Tim Bender
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Tim Bender (born August 19, 1957) is an American former snowmobile and
Snowmobile racing
Career
Bender began racing snowmobiles in 1974.[2] He raced on ovals and snocross, peaking in the modified classes at United States Snowmobile Association (USSA) and Ontario Snowmobile Racing Federation (OSRF) events.[2] Some of Bender's big wins were a championship at the Kawartha Cup in 1985 and two Formula I wins at the Adirondack Cup racing in 1990-91.[2] He swept the Formula III division at the World Championship Snowmobile Derby at Eagle River from 1985 to 1988.[2] In 1999 he was inducted into the Snowmobile Hall of Fame.[2] During his snowmobile racing career, Bender was known for his association with Yamaha;[2] he won a total of eleven snowmobiling championships.[3] In the 1980s, he designed several limited-production racing sleds that he used in competition.[2]
Other snowmobile activities
Bender formed and ran Bender Racing, a snowmobile performance parts company. He sold the company in 1997 to go NASCAR racing and the company continues to carry his name.[4] As of 2011, he was the Team Manager for the Hentges Racing Polaris team.[4] As of 2014, Bender is on the Board of Directors for the Snowmobile Hill Climb Racing Association (SHCRA).[5]
Stock car racing
Bender raced selected events on the
References
- ^ a b c d "Career statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Snowmobile Hall of Fame induction". Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "Snowmobile veteran captures Busch pole". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. Spartanburg, SC. March 7, 1997. p. B2. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ a b c Staff writer; no by-line. (December 14, 2011). "Tim Bender Interview, Part II". SnowGoer magazine. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
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(help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "SHCRA - Snowmobile Hill Climb Racing Association". Archived from the original on December 8, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2014. Snowmobile Hill Climb Racing Association
- ^ Kallmann, Dave (February 13, 1997). "NASCAR doesn't pass up shot at parity". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. p. 4C. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
- ^ Kallmann, Dave (April 28, 1997). "Kenseth to stay with Reiser team". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee, WI. p. 8C. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
External links
- Tim Bender driver statistics at Racing-Reference