NASCAR: 10 drivers who deserve better rides in the Cup Series

By Asher Fair | Aug 24, 2017

DAYTONA BEACH, FL - JULY 01: David Ragan, driver of the #38 Shriners Hospital for Chldrn 95th Annvrsry Ford, and Ty Dillon, driver of the #13 GEICO Military Chevrolet, lead the field to a restart during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 59th Annual Coke Zero 400 Powered By Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway on July 1, 2017 in Daytona Beach, Florida. (Photo by Sarah Crabill/Getty Images) /

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BRISTOL, TN – AUGUST 18: Matt DiBenedetto, driver of the #32 E.J. Wade Construction Ford (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

#5 – Matt DiBenedetto, Go FAS Racing, No. 32 Ford

Matt DiBenedetto, 26, is a relatively new driver in the Cup Series. He came to the Cup Series in 2015 as a full-time driver, and he has driven full-time in the series ever since. In his first two seasons, he drove for BK Racing, and he now drives for Go FAS Racing.

It took him until his 41st career race to finally finish higher than 18th place, but he did so with a 6th place finish at Bristol last season, which is his career-high finish to this day. While he hasn’t been able to better than finish yet, he has still been improving as an overall driver.

He added two more top 9 finishes in the 47 races that followed that, as he finished in 9th place in the Daytona 500 and 8th place at Indianapolis this season, giving him three top 9 finishes in 48 races, which is respectable given the fact that he has driven for the small teams he has driven for.

At this point, DiBenedetto has earned three top 9 results over the course of the last 52 races, and he has earned these results driving for BK Racing and Go FAS Racing. Given the fact that his career-high finish is already a 6th place finish driving for the teams he has driven for, he could definitely shine as a driver for a top-tier team if given the chance.

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