Johnny Benson News

Sad News: Benson’s mother in law

Sad News: Benson’s mother in law

July 18, 2005
Phyllis Jean Crowley, lovingly passed into the arms of her Lord on Thursday, July 14. She was preceded in death by her oldest son, David. She dedicated her life to the caring and nurturing of her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She will be greatly

Sad News:

Sad News:

July 10, 2005
Charles 'Chuck' Galen Rider, 64, of Hilton Head, SC, formerly of Charlotte, passed away July 8, 2005. Rider was the owner of the #30 Bahari Racing Winston Cup team from 1986 to 1999. Drivers included Michael Waltrip and Johnny Benson [remember the total yellow #30

New Co-Host for Inside Nextel Cup:

New Co-Host for Inside Nextel Cup:

June 28, 2005
Kyle Busch will co-host Inside NEXTEL Cup on July 4, joining SPEED Channel analysts Jimmy Spencer, Johnny Benson and Alan Bestwick. The show will air July 4 at 8:00pm/et.(Hendrick Motorsports), no word if this is full-time, a one week only deal and if Michael Waltrip

#67 team to field cars for Reffner and Benson::

#67 team to field cars for Reffner and Benson::

June 21, 2005
The #67 Smith Brothers Motorsports team ran into some misfortune early in 2005, but with renewed dedication they're anxious to get back to the track in June. After missing the Daytona and Las Vegas races, the Pennsylvania-based team made major changes to their fleet

Milwaukee News and Notes:

Milwaukee News and Notes:

June 21, 2005
Wild Michigan race scrambles points standings Hamilton regained the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship lead from Musgrave with his third-place finish June 18 at Michigan International Speedway. The defending series champion is five points up on Paramount Health

Busch wins pole at Michigan:

Busch wins pole at Michigan:

June 18, 2005
#15-Kyle Busch won the pole for the Paramount Health Insurance 200 at Michigan International Speedway with a new track record of 181.612mph [old record was 178.037mph] for his first Truck Series pole in his 10th race. Thirty drivers broke the old track record. #1-Musgave

Michigan News and Notes:

Michigan News and Notes:

June 15, 2005
Milestone race comes in Cooks backyard Terry Cook (#10 Power Stroke Diesel by International Ford) and his team chose the right time to hit their stride. Cook, on a three-race string of top-10 finishes and eighth in championship standings, will make his 200th NASCAR

Bowyer wins at Nashville:

Bowyer wins at Nashville:

June 12, 2005
#2-Clint Bowyer won the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway for his first career Busch Series win. The rain was rain-delayed a day. Points leader, #60-Carl Edwards missed the race as he was busy winning the Nextel Cup race at Pocono Raceway, Hank Parker

Double Duty at Pocono-Nashville WHO are the subs?:

Double Duty at Pocono-Nashville WHO are the subs?:

June 12, 2005
two drivers are planning on running the Nextel Cup race at Pocono and the Busch Series race in Nashville: #40-Sterling Marlin will be running the Busch Series race at his home track of Nashville Superspeedway. He will be piloting the #40 for FitzBradshaw Racing.(Ganassi

Double Duty at Pocono-Nashville WHO are the subs at Nashville?:

Double Duty at Pocono-Nashville WHO are the subs at Nashville?:

June 12, 2005
two drivers are planning on running the Nextel Cup race at Pocono and the Busch Series race in Nashville: #40-Sterling Marlin will be running the Busch Series race at his home track of Nashville Superspeedway. He will be piloting the #40 for FitzBradshaw Racing.(Ganassi

Sprague wins at Texas:

Sprague wins at Texas:

June 10, 2005
#16-Jack Sprague won the Chex 400 at Texas Motor Speedway for his first 2005 win. #23-Johnny Benson finished 2nd and said during his interview he was 'bummed', it is Benson's 4th career 2nd place finish in 35 career starts. Rounding out the top-5 were #46-Dennis Setzer

Skinner wins pole at Texas:

Skinner wins pole at Texas:

June 9, 2005
#5-Mike Skinner won the pole for the Chex 400 at Texas Motor Speedway with a new track record of 182.902mph. Skinner won the pole for this event on 2004, led both practices. Rounding out the top five are: #14-Rick Crawford, #75-David Starr, #23-Johnny Benson, #22-Bill

INC to be cut back to 60 minutes? UPDATE 2:

INC to be cut back to 60 minutes? UPDATE 2:

June 3, 2005
hearing that Speed Channel is considering moving the Inside Nextel Cup show, currently at 90 minutes, back to the one-hour format later this summer.(5-10-2005) UPDATE : from a Speed Channel interview with new VP of Studio Production Chris Long SPEED: Let's talk about

Dover News and Notes:

Dover News and Notes:

June 1, 2005
Series hits milestone 250th race this week The MBNA RacePoints 200 marks the 250th series race. Many of the drivers competing in Dovers event are winners of previous milestone events. They are Mike Skinner (#5 Toyota Tundra Toyota), first and 25th races; Rich Bickle

Kyle Busch wins at Lowe’s:

Kyle Busch wins at Lowe’s:

May 20, 2005
#15-Kyle Busch won the Quaker Steak & Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway for his first career Truck Series race in eight starts. Busch led 77 of 136 laps and beat 2nd place finisher #10-Terry Cook by 0.149 seconds for the win on a green-white checkered finish. Busch