows how strong this team is,” DiBenedetto said. “It was a good way to end the year."
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DiBenedetto came close to scoring his first career win and the 100th for the Wood Brothers in both races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, finishing second each time.
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A 12th-place finish in the regular-season finale at Daytona International Speedway put DiBenedetto in the postseason by six points.
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DiBenedetto finished 13th in the standings, eclipsing his previous best mark of 22nd when he drove for Leavine Family Racing in 2019.
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Matt DiBenedetto made the NASCAR Playoffs for the first time in his career in his first season driving the famed No. 21 Ford for Wood Brothers Racing.