Early years Bennett started racing on dirt, in a 1972
Chevrolet Chevelle bought from his father. The first track that he raced on was Shawano Speedway, just outside of
Shawano, Wisconsin. Bennett's first year of racing was 1976; he won his first race at Shawano and it paid $80. In the following years, Bennett raced at Shawano, and in
De Pere and
Seymour, Wisconsin at dirt tracks. In 1981, he tried his hand at asphalt racing and raced at Shawano and
Slinger Speedway, after winning a track championship at Shawano that year and one more year of double duty in 1982, Bennett decided to back down his schedule. at
Wisconsin International Raceway in 2006.
NASCAR Running a self-funded team, Three were in
2002, and two each in
2003 and
2004. He scored a best finish of 21st, at the
Indianapolis Raceway Park in 2002.
Post-NASCAR Bennett has continued to run at
Wisconsin International Raceway and
Slinger Speedway, winning the prestigious Red, White and Blue championship at the former and the Slinger Nationals at the latter. His son Braison now runs at WIR == Personal life ==