Ben Rhodes Racing

Alpha’s 12th Annual Golf Outing a Sun-Shining Success

Finally, an Alpha Energy Solutions Golf Scramble featured sunny skies and glorious weather. For the previous two years, rain and cool temperatures marred the event, held annually at Hidden Creek Golf Club in Sellersburg, Ind. With a shotgun start scheduled for 8:30 a.m., 28 foursomes teed off in the 12th Annual Scramble just as the sun was rising. The winning score of 56 was turned in by a team from American Synthetic — Ronnie Underwood, Terry Peabody, Dan Cox, and…

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Alpha Energy Solutions is at the Post for Derby Season

It’s one thing to win a race one time. And it’s quite another to defend a championship. That’s exactly what Alpha Energy Solutions’ championship team will be attempting to do on April 27 at Broadbent Arena. The Kentucky Derby Festival event, Thorntons Great Bed Races, includes a full day of entertainment with a tailgate party starting at 4:00 p.m.  There is a Parade of Beds at 6, and the competition starts at 7. Local TV stations cover every aspect of the…

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On Track with Ben Rhodes to Feature NASCAR Humanitarian Award Winner

Daniel Noltemeyer is special. Last fall, NASCAR honored the Louisville native for his work with Best Buddies Kentucky. He received the $100,000 Betty Jane France Humanitarian Award. He also received a Toyota Camry for his work in leading and promoting the organization that pairs young people with disabilities with “buddies.” This week, Daniel is the featured guest for the On Track with Ben Rhodes TV show. The weekly program, which airs Saturdays at Noon on WBNA-21 in Louisville, is hosted…

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Ben Rhodes and #88 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevy at the Carl Casper Custom Auto Show This Weekend

The JR Motorsports Driver Will be Celebrating his 18th Birthday at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville. Available for autographs and media interviews LOUISVILLE, KY – Ben Rhodes, driver of the #88 Alpha Energy Solutions Chevrolet for JR Motorsports, will be meeting fans and signing autographs at Carl Casper’s Custom Auto Show at the Kentucky Exposition Center on Feb. 20-22. Rhodes, who will be competing in 10 races in NASCAR’s Xfinity Series in 2015, will celebrate his 18th birthday on Saturday…

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New Alpha Energy Solutions #88 Unveiled at Speedway Media Event

For the first time, members of the media and passersby at Louisville’s Fourth Street Live got a chance to see the #88 Alpha Energy Solutions show car on Feb. 5.  Ben Rhodes, the Alpha Energy Solutions driver, will compete in 10 races in the #88 car in the 2015 Xfinity Series. The Southern Media Luncheon, sponsored by Kentucky Speedway, included an appearance by former NASCAR champion and current NBC Sports racing analyst Jeff Burton. Dozens of local and regional media…

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New Season of “On Track with Ben Rhodes” Gets Green Flag

Alpha Energy Solutions is ready to launch a new series of the popular 30-minute TV show “On Track with Ben Rhodes.” The first show of the new season airs Feb. 7 at Noon on WBNA-TV in Louisville. There is a second airing each Sunday on WBKI-TV at 2 p.m.  It features Ben Rhodes, who recently signed on to be a part of the Junior Motorsports driving team for 2015. The show is hosted by Rhodes, who turns 18 this month, and WHAS-TV Sports Director Kent Spencer. The…

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Santa Says – Alpha Energy Solutions Was Very Good This Year 2014

Alpha Energy Solutions Christmas Party Every year, it seems, the Alpha Energy Solutions Christmas Party gets a little bit bigger. This year was no exception, as more than 300 guests enjoyed a delicious buffet dinner and entertainment at the Horseshoe Casino in southern Indiana. The annual celebration marked the company’s continued success, as Alpha associates from throughout the region and their families enjoyed getting to know each other. At the Managers Meeting before the party, more than 40 Alpha managers discussed a…

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Alpha’s Ben Rhodes to Join All-Star Lineup in JRM’s No. 88 Chevrolet

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (Dec. 5, 2014) – JR Motorsports announced today that Ben Rhodes, the reigning K&N Pro Series East champion, will drive 10 NASCAR XFINITY Series races in the No. 88 Chevrolet in 2015.  The 17-year-old Rhodes joins an all-star lineup of drivers for the No. 88 teams, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, and Kasey Kahne in select races.  Alpha Energy Solutions will sponsor the Rhodes-driven races. A native of Louisville, Kentucky, Rhodes won the K&N Pro Series East…

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Rhodes Wins Most Popular Driver Vote – 2014 season

Rhodes Wins Most Popular Driver Vote Put another accolade on the board for Ben Rhodes. The 17-year-old NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Champion was voted by fans the Most Popular Driver in that division in an online election that concluded Nov. 15. Alpha Energy Solutions, Rhodes’ primary sponsor for the 2014 season, encouraged its team members, vendors, and customers to vote in the campaign, and it paid off. Rhodes received more votes than any driver in any division. In a…

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Alpha Energy Solutions in Prominent Position at SEMA Show

When NASCAR chose to show off “hottest new body on the Las Vegas Strip” at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, it picked the slick design of the Alpha Energy Solutions #41 champion Ben Rhodes’ race car for its announcement. The Nov. 4 press conference, held in Las Vegas at the premier automotive specialty products trade event globally, featured the unveiling of a new body style for K&N Pro Series cars. The press event featured Alpha Energy Solutions driver Ben…

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