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Ben Kennedy, great-grandson of NASCAR founder Bill France and son of Lesa France Kennedy, CEO of International Speedway Corporation and Vice Chairperson of NASCAR, won his first career NASCAR national series race on Wednesday night, picking up the victory in the Camping World Truck Series UNOH 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The GMS Racing driver received a flood of attention on Twitter, where NASCAR Nation was quick to congratulate him on the momentous occasion.
SO excited for @BenKennedy33 ! Wins Bristol and off to the Chase! pic.twitter.com/2rOWdmYStW
— Lesa Kennedy (@LesaISC)
August 18, 2016
@BenKennedy33 congrats
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. (@DaleJr)
August 18, 2016
So happy for you @BenKennedy33 Big win @BMSupdates buddy! Great driving under intense pressure from @Brett_Moffitt Awesome job boys. ��������
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Michael Waltrip (@MW55)
August 18, 2016
Good for you @BenKennedy33 !
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Brad Keselowski (@keselowski)
August 18, 2016
Hell yea so happy for @BenKennedy33 great dude awesome win!
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Ty Dillon (@tydillon)
August 18, 2016
Congrats @BenKennedy33!
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Chase Elliott (@chaseelliott)
August 18, 2016
All in all…nice win @BenKennedy33!Nice job @BMSupdates with the track! Gonna be interesting Friday n Saturday night! ��
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Darrell Wallace Jr (@BubbaWallace)
August 18, 2016
Well that got the ol ticker beating kinda fast. Congrats @BenKennedy33….
great job @Brett_Moffitt and @DanielHemric— Corey LaJoie (@CoreyLaJoie)
August 18, 2016
Pretty impressive job @BenKennedy33 to hold on for the win. Nice work @Brett_Moffitt ��
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Ryan Truex (@Ryan_Truex)
August 18, 2016
Congrats @BenKennedy33 nice win! you are in the Chase. Great racing way to be smooth. Great spotting and coaching @jimmyk146
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Todd Bodine (@Team_Onion)
August 18, 2016
Awesome job @BenKennedy33!!! @NASCAR_Trucks
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Clint Bowyer (@ClintBowyer)
August 18, 2016
Congrats @BenKennedy33, enjoy it bud!
Props to @Brett_Moffitt, made the most out of tonight’s opportunity.
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Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson)
August 18, 2016
Congrats on the win @BenKennedy33 well deserved! @NASCAR
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Austin Dillon (@austindillon3)
August 18, 2016
Congrats @BenKennedy33…Victory Lane at @BMSupdates is hard to beat. @NASCAR_Trucks
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Joey Logano (@joeylogano)
August 18, 2016