Johnny Benson News

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Darlington:

StockCarFans.com – Ramblings – Darlington:

August 29, 2003
The incredible pole machine that is Ryan Newman continued to roll this afternoon at Darlington Raceway. Ryan captured the Bud Pole for Sunday's Mountain Dew Southern 500 (the final Labor Day edition) with a time of 24.090 (169.048 mph)....besting Jimmie Johnson for

Ince car wins championship:

Ince car wins championship:

August 28, 2003
Justin Wells, from Aurora, Mo., wrapped up the national I.M.C.A. Sunoco Late Model championship with feature wins Saturday at Joplin 66 Speedway and Sunday at Monett Speedway. Why does that make my Cup page? Wells was driving a new James Ince car, Ince is the crew

Newman wins 5th race of 2003:

Newman wins 5th race of 2003:

August 17, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman's fuel held out and he won the The GFS Marketplace 400 at Michigan International Speedway for his 5th win of 2003 and 6th of his career. #97-Busch was leading with 2 laps to go, but ran out of fuel and ended up 18th. #29-Kevin Harvick finished 2nd.

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – Michigan:

August 17, 2003
In what was yet another fuelish event, #12-Ryan Newman made his gas last the final 52 laps today at Michigan International Speedway and won the GFS Marketplace 400. For Newman, it was his 5th victory of the season and 6th of his career. He's now the lone driver in

Milestones:

Milestones:

August 8, 2003
#10-Johnny Benson will start his 250th Winston Cup race; #97-Kurt Busch will start his 100th Cup race. #18-Bobby Labonte will start his 350th consecutive Cup race at Watkins Glen.(8-8-2003)

Wind Tunnel Testing Tuesday UPDATE:

Wind Tunnel Testing Tuesday UPDATE:

August 5, 2003
NASCAR will take cars to the wind tunnel for the first time this season Tuesday in Marietta, Ga., to test how they react to a reduction in spoiler height. The cars that will be tested: Chevrolet, #24-Jeff Gordon and #20-Tony Stewart; Ford, #17-Matt Kenseth and #38-

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – The Brickyard:

StockCarFans.Com: Rumblings – The Brickyard:

August 3, 2003
#29-Kevin Harvick led the first 17 laps....then the final 16 laps. He didn't bother messing with Mr. Inbetween! Harvick won the Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway this afternoon for his 4th career win and first of the season. He becomes the 15th different

Some Rookies Stuff:

Some Rookies Stuff:

August 1, 2003
#42-Jamie McMurray has led more miles than any other Raybestos Rookie entering the Brickyard 400: eight times in three races for 97.25 miles (52 laps, I have 55 laps). The other rookies to lead this season: #16-Greg Biffle (twice in two races for 54.50 miles, 22 laps

New #54 Crew Chief UPDATE:

New #54 Crew Chief UPDATE:

July 22, 2003
Gary Cogswell has taken over as crew chief for #54-Todd Bodine, starting at New Hampshire this week. Former crew chief, Derrick Finley will supposedly remain on as an engineer. A replacement will be named later for #66-Hideo Fukuyama as they have plans to run Watkins

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

Brickyard 400 Testing part II – Tuesday News and Speeds:

July 17, 2003
A second round of NASCAR Winston Cup Series private testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway gets underway Monday, July 14 [and 15th]. Drivers scheduled to test are: #0-Jack Sprague, #01-Mike Wallace, #02-Hermie Sadler. #07-Ted Musgrave, #2-Rusty Wallace, #4-David

Black Flag from ThatsRacin.com – the #18 Fire:

Black Flag from ThatsRacin.com – the #18 Fire:

July 14, 2003
Even though Newman did win, the "something huge" he talked about nearly happened on Lap 215 when Bobby Labonte's Chevrolet caught fire when it backed into the wall and had its fuel cell erupt during a seven-car crash. Labonte allowed his car to roll down the banking

a car? or a coffee table?

a car? or a coffee table?

June 26, 2003
#10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson loved his superspeedway car ##4518. It was the white car he used to lead 38 laps and nearly win the 2000 Daytona 500. It was a car that ran well at most superspeedway races after that. But it was also the car he was racing

What Ever Happened to….Chuck Rider, the Cup team owner?

What Ever Happened to….Chuck Rider, the Cup team owner?

June 20, 2003
Chuck Rider, a former Charlotte businessman and Winston Cup team owner who fielded cars in the Winston Cup series for Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson and Derrike Cope from 1987 through the first 10 races of 1999, is continuing to battle cancer with chemotherapy treatments

Benson comes in 2nd:

Benson comes in 2nd:

June 11, 2003
Tim DeVos, the current Late Model points leader at Berlin Raceway, outdueled hometown boy [and track owner] Johnny Benson to win the Meijer/Tony's Pizza 100. Benson, a one-time track champion here, and Tony Stewart, the defending NASCAR Winston Cup champion who won

Harvick/Benson UPDATE:

Harvick/Benson UPDATE:

June 9, 2003
NASCAR.com and ThatsRacin.com have #29-Harvick finishing 24th (91 points) at Pocono and #10-Johnny Benson 25th (88 points), while some AP results have Benson 24th and Harvick 25th. A Press Release from MBV states Benson finishing 25th. Will know for sure around 12: