Ep 151 - Pedal To The Metal with Ben Rhodes

What's Next with Eric Wood

Eric Wood

Sports

5 • 714 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Ben Rhodes is the reigning NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion. Born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky, Ben started racing at the age of 7 years old and is now on the verge of stardom at only 25. Before moving up to the Truck Series, Rhodes competed full-time in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East, where he drove for Turner Scott Motorsports and won the 2014 series championship. He also previously competed part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series for JR Motorsports in 2015.

Today on the show, Eric and Ben dive into their career journeys, how to stay focused during a race and some of the parallels between professional sports and business. Other topics include:

(5:00-10:10) - How Ben started racing, kart/truck racing and the progression to NASCAR

(10:10-17:00) - What separates the best drivers from the rest? Skill sets needed

(17:00-21:50) - Importance of focus during race. Pre race routine?

(21:50-27:20) - Fear of crashing? Discussion on concussions

(27:20-33:20) - Role models in racing. Dealing with distractions

(33:20-40:00) - Winning the NASCAR Truck Series in 2021. Old school NASCAR

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0:00.0	I learned that there's a thing as wanting something too badly and trying too hard.
0:13.3	I kept telling myself over and over to quit trying.
0:17.1	Like, quit trying, quit caring, quit trying to force something that's not meant to be.
0:22.6	And when I would try to force it, that's when bad things happened.
0:25.7	And I was probably a little more abrasive than I needed to be around other people.
0:32.9	Welcome to What's Next with Eric Wood, where we will prepare you to make your what's next in life
0:37.7	your best yet. Our next guest is Ben Rhodes. Ben is the defending NASCAR Truck Series champion.
0:45.8	He's been driving since he was seven years old and is on the verge of stardom in a sport that is
0:50.6	extremely hard to crack into. We're going to have some fun digging into his incredible journey at just age 25.
0:57.4	You're also going to see how many parallels there are in professional driving and other pro sports
1:02.4	to any line of business out there.
1:05.6	If you enjoy this podcast, please rate, review, and subscribe to help spread the impact we
1:10.3	hope to have.
1:11.2	Thank you to everyone that's out there sharing this podcast with friends and family through
1:16.1	emails, texts, social media, whatever it may be.
1:19.5	It's because of you that each and every week, these listener numbers are going up and growing
1:24.2	like crazy.
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