Johnny Benson News

Driver Point Standings following NHIS:

Driver Point Standings following NHIS:

September 18, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #30-Todd Bodine, 2784 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 2660 3) #17-David Reutimann, 2521 4) #14-Rick Crawford, 2469 5) #11-David Starr, 2450 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 2450 7) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 2371 8) #60-Jack Sprague, 2355 9) #10-Terry Cook, 2345 10)#16-Mike Bliss

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

Results for the New Hampshire 200 at NHIS:

September 18, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Cars Toyota 2) #5-Mike Skinner, Toyota Tundra Toyota 3) #15-Kyle Busch, Freedom Grill/Team Davis Dirt Racing Chevy 4) #30-Todd Bodine, Lumber Liquidators Toyota 5) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing/Forklift.net

Benson wins the New Hampshire 200:

Benson wins the New Hampshire 200:

September 16, 2006
Johnny Benson is on a roll -- J.B.'s win at NHIS makes it four wins in the last nine races. Benson also led the most laps at 145 and gained 30 points on Todd Bodine in the championship standings. Mike Skinner came on strong at the end of the race to pick up second

Starting Lineup for the New Hampshire 200:

Starting Lineup for the New Hampshire 200:

September 16, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #5-Mike Skinner, 129.626 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 129.151 3) #21-Bobby East, 128.954 4) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr., 128.941 5) #46-Clint Bowyer, 128.941 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.876 7) #30-Todd Bodine, 128.819 8) #77-Brendan Gaughan, 128.802 9) #15-Kyle Busch,

Final practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

Final practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

September 15, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #60-Jack Sprague, 129.090 2) #5-Mike Skinner, 129.072 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 128.589 4) #14-Rick Crawford, 128.186 5) #4-Chase Miller, 128.135 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.997 7) #6-Mark Martin, 127.898 8) #24-A.J. Allmendinger, 127.709 9) #17-David Reutimann

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

First practice results for the New Hampshire 200:

September 15, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #15-Kyle Busch, 128.650 2) #88-Matt Crafton, 127.928 3) #6-Mark Martin, 127.773 4) #5-Mike Skinner, 127.688 5) #10-Terry Cook, 127.658 6) #9-Ted Musgrave, 127.602 7) #60-Jack Sprague,127.555 8) #17-David Reutimann, 127.500 9) #23-Johnny Benson, 127.419

Truck Series drivers to join Boston’s Weekend Thunder Radio Program:

Truck Series drivers to join Boston’s Weekend Thunder Radio Program:

September 9, 2006
This Sunday, September 10 at 11 a.m. three of the top competitors in the Truck Series will join Boston's Weekend Thunder post-race radio program to preview their upcoming race at New Hampshire International Speedway. 2005 series champion Ted Musgrave, current second

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

September 5, 2006
It's been a year since Erik Darnell became Roush Racing's "Driver X," the ultimate winner in an on-track competition that drew resumes from several hundred of the nation's top, young competitors. The prize was a full season in the Craftsman Truck Series and the hope

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

August 24, 2006
Florida native Aric Almirola (#75 Spears Manufacturing Chevy) has his eye on an eventual seat in the NEXTEL Cup Series. Almirola, 22, believes his time in the Truck Series will help him reach that goal - as it did for Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch and Kevin Harvick. Almirola

Driver point standings following the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

Driver point standings following the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

August 24, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #30-Todd Bodine, 2624 2) #23-Johnny Benson, 2470 3) #17-David Reutimann, 2394 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 2380 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 2323 6) #11-David Starr, 2295 7) #10-Terry Cook, 2248 8) #60-Jack Sprague, 2246 9) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 2221 10)#16-Mike Bliss

Race Awards:

Race Awards:

August 24, 2006
Bud Pole Award: David Ragan (109.838 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Erik Darnell #99 Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award: Mike Bliss, #16 (22 Places) Mobil 1 Oil Command Performance Driver of the Race: Todd Bodine WIX Filters Lap Leader Award; Mike Skinner, #

Martin wins the O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline at Bristol:

Martin wins the O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline at Bristol:

August 23, 2006
Mark Martin dominated the race at Bristol in the #6 Scotts Ford to pick up his fourth Truck Series win this season. Todd Bodine and Ted Musgrave, once again, finished second and third to Martin; shades of the beginning of the season. Johnny Benson came in fourth, but

Mark Martin wins the pole for the O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline:

Mark Martin wins the pole for the O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline:

August 23, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #6-Mark Martin, 125.248 2) #75-Aric Almirola, 124.873 3) #77-Brendan Gaughan, 124.841 4) #16-Mike Bliss, 124.226 5) #14-Rick Crawford, 124.202 6) #5-Mike Skinner, 124.130 7) #15-Kyle Busch, 123.833 8) #23-Johnny Benson, 123.778 9) #20-Marcos Ambrose, 123

Final practice results for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

Final practice results for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

August 23, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #16-Mike Bliss, 124.170 2) #17-David Reutimann, 123.618 3) #77-Brendan Gaughan, 123.594 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, 123.491 5) #15-Kyle Busch, 123.285 6) #5-Mike Skinner, 123.024 7) #33-Ron Hornaday Jr., 122.913 8) #60-Jack Sprague, 122.858 9) #23-Johnny Benson

First practice results for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

First practice results for the O’Reilly 200 at Bristol:

August 23, 2006
(Top ten) 1) #4-Timothy Peters, 120.195 2) #6-Mark Martin, 120.120 3) #9-Ted Musgrave, 119.850 4) #11-David Starr, 119.813 5) #16-Mike Bliss, 119.581 6) #23-Johnny Benson, 119.447 7) #5-Mike Skinner, 119.410 8) #60-Jack Sprague, 119.395 9) #14-Rick Crawford, 119.239