Johnny Benson will returning to Busch Series competition at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday, June 19th. He will be driving the #17 Ford competing in the Meijer 300.(Johnny Benson site)(6-7-2004)
UPDATE: Reiser Enterprises and Bayer HealthCare are pleased to announce that veteran NASCAR driver Johnny Benson will pilot the No. 17 Bayer Ford for the Meijer 300 at the Kentucky Speedway on Saturday night June 19th. Matt Kenseth was unable to fulfill his duties of driving the #17 machine due to constraints on his schedule involving the Nextel Cup event weekend at the Michigan International Speedway. Benson most recently competed in 10 events this season with Phoenix Racing and the #1 Yellow Transportation Dodge on the NASCAR Busch Series circuit before a mutual agreement to pursue other opportunities was made by both parties following the Gateway International Raceway event in May. During his 10 race stint with Phoenix Racing, Benson posted one pole (Rockingham), one-top five and four top-ten finishes. “I am excited to have Johnny in the No. 17,” stated team owner John Reiser. “I believe he is an excellent choice for our team and sponsor that has run well in the Busch Series in the past and will put us in position to run up front. When we started looking at who might be available to fill in for Matt (Kenseth), we were very pleased to find that Johnny was free and was willing to help us out. We have a strong, veteran team that I believe will fit well with Johnny’s experience. I am looking forward to a good weekend at the track.” So far this season, the #17 Bayer HealthCare crew has teamed with Matt Kenseth to produce one win (Texas), three top-five and three top-ten finishes in four events. Kenseth will resume driving duties of the #17 Ford at Chicagoland Speedway next month.(Johnny Benson site)(6-17-2004)
