The Wylers [brothers Jeff and David] last year thought, in their long-range plan in racing, that the Car of Tomorrow was something that could usher them toward, if not into the Nextel Cup Series. “We wanted to get our feet wet,” Furr said. “But the Wylers want to grow into a Cup team and keep the [#60] Truck team, too, so we have talked about it and probably will run anywhere from three to five more of these [Cup] races.” Moving forward, Benson just hopes he’s part of the equation. “I know I’m a part of this deal and it would be great to be a part of some other stuff,” [Johnny] Benson said. “They’ve got Jack [Sprague] and the Truck team so I hope we both get to drive it. I’d like to run them all, but these are the guys that work with Jack all the time, so I hope he gets the same opportunity. I’m just helping out.(NASCAR.com)(5-6-2007)
UPDATE: The odds were stacked against Johnny Benson & Wyler Racing but they managed to out-qualify some of the heavily funded teams that do this week in and week out, run a clean race, and get a respectable finish [31st]. The Wyler’s may give Cup racing another try, but for now; “Our main focus is to win Jack Sprague his fourth championship in the Craftsman Truck Series,” explained Wyler. “We are going to do everything in our power to do that this year. What we are going to do on the Cup side is take it week by week, race by race, and if we feel we can go and contend and run competitively in the Cup car, we’ll do it. But, we are not going to do it at the expense of the #60 Con-way Freight Toyota.”(Wyler Racing PR)(5-7-2007)
