Background
Bean was born in Westby, Wisconsin on January 5, 1987.
Bean was born in Westby, Wisconsin on January 5, 1987.
A veteran of the Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series, he has also competed in selected events in all three of National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing"s national touring series. He currently competes part-time in the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing Xfinity Series, driving the Number. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for King Autosport.
Bean began his racing career at age 10 in go-karts, and switched to stock cars at the age of 16, driving for family-owned BlackJack Racing.
The team was named after Bean"s father, David, used his winnings from a gambling trip to Las Vegas to start the team After competing in late model competition at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, Bean moved to regional touring competition in the Wisconsin Challenge Series and the National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing AutoZone Elite Series Midwest Division before moving to the Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series in 2005.
Competing with BlackJack Racing between 2005 and 2007 in all but his very first race in the series, Bean posted a best points finish of third at the end of the 2007 season. Bean also tested a Craftsman Truck Series truck for Germain Racing during 2007.
Having run a single Busch Series race for Spraker Racing Enterprises in 2006, Bean rejoined Spraker for the 2008 Associate of the Royal College of Art Racing Series season, finishing 11th in points.
After failing to qualify for races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway, Bean qualified the Number. Bean failed to qualify for races at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Chicagoland Speedway later in the year. Bean also ran three Craftsman Truck Series races in 2009, driving trucks for Mario Gosselin in events at Dover International Speedway and The Milwaukee Mile, and for Tagsby Racing at Gateway International Raceway, posting a best finish of 17th at Milwaukee.
After a two-year hiatus from racing in National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing, Bean returned to the Nationwide, now Xfinity Series, in the Number.
92 King Autosport Chevy at Daytona International Speedway. After failing to qualify at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Bean replaced Joey Gase in the Number.
52 Jimmy Means Racing Chevy after Gase suffered food poisoning prior to the race. Gase started the race, and Bean took over during the event.