Ben Keating

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ben Keating
Occupation	Racing Driver
Date Of Birth	Aug 18, 1971(1971-08-18)
Age	53
Birthplace	Tomball
Country	United States
Birth City	Texas
Horoscope	Leo

Ben Keating Biography

Ben Keating is one of the most popular and richest Racing Driver who was born on August 18, 1971 in Tomball, Texas, United States.

Ben Keating (Born August 18, 1971) is an American pro-am racing driver and business owner operating out of Tomball, Texas. Keating is the owner of Viper Exchange Racing, and since starting in 2006 he has competed in a number of North American endurance racing, road racing and Dodge Viper specific series, winning multiple championships. In addition to his racing endeavors, Keating is also the owner of 19 car dealerships across Texas, including the Port Lavaca Auto Group, and The Viper Exchange, a Viper specialty dealership. In 2015, Keating paired with legendary car designer Henrik Fisker to develop a high-performance sports car, the Force 1 V10, which debuted at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show.

Keating began racing in 2006 after receiving a weekend track driving course as a Christmas present from his wife. In 2006, he began racing a 2000 Dodge Viper GTS in the Viper Racing League (VRL), a league that began as track days for Viper enthusiasts. Keating received a DNF in his first race, an event at Sebring International Raceway. In 2007 Keating participated in the full VRL series and in 2008, his second full year in the league, Keating won the VRL National Championship. After the 2008 season, the VRL reorganized into the North American Road Racing Association (NARRA).

Ben Keating Net Worth

Ben Keating is one of the richest Racing Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ben Keating 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ben Keating was born on August 18, 1971 in Tomball, Texas, a suburb of Houston. Keating attended Texas A&M University where he would graduate in 1994 with a Degree of Engineering, with Honors. While at A&M, Keating served as the president of the Industrial Engineering Society. After graduating, Keating went to work selling cars, eventually buying into his father’s dealership in

1996. After rising to the position of general sales manager, Keating bought his first car dealership in 2002, and has gone on to purchase one dealership every year since. Keating now owns 19 dealerships throughout Texas, in addition to The Viper Exchange, a Dodge Viper specialty dealer boasting the largest volume of Dodge Viper sales in the world.

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The following year, Keating participated in a full season of the North American Endurance Championship, a subset of the Rolex Sports Car Series consisting of three races: the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona, the Six Hours of The Glen, and the Brickyard Grand Prix at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Keating drove the No. 66 Porsche in all three races. Keating pulled double-duty during the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona, also taking a shift in The Racer’s Group’s No. 68 Porsche GT3 Cup.

Facts & Trivia

Max Ranked on the list of most popular Racing Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ben Keating celebrates birthday on August 18 of every year.

In 2013, Keating made the jump into the American Le Mans Series, competing in the series’ final season. Keating, with co-drivers Damien Faulkner and Craig Stanton in the No. 66 Porsche, would finish 5th in the GT-challenge (GTC) class in the series’ opening event, the 12 Hours of Sebring. Keating would continue to race with Faulkner for most of the series. On September 21 Keating and Faulkner would score their first victory of the season at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. In front of his friends and family from around Texas, Keating drove the first 70 minutes of the race, then handed off to Faulkner who completed the victory with a winning margin of 12.94 seconds. Keating and Faulkner followed their first victory up with another winning effort at Virginia International Raceway. The two late-season victories would prove a boon to Keating’s final position in the standings, providing him with 40 of his 84 total points and earning him an 8th-place finish in the GTC class (out of 46 drivers).

Top Facts about Ben Keating

1. Ben Keating is an American racing driver born in 1971.
2. He has won the 24 Hours of Daytona twice.
3. Keating has also won the 12 Hours of Sebring twice.
4. He is a five-time champion in the IMSA GTD class.
5. In 2019, he was part of the winning team at Le Mans.
6. Keating owns several car dealerships in Texas and Oklahoma.
7. He is known for his philanthropic efforts, including supporting children’s hospitals.
8. Keating has competed in various racing series, including NASCAR and IndyCar.
9. He made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2015.
10. Keating currently races for Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports in IMSA competition.

How many dealerships does Ben Keating own?

As of 2022 Keating owns 28 dealerships , generating more than $1billion in annual revenue and over 26,000 new car sales annually. At each of his stores the general manager is also a minority partner of the business.

Where does Ben Keating live?

Keating, who lives in Victoria, Tex., and owns 19 dealerships, made it clear several times in a recent interview that racing is an extremely expensive sport and that he had some breaks along the way, as a car dealer and a racer. He said he learned by trial and error how to race wheel-to-wheel.

Who bought Automax Killeen?

The Automax franchise was sold to the Keating Auto Group by longtime owners Bradley and A.G. Whitis. A purchase price was not disclosed. Under the new ownership, the individual dealerships will be called by the city name followed by their brand names, for example: Killeen Ford and Killeen Volkswagen, Montague said.

Who owns Tomball Ford?

This is the third dealership owners Ben Keating, Brent Christiansen, and Steve Boone have staked their claim on in the Tomball area.