Johnny Benson News

More on the Brooke Subpoenas:

More on the Brooke Subpoenas:

February 15, 2003
Ray Evernham, Felix Sabates and Chip Ganassi did not have to give depositions Friday in the Gordon divorce case. The three Winston Cup team owners had received subpoenas -- Evernham got his at Daytona International Speedway (Sabates and Ganassi on a Yacht in a local

A few parts seized at Daytona:

A few parts seized at Daytona:

February 8, 2003
NASCAR inspectors gave Winston Cup cars a thorough going-over Friday, with the garage finally closing at 10:02pm/et. Despite the slow process, only four items had been confiscated from teams and displayed on the NASCAR hauler. Unapproved underpans were taken off the

Testing at Atlanta:

Testing at Atlanta:

February 4, 2003
#12-Ryan Newman will be testing at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Feb. 18-19, closed to the public. On Feb. 25-26, #41-Casey Mears, #42-Jamie McMurray, #15-Michael Waltrip, #0-Jack Sprague, #38-Elliott Sadler and #10-Johnny Benson are scheduled to test, also, closed to

ISA ceases to exist UPDATE 2 track to sue:

ISA ceases to exist UPDATE 2 track to sue:

January 31, 2003
hearing the new International Stockcar Alliance [ISA] ( isaracing.com - the site is now down) which was supposed to start up and run in 2003, will either not exist or not run until 2004. The series, based and run in Canada was to feature a chance for a driver and a

New Speed Show UPDATE BGN Qualifying:

New Speed Show UPDATE BGN Qualifying:

January 21, 2003
The Speed Channel will add a Grand National [Busch - BGN] version of its popular "Inside Winston Cup" show to its lineup this year. It will air on Wednesday nights before the rewind of the weekend's Winston Cup race. Randy Lajoie and Hank Parker Jr. will be regular

Kenny signs with IWC:

Kenny signs with IWC:

December 6, 2002
Kenny signs with IWC: Kenny Wallace and Speed Channel have signed a 1 year contract to place Kenny as the Official Permanent Guest Host of the show "Inside Winston Cup". If Johnny Benson, Michael Waltrip or Ken Schrader can't make the show, Wallace will be on the show

Lots of TV coverage at Daytona by Fox/Speed:

Lots of TV coverage at Daytona by Fox/Speed:

December 6, 2002
Lots of TV coverage at Daytona by Fox/Speed: Next February, the Daytona 500 will get its greatest level of coverage yeat as FOX Sports and its family of networks will open the NASCAR racing season with more than 75 hours of programming from Daytona SpeedWeeks, leading

More Mikey Stuff:

More Mikey Stuff:

December 3, 2002
More Mikey Stuff: Michael and Buffy Waltrip, owners of the #99 BGN Aaron's Dream Machine, held a fundraiser titled, "Party with the Posse," in an effort to raise money for four local charities. Waltrip refers to the crew that makes up Michael Waltrip Racing as the, "

Rumblings – Homestead:

Rumblings – Homestead:

November 18, 2002
Rumblings - Homestead: The hottest driver on the tour the last month and a half was standing in Victory Lane again today as Kurt Busch passed Ryan Newman on lap 257 and went on to win the final Winston Cup event of the season today. This was Busch's third win in the

TV Stuff – Monday:

TV Stuff – Monday:

November 18, 2002
TV Stuff - Monday: Alan Bestwick, Ken Schrader, Johnny Benson and Michael Waltrip will film their weekly TV show Speed Channel's Inside Winston Cup from Homestead-Miami Speedway on Monday morning, which will Monday, Nov 18th at 7:00pm/et. RPM 2Night the final show

Brewco switching to Pontiac and be aligned with MBV:

Brewco switching to Pontiac and be aligned with MBV:

November 8, 2002
Brewco Motorsports owner [#27 and #37] Clarence Brewer doesn't know who'll be behind the wheel of his cars in 2003, but they'll be Pontiac and his organization will be aligned with Johnny Benson's #10-MBV Motorsports Winston Cup team. AND Casey Atwood is being considered

Brewco switching to Pontiac and be aligned with MBV:

Brewco switching to Pontiac and be aligned with MBV:

November 8, 2002
Brewco switching to Pontiac and be aligned with MBV: Brewco Motorsports owner [#27 and #37] Clarence Brewer doesn't know who'll be behind the wheel of his cars in 2003, but they'll be Pontiac and his organization will be aligned with Johnny Benson's #10-MBV Motorsports

Nice Crowd:

Nice Crowd:

November 4, 2002
Nice Crowd: Johnny Benson joined Donnie Allison (1968), Mark Martin (1989) and Ward Burton (1995) as drivers whose first Winston Cup wins have come at North Carolina Speedway.(Richmond Times Dispatch)(11-4-2002)

Johnny Benson finally wins his first Cup race:

Johnny Benson finally wins his first Cup race:

November 3, 2002
Johnny Benson finally wins his first Cup race: In his 226th Winston Cup race, #10-Johnny Benson won his first Winston Cup race leading the last 28 laps to win the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at North Carloina Speedway in Rockingham, NC. #6-Mark Martin ended up

Phoenix Testing and Fittapaldi to run #44 next week UPDATE:

Phoenix Testing and Fittapaldi to run #44 next week UPDATE:

October 30, 2002
Phoenix Testing and Fittapaldi to run #44 next week UPDATE: Out West #24-Jeff Gordon Was Practicing at Phoenix along with #10-Johnny Benson, #49-Derrike Cope, and CART driver Christian Fittapaldi, Who is going to attempt to qualify the Petty Enterprises #44 Georgia