Matt DiBenedetto

Matt DiBenedetto, a.k.a. Matty D., or Matt DiBurrito, is a current Cardboard Cup Series driver. As of Indianapolis, he is 11th in points standings, with 1 top 5 (Bristol), 2 top 10's (Bristol, Cardboard Speedway), and a pole (Daytona). He drives the Wood Brothers' #21 Ford Fusion.

Season 1 Overview
Matt started his Cardboard Cup Series career with momentum, by finishing 8th at Cardboard Speedway and then capturing a pole the next race, at Daytona.

At raceday, however, he was quickly shuffled out by Corey LaJoie, and fell to the mid-pack. Matt avoided a scary incident preceding lap 3, and rose to 6th. With one to go, he sat in the 7th position, on the outside lane. Corey LaJoie almost lost control of his vehicle in front of DiBenedetto, but he saved it, at the cost of his lines' momentum. At the line, Matt finished 11th, just behind the #27 of Ross Chastain.

Eager to continue his momentum, he qualified 7th at Bristol, but got stuck on the bottom once the green flag flew. Matt found the top after lap 3, but couldn't advance his position until a spin from Michael McDowell caused a caution. DiBenedetto got a big jump from the restart, and jumped to 5th. After clearing Chase Elliott for 4th, DiBenedetto tried in vain to pass Jimmie Johnson for 3rd. He finished 4th place, and gained substantially in points.

At the Cardboard Raceway, DiBenedetto took 17th in qualifying, but slipped to 19th just before the first caution. After a quick red flag, DiBenedetto took advantage of the preferred line, and rose to 15th. Just before crossing the line, he passed Josh Bilicki for 14th position.

After qualifying 13th at Indianapolis, DiBenedetto struggled to advance his position, and fell back to 14th after getting loose off of 4. Matt continued to fight his car all the way to the finish, advancing no positions, and finishing 14th.

At Talladega, he would qualify 17th. After the drop of the green, he made his way slowly up the field. By lap 2, he had risen to 12th position. After narrowly avoiding a big wreck, he suddenly jumped to 1st. A red flag ensued, and DiBenedetto would lead the field back to the restart. After taking the restart, DiBenedetto would jump to the topmost line, in front of Aric Almirola. This move would end up being costly, as he would lose his support and begun to fall back, eventually losing the draft altogether. With one lap remaining, DiBenedetto attempted to draft with Joey Gase, in a last-ditch effort to catch the draft. He finished Talladega in 16th position.