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Benson Sponsor? UPDATE 2:

On SpeedVision’s Inside Winston Cup, it was mentioned that Johnny Benson ‘may’ have a sponsor and could soon have an announcement UPDATE: Aaron Rents, which was founded by Atlanta resident Charles Loudermilk and maintains its company headquarters in the city, has agreed to sponsor the #10 MB2 Pontiac for this season’s final 15 races. The contract starts with Saturday’s Brickyard 400. Benson already has a sponsorship deal for the 2001-2002 seasons, pending final approval by Valvoline’s board. Aaron Rents will be the primary sponsor for Michael Waltrip at five Busch races this season: Bristol, Darlington, Dover, Rockingham, and Homestead-Miami(Atlanta Journal Constitution)(8-1-2000) UPDATE 2: it’s official – #10 Pontiac driver Johnny Benson and his MB2 Motorsports teammates will finish the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup season with Aarons as the teams primary sponsor. The Atlanta-based furniture rental leader agreed Tuesday evening to sponsor the team beginning Saturday in the Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Benson’s car will wear Aarons paint scheme in the race(Johnny Benson Fanclub Page/PR) AND also check out their shopping site, www.shopaarons.com, there is an image of a car and they also sponsors a NASCAR Modified #12 Modified of Bobby Gegetskas that looks similar, this may be the paint scheme to be used on the #10 Pontiac OR it may look like Michael Waltrip’s BGN car that will run and is shown on the site under Dream Team(8-2-2000)