Norm Benning Jr. (born January 16, 1952) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner as well as a commercial pilot.

Benning has often been referred to as Stormin' Norman after his performance in the 2013 Mudsummer Classic, the Truck Series' first race on dirt.

Born in Level Green, Pennsylvania,[1] Benning began by racing as a 15-year-old at Heidelberg Raceway even though he was supposed to be at least 18 years old.

After that, Benning attempted to make the Daytona 500 for seven consecutive years, but either failed to qualify or was denied entry due to his car being slow in practice.

In 2009, Benning competed full-time in the Truck Series for his team (his first attempt at a full NASCAR season).

In 2013, Benning held onto fifth place after a hard-fought battle with Clay Greenfield in the "Last Chance" qualifying race at Eldora Speedway to earn the final transfer spot into the inaugural Mudsummer Classic.

[3] His truck sustained a fair amount of damage, but he was able to make repairs with the help of members of larger teams.

[4] Benning's performance in the last chance race was popular with fans; afterward he placed the Eldora truck for sale on eBay.

Late in the season, Benning gained backing on behalf of Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett.

Benning scored his best career start of 13th during the 2015 Mudsummer Classic and finished 19th after rebounding from a late-race spin.

After Canada, he failed to make Las Vegas through Martinsville and didn't show up for the rest of the season.

Benning would announce plans to attempt the full 2021 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series schedule.

After lackluster results most of the season, Benning was able to score a top-20 finish at Knoxville despite being involved in a late accident.

At Gateway, Benning was notified by officials that his truck's nose was no longer legal, forcing him to withdraw.

For the season finale race, Benning was able to get a Niece Motorsports prepared truck, along with an Ilmor engine.

However, problems before qualifying plagued the 6 team, and Benning turned the slowest lap, resulting in a DNQ.

Benning and the team would not appear until the second annual Bristol Dirt Race, bringing sponsorship Circle B Diecasts aboard.

With no practice time to tune and adjust the truck, Norm ran near the tail of the field for the first 9 laps of his qualifier.

On lap 10, he was able to take advantage of issues for Tyler Carpenter and Andrew Gordon, finishing 8th and earning the last transfer spot into the main event.

After changing four tires in the final break, Norm was able to pass several trucks and complete the race in 24th position,[11] becoming the oldest driver in NASCAR history to finish on the lead lap at 71 years of age.

[1] Benning, continuing 2023 on a part-time basis, would skip several races before entering the Tyson 250 at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

After only two laps of practice, Norm lost control of the truck heading into turn 3 and backed into the wall, heavily damaging the vehicle.

[13] TV coverage provided by Fox Sports showed as the all-volunteer crew of Norm Benning Racing immediately set to work to repair the truck in time for qualifying the following morning.

[14] The team would skip the next race at Charlotte, entering the Toyota 200 at World Wide Technologies Raceway.

Later in the year, Benning entered the Zip Buy Now, Pay Later 200 at Martinsville, the penultimate race of the season.

[21] In 2025, Benning announced plans for a part-time schedule that included Daytona, both Martinsville races, and Talladega.

After practice was rained out, Benning qualifed 22nd, meaning he would race in the season opener for the first time in nearly 7 years.

* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.