Johnny Benson News

Green fastest in testing Tues at Lowe’s:

Green fastest in testing Tues at Lowe’s:

May 11, 2004
Jeff Green led the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series speed parade while NASCAR Busch Series drivers Paul Menard and Tim Sauter tested Lowe's Motor Speedway's new SAFER Barriers Tuesday as testing continued at the 1.5-mile superspeedway. It's been 38 years since a Petty Enterprises

Benson leaves the #09 team UPDATE tests for PPI:

Benson leaves the #09 team UPDATE tests for PPI:

May 10, 2004
been told that Johnny Benson and Phoenix Racing have parted ways. Benson drove the #1 Yellow Frieght Dodge in the Busch Series and #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming for the team. AND it is also posted on the Johnny Benson website. AND II BGNRacing.com has confirmed that

Benson leaves the #1 team:

Benson leaves the #1 team:

May 10, 2004
been told that Johnny Benson and Phoenix Racing have parted ways. Benson drove the #1 Yellow Frieght Dodge in the Busch Series and #09 Miccosukee Indian Gaming for the team

Richmond Testing Continues:

Richmond Testing Continues:

May 6, 2004
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup drivers are threatening to break the poll record of 21.194 seconds (approximately 127 mph) at Richmond International Raceway. After two full days of testing the new asphalt among more than 20 drivers, all agreed that the record would fall during Wawa

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES NEWS & NOTES – CALIFORNIA

NASCAR BUSCH SERIES NEWS & NOTES – CALIFORNIA

April 30, 2004
Coast Guard, Labonte Racing and California Speedway to host Hispanic students Nearly 150 Hispanic college and high school engineering students will get an up-close and personal look at the NASCAR Busch Series at California Speedway this week. On Thursday, 20 students

2nd PPI Team? UPDATE:

2nd PPI Team? UPDATE:

April 27, 2004
PPI Motorsports may have a couple cars and a couple crew chiefs in the mix this week when it tests at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta, KY. PPI owner Cal Wells III has long craved a second team to run alongside Ricky Craven's #32 Tide Chevrolet. He said the search is picking

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

Parts taken and work being done on cars at ‘Dega UPDATE:

April 25, 2004
NASCAR inspectors confiscated a few parts in the Cup garage Friday morning before qualifying. Unapproved fuel cell gaskets were taken from the cars of #30-Johnny Sauter and #17-Matt Kenseth and unapproved windshield braces from the cars of #32-Ricky Craven and #48-

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

April 23, 2004
Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done there. #12-Ryan Newman, #17-Matt Kenseth and #29-Kevin Harvick will test tires.(Roanoke Times)(4-21-2004) UPDATE: Please note that both days of

Jeff Burton to RCR #31? UPDATE 2 denied:

Jeff Burton to RCR #31? UPDATE 2 denied:

April 16, 2004
Rumors swirled last week about Johnny Sauter being released from the #30 AOL Chevy team, which is 24th in the standings, and getting replaced by Johnny Benson or Dave Blaney. Another garage rumor: Jeff Burton's #99 Ford, which is 30th in the standings, will shut down

Jeff Burton to RCR #31?

Jeff Burton to RCR #31?

April 12, 2004
Rumors swirled last week about Johnny Sauter being released from the #30 AOL Chevy team, which is 24th in the standings, and getting replaced by Johnny Benson or Dave Blaney. Another garage rumor: Jeff Burton's #99 Ford, which is 30th in the standings, will shut down

Truex Jr. wins pole at Nashville…BUT goes to the rear:

Truex Jr. wins pole at Nashville…BUT goes to the rear:

April 9, 2004
#8-Martin Truex shattered the Nashville Superspeedway track record with a lap of 166.515mph Friday and won his second Busch series pole of the season. A total of 21 drivers topped the qualifying record of 163.324 set by Randy LaJoie before last year's Pepsi 300, starting

Kenseth wins at Texas:

Kenseth wins at Texas:

April 3, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth swept by #5-Kyle Busch on Lap 186 of Saturday's O'Reilly 300 at Texas Motor Speedway, then passed #25-Bobby Hamilton Jr. just as a caution was coming out on Lap 195. After the race was red-flagged, Kenseth then pulled away on the restart with three

Benson in the #09 at Texas:

Benson in the #09 at Texas:

March 30, 2004
Johnny Benson will drive the #09 Phoenix Racing Dodge at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend, Joe Ruttman was listed on the early entry list.(3-30-2004)

New Jersey Native Martin Truex Jr. Wins at Bristol:

New Jersey Native Martin Truex Jr. Wins at Bristol:

March 27, 2004
#8-Martin Truex Jr.'s first NASCAR Busch Series victory was dominating and clear-cut [a NJ native with NJ native Jayski in attendence]. The remainder of the finishing order in Saturday's Sharpie Professional 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway, however, was determined only

Spencer to the #09 car?

Spencer to the #09 car?

March 15, 2004
Jimmy Spencer is out looking for a full-time Nextel Cup ride and #09 car owner James Finch, a man that Spencer has worked for in the past, is looking at a more full-time operation that he's run lately, and the two could be teaming up. Finch has been a cherry-picker