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Keating Motorsports Le Mans Win Taken Away for Fuel Violation
Keating Motorsports Le Mans Win Taken Away for Fuel Violation
Keating Motorsports Le Mans Win Taken Away for Fuel Violation
On Sunday, Ben Keating and his Keating Motorsports racing team were celebrating a GTE-Am class win in the 24 Hours of Le Mans race but yesterday, that win was taken away over a rules infraction. The team now has an official second-place finish due to minimum fueling time and capacity violation...
Keating Motorsports Wins LM GTE Am Class at Le Mans
Keating Motorsports Wins LM GTE Am Class at Le Mans
Keating Motorsports Wins LM GTE Am Class at Le Mans
Ben Keating is probably best known for his 'booming Port Lavaca' ads for his car dealerships in Port Lavaca and Victoria, but he's also a racer in his spare time and his Keating Motorsports team brought home another victory over the weekend...
Area Car Dealer Wins Endurance Racing Cup for 2nd Year in a Row
Area Car Dealer Wins Endurance Racing Cup for 2nd Year in a Row
Area Car Dealer Wins Endurance Racing Cup for 2nd Year in a Row
Victoria car dealer Ben Keating brought home another trophy over the weekend, marking the 2nd year in a row his team has won the Tequila Patron North American Endurance Cup. Keating and his Mercedes-AMG Team Riley Motorsports captured the cup that is given based on endurance competition of 4 races including the Rolex 24 at Daytona, the 12 Hours of Sebring, the 6 Hours of the Glen, and Petit Lemans
Keating Motorsports Finishes 48th in 24 Hour Lemans Race
Keating Motorsports Finishes 48th in 24 Hour Lemans Race
Keating Motorsports Finishes 48th in 24 Hour Lemans Race
It's pretty cool when you see someone from your area compete on a worldwide stage in a major sporting event, and that's exactly what local car dealer Ben Keating did over the weekend. Racing an LMP2 Riley MK-30 Gibson, Keating Motorsports finished 48th in the 24-hour endurance race, running a total of 312 laps in 24 hours, 4 minutes, and just over 3 seconds...
Area Car Dealer Wins Class in Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
Area Car Dealer Wins Class in Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
Area Car Dealer Wins Class in Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
Things were 'booming' over the weekend for Crossroads area car dealer Ben Keating, who won his class in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic in Detroit. According to a report in the Victoria Advocate, Racing in the GT Daytona class at Belle Isle near Detroit on Saturday, Keating and his team finished first in their class in the team's Dodge Viper GT3 with a time of one hour, forty minutes, besting a t
Ben Keating…From Selling Them to Racing Them
Ben Keating…From Selling Them to Racing Them
Ben Keating…From Selling Them to Racing Them
For the few that may not actually know who Ben Keating is...I will splain.  Ben Keating is the guy that got that phrase "Booming Port Lavaca" stuck in your head six or seven years ago.  He's also a highly respected man in the automotive sales industry, as well as the community.  AND now you can add....Race Car Driver.  This is actually not something new.