Johnny Benson News

Homestead-Miami Speedway Testing Day 1:

Homestead-Miami Speedway Testing Day 1:

October 17, 2006
Fifty-Eight cars took to the track in each session of testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway, with quite a mix of cars, most were 2006 cars, with a few Car-of-Tomorrow's [#83-Skinner, #72-Benson, #1-Truex, #26-McMurray, #99-Edwards] and some Toyota's listed [#23-Mayfield

This Week’s Craftsman Truck Series leaders:

This Week’s Craftsman Truck Series leaders:

October 16, 2006
(through 20 races of the 25-race season) Points leader - Todd Bodine (3,076) Winnings - Todd Bodine ($546,650) Laps led - Mark Martin (522) Miles led - Mike Skinner (758.168) Victories - Mark Martin (5) Budweiser Poles - Mike Skinner (6) Top-five finishes - Johnny

News & Notes Part I:

News & Notes Part I:

October 9, 2006
Trucks, Talladega Superspeedway A Perfect Match: They came, they saw and while it's open to question whether any competitor would admit he or she conquered, all nonetheless gave high marks to Talladega Superspeedway and the Craftsman Truck Series' inaugural John Deere

Driver point standings following Talladega:

Driver point standings following Talladega:

October 9, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #30-Todd Bodine, 3076 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 2955 3) #17-David Reutimann, 2821 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 2795 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 2708 6) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 2669 7) #11-David Starr, 2644 8) #10-Terry Cook, 2584 9) #85-Dennis Setzer, 2581 10)#16-Mike Bliss

Final results for the John Deere 250:

Final results for the John Deere 250:

October 9, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, Scotts Ford 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #24-AJ Allmendinger, Bill Davis Racing Toyota 6) #17-David Reutimann, Napa Auto Parts

Martin wins the pole for the John Deere 250 at Talladega:

Martin wins the pole for the John Deere 250 at Talladega:

October 6, 2006
Mark Martin will start from the pole position at Talladega; his third career pole in this series. Martin previously has a total of three victories at Talladega; two in Nextel Cup; one in the Busch Series. Starting lineup for the John Deere 250 at Talladega Superspeedway

Exide to return as primary sponsor for Benson:

Exide to return as primary sponsor for Benson:

October 3, 2006
Exide Batteries will return as the primary sponsor of Johnny Benson and the #23 Toyota Tundra team this weekend at Talladega Superspeedway. It will be the company's third appearance this season as the primary sponsor of the #23 machine.(Bill Davis Racing PR)(10-3-2006

Napa Auto Parts to sponsor the #23 at Martinsville & Atlanta:

Napa Auto Parts to sponsor the #23 at Martinsville & Atlanta:

October 2, 2006
Bill Davis Racing has announced that Napa Auto Parts will serve as the primary sponsor of the Craftsman Truck Series Championship contending #23 Toyota Tundra driven by Johnny Benson at two upcoming races. The leader in auto parts will join the #23 Bill Davis Racing

NAPA to sponsor Reutimann and the #17 at Talladega:

NAPA to sponsor Reutimann and the #17 at Talladega:

October 2, 2006
David Reutimann will carry a familiar shield on the hood of his #17 Toyota at Talladega Superspeedway. NAPA AUTO PARTS will be displayed on Reutimanns truck as his Darrell Waltrip Motorsports team continues their quest for the 2006 Craftsman Truck Series championship

#23 Crew chief fined for rules infractions:

#23 Crew chief fined for rules infractions:

September 28, 2006
Rick Ren, crew chief for the #23 Toyota driven by Johnny Benson, has been fined $1,000 for violating Sections 12-4-A (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4-Q (truck, truck parts, components and/or equipment that do not conform to NASCAR rules); and 20B-16.

News & Notes Part I:

News & Notes Part I:

September 25, 2006
In typical NASCAR Truck Series fashion, the championship points battle is intensifying as the series heads towards its fall finale. Todd Bodine (#30 Lumber Liquidators Toyota) continues to lead, but his once-mammoth margin of 182 points, which he held after the 15th

Driver Point Standings following Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Driver Point Standings following Las Vegas Motor Speedway

September 25, 2006
1) #30-Todd Bodine, 2911 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 2820 3) #17-David Reutimann, 2671 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 2625 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 2590 6) #11-David Starr, 2533 7) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 2531 8) #16-Mike Bliss, 2486 9) #60-Jack Sprague, 2479 10)#10-Terry Cook, 2460 For

Results for the Smith’s Las Vegas 350:

Results for the Smith’s Las Vegas 350:

September 25, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 2) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 3) #16-Mike Bliss, Xpress Motorsports Chevy 4) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 5) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., AES HR Soutions Chevy 6) #17-David

Mike Skinner wins from the pole at Las Vegas:

Mike Skinner wins from the pole at Las Vegas:

September 23, 2006
It's been more than ten years since Mike Skinner won from the pole, but he managed to hold off hard-charging Ted Musgrave to win the Smith's Las Vegas 350. This win marks the 19th win for Skinner in his Truck Series career. This is the 10th win for Toyota in 2006.

Mayfield could run #15 Truck at Atlanta UPDATE at Vegas:

Mayfield could run #15 Truck at Atlanta UPDATE at Vegas:

September 18, 2006
on Speed Channel's Inside Nextel Cup Monday, Jeremy Mayfield was interviewed and said he was talking to the #15 Billy Ballew Racing Truck Series team about possibly running a truck at Atlanta for the team in October. Mayfield said he also expects to test for Bill Davis