Johnny Benson News

M&M’s gone? Schrader out of the #36? Nadeau in?

M&M’s gone? Schrader out of the #36? Nadeau in?

June 3, 2002
M&M's gone? Schrader out of the #36? Nadeau in? the LTN Radio show reports that M&M's is rumored to be leaving the #36 MB2 team and that Ken Schrader may be heading to the #43 Petty Racing team AND that M&M's is rethinking their position with NASCAR and

Green in the #31? UPDATE Benson no more?:

Green in the #31? UPDATE Benson no more?:

May 27, 2002
hearing that David Green will again drive the Marsh Racing Whelen # 31 at Dover on June 1st as Johnny Benson is still recovering from the broken rib suffered at Richmond.(5-22-2002) UPDATE: hearing Johnny Benson will no longer drive the #31 or any other car besides

Benson looks to stay at MBV:

Benson looks to stay at MBV:

May 27, 2002
Benson looks to stay at MBV: Johnny Benson, sidelined since breaking a rib in a Busch Series race May 3 at Richmond, expects to be back in his Cup car June 9 at Pocono. Benson's contract runs out at the end of the year, and though he is having his worst season in the

Nadeau in the #10 longer? UPDATE thru Dover:

Nadeau in the #10 longer? UPDATE thru Dover:

May 17, 2002
Nadeau in the #10 longer? UPDATE thru Dover: Jerry Nadeau's role as the substitute for the injured Johnny Benson in MBV Motorsports' #10 Valvoline Pontiac may be extended beyond Saturday's running of the Winston Open at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Nadeau, who left Hendrick

#31 to skip New Hampshire UPDATE nope David Green in:

#31 to skip New Hampshire UPDATE nope David Green in:

May 8, 2002
been told the #31 Whelen Chevy will not run at New Hampshire as planned to allow Johnny Benson's broken rib to heal, next planned event is Dover on June 1st.(5-6-2002) UPDATE: change of plans, the #31 Whelen Chevy will run at New Hampshire with David Green driving.(

Benson injured in BGN race UPDATE 3 will NOT race at RIR, may miss Winston Open:

Benson injured in BGN race UPDATE 3 will NOT race at RIR, may miss Winston Open:

May 5, 2002
Benson injured in BGN race UPDATE 3 will NOT race at RIR, may miss Winston Open: Johnny Benson was injured in an accident Friday night in the Hardee's 250 BGN race. Benson and rookie Brian Vickers got together in Turn 3 on Lap 23 of 250, which sent Benson's #31 Chevy

Qualifying rained out at Richmond:

Qualifying rained out at Richmond:

May 2, 2002
Qualifying for the BGN race at Richmond was cancelled due to rain. #24-Jack Sprague, as the series points leader, earned to top starting position for the race as rain forced the cancellation of qualifying. Sprague will be joined on the front row by #57-Jason Keller

Pontiac looking for teams:

Pontiac looking for teams:

April 28, 2002
Pontiac looking for teams: Officials with Pontiac are attempting to gauge interest among Winston Cup teams to see if any are interested in switching manufacturers when the 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix debuts next season [see pictures on my NASCAR Past News page]. The PPI

Bigger Car…sooner?

Bigger Car…sooner?

April 26, 2002
Bigger Car...sooner? Johnny Benson's fiery exit from Sunday's Talladega 500 once again raises the issue of how difficult it seems for drivers to get out of their cars after wrecks, and it could prompt NASCAR to move even faster on its proposed "big greenhouse" car.

Benson OK:

Benson OK:

April 22, 2002
Benson OK: #10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson left Talladega Superspeedway feeling like a pretty lucky man. He wasn’t so fortunate to miss the big wreck on lap 164 that involved 24 cars. Nor did he feel real lucky for his 39th-place finish after running pretty

Race Fever does well:

Race Fever does well:

April 21, 2002
Race Fever does well: Phil Barkdoll, auctioneer for Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind's Race Fever event, got an unprecedented $15,000 bid on a rare autographed Dale Earnhardt helmet Friday night during festivities at the Speedvision Dome. "Preliminary estimates

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

April 17, 2002
Testing at Richmond UPDATE: Eighteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway over a four-day period next week in preparation for their visit to "The Action Track" May 2-4. Tentatively scheduled

Testing at Talladega UPDATE:

Testing at Talladega UPDATE:

April 11, 2002
Testing at Talladega UPDATE: Seven Cup teams tested Tuesday at Talladega: #49-BAM Racing with Shawna Robinson, #20-Joe Gibbs Racing with Mike McLaughlin (Tony Stewart will be there Wed), #10-MBV Motorsports with Johnny Benson, #22-Bill Davis Racing with Tom Hubert, #

Kirby to the #31? UPDATE 3 Benson in the #31?:

Kirby to the #31? UPDATE 3 Benson in the #31?:

April 1, 2002
hearing that ARCA driver Stuart Kirby is a canidate for the #31 Whelens Chevy ride for the 2002 BGN season(1-16-2002) UPDATE: This season, Kirby hopes to make a transition to the NASCAR Busch Series, where there's a possibility he'll drive the #31 car for 8 to 10 races

Benson in the #31 BGN ride? UPDATE 2:

Benson in the #31 BGN ride? UPDATE 2:

April 1, 2002
Benson in the #31 BGN ride? UPDATE 2: hearing Winston Cup driver, Johnny Benson (#10 Valvoline Pontiac) will drive a limited schedule in the #31 Whelen Chevy. Staurt Kirby was rumored to run the cat but will instead run more races with Jimmy Spencer's #34 BGN team.(