| Born | March 11, 1911 New York |
|---|---|
| Died | August 31, 1998 Pembroke Pines, Florida |
| Nationality | American |
| Career history | |
| 1938 | Wimbledon Dons |
| 1939 | Southampton Saints |
| Individual honours | |
| 1938 | Speedway World Championship finalist |
| 1937 | North American champion |
| Team honours | |
| 1938 | National Trophy Winner |
Benjamin Kaufman known as Benny Kaufman (March 11, 1911 – August 31, 1998) was a speedway rider from the United States.
Speedway career
Kaufman was a leading speedway rider in the late 1930s. He reached the final of the Speedway World Championship in the 1938 Individual Speedway World Championship.
He was the North American champion in 1937. and he rode in the top tier of British Speedway, riding for Wimbledon Dons in 1938.
World Final Appearances
- 1938 -
London, Wembley Stadium - 9th - 12pts
References
- "Passenger List New York - Southampton 1938". Ancestry. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- ^ "Benny Kaufman". Motorcycle Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "ULTIMATE RIDER INDEX, 1929-2022" (PDF). British Speedway. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
- "World Speedway finals" (PDF). Speedway Researcher. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "United States and Canada Speedway National Champions". Speedway Bikes.com. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
- "Off Again!". The People. 27 March 1938. Retrieved 1 September 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "History Archive". British Speedway. Retrieved 4 July 2021.