Johnny Benson News

Driver standings after Mansfield:

Driver standings after Mansfield:

May 29, 2006
(Top five) 1) #30-Todd Bodine, 1140 2) #9-Ted Musgrave, 1120 3) #17-David Reutimann, 1034 4) #11-David Starr, 948 5) #23-Johnny Benson, 948 For complete standings: truckseries.com motorsportsone.com nascar.com(official)(5-29-2006)

Finish at Mansfield Speedway:

Finish at Mansfield Speedway:

May 29, 2006
(Top five) 1) #33-Ron Hornaday, Kevin Harvick Inc. Chevy 2) #60-Jack Sprague, Con-way Freight Toyota 3) #11-David Starr, Red Horse Racing Toyota 4) #23-Johnny Benson, Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota 5) #12-Joey Miller, Curb Records Toyota 1st Ford (12th) #14-

Final practice results for the City of Mansfield 250:

Final practice results for the City of Mansfield 250:

May 26, 2006
(Top five) 1) #16-Mike Bliss 110.409 2) #5-Mike Skinner 110.112 3) #11-David Starr 109.589 4) #23-Johnny Benson 109.416> 5) #75-Aric Almirola 109.117 1st Dodge (6th) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr. 1st Ford (19th) #14 Rick Crawford 1st Rookie (5th) #75-Aric Almirola For complete

Bodine wins the Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway

Bodine wins the Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway

May 1, 2006
(Top five) 1) #30 Todd Bodine 2) #9 Ted Musgrave 3) #17 David Reutimann 4) #60 Jack Sprague 5) #23 Johnny Benson First Ford; 6th #10 Terry Cook First Dodge; 7th #18 Bobby Hamilton Jr. First Chevy, 9th #16 Mike Bliss Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Aric Almirola #75 Featherlite

Bodine wins Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway:

Bodine wins Dodge Ram Tough 200 at Gateway:

April 29, 2006
Todd Bodine in the #30 Germain Racing Toyota passed #17-David Reutiman with 14 laps to go to take the win in the Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 Satruday night. Bodine's teammate, #9-Ted Musgrave finished second with Reutimann finishing third. Rouding out the top five; #

Benson to race in Berlin’s opener:

Benson to race in Berlin’s opener:

April 5, 2006
Johnny Benson will race in Berlin Raceway's season opener in the Coors Light Late Model division on April 15th. The Trucks are off for a three-week period in April, leaving time in Benson's schedule to make the visit to his home track. Benson is also scheduled to race

Friday final practice:

Friday final practice:

March 31, 2006
for the Kroger 250 is over. (Top five) #23-Johnny Benson 95.280 #60-Jack Sprague 94.903 #14-Rick Crawford 94.851 #16-Mike Bliss 94.832,BR> #15-Mike Skinner 94.780 1st Dodge: (11th) #18-Bobby Hamilton Jr. 94.458 1st Rookie: (7th) #99-Erik Darnell 94.699 for entire practice

Bodine Wins John Deere 200

Bodine Wins John Deere 200

March 20, 2006
(Top Five) 1) #-30-Todd Bodine,Lumber Liquidators Toyota 2 )#6-Mark Martin,Scotts Ford 3) #23-Johnny Benson, Exide Toyota 4) #9-Ted Musgrave, Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota 5)#17-David Reutimann, Team Tundra Toyota 1st Chevy, #16-Mike Bliss (7th) 1st Dodge, #77-Brendan

Benson to get additional sponsorship from Exide:

Benson to get additional sponsorship from Exide:

March 19, 2006
For the Atlanta race, Exide, the leader in consumer batteries, came on board as a sponsor for Johnny Benson and the #23 Toyota Tundra. We've been told that Exide will sponsor the truck for additional races. The specific races have not been determined as of yet, but

Truck Series News & Notes:

Truck Series News & Notes:

March 6, 2006
John Deere 200 marks series' 100th race with at least one female starter. Terry Cook to become second series driver to log 200 consecutive starts Veteran Kelly Sutton (# 02 Team Copaxone Chevrolet) and Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender Erin Crocker (# 98 Cheerios

Thursday-Final Practice:

Thursday-Final Practice:

February 16, 2006
for the GM Flex Fuel 250 is over. Top five in speed were: #29-Brad Keselowski 184.676 #33-Ron Hornaday 184.147 #30-Todd Bodine 184.090 #23-Johnny Benson 184.045 #25-Boston Reid 183.861 slowest: #89- Norm Benning 166.362 Although Todd Bodine turned the 3rd fastest lap

#97 to #26? UPDATE 2 to #26:

#97 to #26? UPDATE 2 to #26:

January 19, 2006
hearing the new number for the #97 team and driver Jamie McMuuray could be #26, which Roush Racing used years ago with Johnny Benson and the Cheerios car.(11-12-2005) UPDATE: Roush Racing has decided to bring back the #26, replacing the #97, when Jamie McMurray steps

Dodge and Bill Davis Racing lock horns in lawsuit:

Dodge and Bill Davis Racing lock horns in lawsuit:

January 18, 2006
A multimillion-dollar breach of contract lawsuit between DaimlerChrysler and Bill Davis Racing is expected to get under way today in U.S. District Court in Detroit. DaimlerChrysler says Bill Davis Racing, based in North Carolina, violated the terms of a six-year contract

Bodine wins 3rd in a row..this time at Homestead:

Bodine wins 3rd in a row..this time at Homestead:

November 19, 2005
#30-Todd Bodine won the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway for his 5th win of 2005 and 7th of his career. #60-Jack Sprague was 2nd followed by #23-Johnny Benson, #16-Mike Bliss and #22-Bill Lester. Points leader #1-Ted Musgrave finished 20th and clinched the 2005

#97 to #28? UPDATE 2 to #26:

#97 to #28? UPDATE 2 to #26:

November 16, 2005
Lee Spencer reports on Fox Sports Net's Around the Track that the #97 Roush Tea, with new driver Jamie McMurray is expected to switch to the #28 in 2006. Around the Track runs on Fox Sports South [TV] at 10:30pm/et on Sunday's.(10-30-2005) UPDATE: hearing the new number