Johnny Benson News

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

NASCAR’s Statement on the the Talladega Testing:

August 29, 2001
NASCAR's Statement on the the Talladega Testing: The following are comments from Gary Nelson, NASCAR Winston Cup Series director, regarding Monday's test by NASCAR at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. This test was designed by NASCAR for its teams to test various changes

Talladega Testing Done:

Talladega Testing Done:

August 28, 2001
Talladega Testing Done: A day after running three- and four-wide in an invitation-only NASCAR test, more than a dozen Winston Cup Series teams remained at Talladega Superspeedway to prepare for October’s EA SPORTS™ 500 on Oct. 21. On Monday, NASCAR officials sent 19

Valvoline and BBBSA:

Valvoline and BBBSA:

July 30, 2001
Valvoline and BBBSA: In just 2 1/2 years, Valvoline's NASCAR team-based fundraising effort on behalf of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America has topped $600,000 in contributions. Going into this weekend's (Aug. 3-5) Brickyard 400 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway,

Stewart in Trouble UPDATE Suspension? UPDATE 4 Fined and Extended Probation:

Stewart in Trouble UPDATE Suspension? UPDATE 4 Fined and Extended Probation:

July 11, 2001
Stewart in Trouble UPDATE Suspension? UPDATE 4 Fined and Extended Probation: Tony Stewart faces disciplinary action from NASCAR this week as a result of his confrontations with a member of the motorsports media and Winston Cup series director Gary Nelson following

BBBSA Update:

BBBSA Update:

July 10, 2001
BBBSA Update: Johnny Benson's performance in the #10 Valvoline Pontiac, combined with contributions from Valvoline and NASCAR fans, has brought the current total raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters since 1999 to $589,829. Valvoline is donating $5,000 for every Winston

Bad Parts:

Bad Parts:

July 6, 2001
Bad Parts: Several teams were caught Thursday during inspections using altered bolts to hold their fuel cells in place. NASCAR inspectors took bolts from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #31-Mike Skinner, #9-Bill Elliott, #44-Buckshot Jones and #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr. Parts

Benson Turns Down Pole At His Track:

Benson Turns Down Pole At His Track:

July 5, 2001
Benson Turns Down Pole At His Track: Johnny Benson turned down the pole before the 50-lap feature last Saturday night in a late model race at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Mich. Benson qualified 10th fastest, but he could have started on the pole. Berlin, like many short

Michael, Ken and Johnny back:

Michael, Ken and Johnny back:

May 30, 2001
Michael, Ken and Johnny back: Responding to the clamor of the fans, Speedvision will present a special one-time only (for now) reteaming of those bad boys of stock car racing, Michael Waltrip, Ken Schrader and Johnny Benson in One More Time With Michael, Ken and Johnny

Winston Open and the Pits:

Winston Open and the Pits:

May 22, 2001
Winston Open and the Pits: from the PPI Motorpsorts site, an explanation of what happened - Ricky Craven and the Tide team posted a strong run during the first segment of the two-leg Winston Open competition at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Starting fourth, Craven jockeyed

Valvoline/BBBSA Update:

Valvoline/BBBSA Update:

May 21, 2001
Valvoline/BBBSA Update: Johnny Benson's performance in the #10 Valvoline Pontiac, combined with contributions from Valvoline and NASCAR fans, has brought the current total raised for Big Brothers Big Sisters since 1999 to $587,909. Valvoline is donating $5,000 for

Benson 7th at his own track:

Benson 7th at his own track:

May 15, 2001
Benson 7th at his own track: Johnny Benson Jr.'s return to West Michigan didn't have a storybook ending, but for 47 laps, it sure appeared that it would. Benson tore through the 36-car field in Saturday night's Scott Baker Memorial 100 at the Berlin Raceway, moving

Special Paint UPDATE 2:

Special Paint UPDATE 2:

May 11, 2001
Special Paint UPDATE 2: been told that #36-Ken Schrader will have a different paint scheme at Charlotte in Oct and the #10-Johnny Benson will have a speical scheme at the Brickyard 400(5-4-2001) UPDATE: See an image of the Daytona/Pepsi 400 #36 car in my Paint Scheme

Testing News:

Testing News:

April 25, 2001
Testing News: #20-Tont Stewart and #93-Dave Blaney completes a two-day Goodyear tire test today at Michigan and #10-Johnny Benson participated in a two-day Goodyear tire test Monday and Tuesday at Pocono(Roanoke Times), no speeds reported. Commenst by Benson: The #

Dyno’s UPDATE – some numbers:

Dyno’s UPDATE – some numbers:

April 6, 2001
Dyno's UPDATE - some numbers: The top six cars in Sunday's race were tested on a chassis dynamometer after the race by NASCAR. The dyno measures horsepower to the rear wheels. The cars tested were the Dale Jarrett(#88) and Kurt Busch(#97) Fords, the Steve Park(#1)

Eagle One:

Eagle One:

April 4, 2001
Eagle One: Johnny Benson is flying the black-and-white colors of Eagle One car care products three times in April. The usual blue-and-white #10 Valvoline Pontiac first took on the different look last Sunday in Texas, and that will continue in this Sunday's (April 8