Dexter Bean
Encyclopedia
Dexter Bean is a NASCAR
driver. Bean has raced in ARCA
and all three divisions of NASCAR. He made his Sprint Cup Series debut at 2009
Pocono 500
, finishing 36th and 4 laps down. His team, BlackJack Racing, has attempted a number of races, but the Pocono event was the only race the team successfully attempted. Bean is a type one diabetic
.
NASCAR
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is a family-owned and -operated business venture that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr...
driver. Bean has raced in ARCA
Automobile Racing Club of America
Automobile Racing Club of America is an auto racing sanctioning body in the United States, founded in 1953 by John Marcum. The current president of ARCA is Ron Drager. The ARCA RE/MAX Series races stock cars similar to those seen in past years in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, and indeed most cars...
and all three divisions of NASCAR. He made his Sprint Cup Series debut at 2009
2009 in NASCAR
There were three NASCAR national series in 2009:*2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series - The top racing series in NASCAR*2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series - The second-highest racing series in NASCAR...
Pocono 500
Pocono 500
The 5-hour Energy 500 is the first of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Sprint Cup schedule in mid-June, the other being the Pennsylvania 500, usually held in early August. The Pocono 500 replaced a 400-mile race at Texas World Speedway on...
, finishing 36th and 4 laps down. His team, BlackJack Racing, has attempted a number of races, but the Pocono event was the only race the team successfully attempted. Bean is a type one diabetic
Diabetes mellitus type 1
Diabetes mellitus type 1 is a form of diabetes mellitus that results from autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. The subsequent lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose...
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