Johnny Benson News

BBBSA and Benson:

BBBSA and Benson:

April 3, 2001
BBBSA and Benson: 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 $556,845. Valvoline is donating $5,000 for every

#10 Paint:

#10 Paint:

March 28, 2001
#10 Paint: Team Valvoline's Johnny Benson will roll out the special Eagle One Pontiac at Texas Motor Speedway for the Harrah's 500 Sunday. The car features the "Screaming Eagle" design. It will be the first of three consecutive Eagle One cars for the coming weeks'

Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Speeds:

Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Speeds:

March 28, 2001
Testing at Martinsville UPDATE 3 Speeds: A few teams will be testing at Martinsville Speedway in the new few weeks: March 20-21 – #1-Steve Park, #24-Jeff Gordon, #6-Mark Martin, #97-Kurt Busch, #21-Elliott Sadler. and on March 27-28 – #12-Jeremy Mayfield, #44-Buckshot

New Changer for the #10 UPDATE:

New Changer for the #10 UPDATE:

March 26, 2001
New Changer for the #10 UPDATE: Two team members who changed the rear tires on Johnny Benson's #10 car last year will be back in that role this weekend. They will replace two crewmen who've moved to the crew of #36 Ken Schrader, Benson's teammate(That's Racin'), AND

New Changer for the #10:

New Changer for the #10:

March 24, 2001
New Changer for the #10: Two team members who changed the rear tires on Johnny Benson's #10 car last year will be back in that role this weekend. They will replace two crewmen who've moved to the crew of #36 Ken Schrader, Benson's teammate(That's Racin'), AND Two pit

Wind Tunnel:

Wind Tunnel:

March 15, 2001
Wind Tunnel: Ottawa's Dr. Vinh Nguyen is doing his absolute best to keep it the wind tunnel in Ottawa a secret. Dr. Nguyen operates the National Research Council's wind tunnel at Uplands Air Force base, which is the home away from home for many of NASCAR's Winston

Incredible, Amazing, Unreal!

Incredible, Amazing, Unreal!

March 11, 2001
Incredible, Amazing, Unreal! what else can you say. What a shocking and welcome upset win at Atlanta. #29-Kevin Harvick, a rookie in his third Winston Cup race, who took over for the late Dale Earnhardt in the Richard Childress Racing GM Goodwrench Chevy (changed to

Valvoline and BBBSA:

Valvoline and BBBSA:

March 10, 2001
Valvoline and BBBSA: Pro Football Hall of Famer Lynn Swann announced a $1 million pledge from Valvoline to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) if Valvoline NASCAR driver Johnny Benson wins a pole position and race on the same weekend for any of the remaining

New #10/36 Digs:

New #10/36 Digs:

February 13, 2001
New #10/36 Digs: After Daytona, the Johnny Benson’s #10 Valvoline Pontiac team will move all of its employees to the new 40,000-square-foot race shop at the Concord, N.C. airport with teammate Ken Schrader’s. MB2 Motorsports team is now based in Mooresville, NC. Valvoline

More Parts:

More Parts:

February 11, 2001
More Parts: NASCAR inspectors collected another batch of unapproved parts during pre-qualifying inspections on Saturday. Several springs were confiscated from the teams of #1-Steve Park, #88-Dale Jarrett, #11-Brett Bodine, #10-Johnny Benson, #92-Stacy Compton (two), #

Las Vegas Testing – Day 4:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 4:

February 2, 2001
Las Vegas Testing - Day 4: #10-Johnny Benson's new Valvoline colors were flying during Thursday's test session at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Benson turned a lap at 173.376mph to establish the best testing time by any of the 25 Cup teams who have tested at LVMS this

Get Well:

Get Well:

February 1, 2001
Get Well: former Cup team owner, Chuck Rider, is battling colon cancer. Rider co-owned the #30-Bahari Racing from 1987-99, fielding cars for Michael Waltrip from 1987-95, Johnny Benson 1996-97 and Derrike Cope 1998-99. Rider sold the team in late 1999 to Jack Birmingham

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

January 31, 2001
For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated

Testing at the Rock:

Testing at the Rock:

January 18, 2001
Testing at the Rock: #27-Kenny Wallace and #10-Johnny Benson are scheduled to test Thursday and Friday at North Carolina Speedway(the Rock, located in Rockingham, NC). #24-Jeff Gordon is scheduled to test Sunday and Monday. #5-Terry Labonte and #25-Jerry Nadeau are

Inside NASCAR Winston Cup to return:

Inside NASCAR Winston Cup to return:

January 16, 2001
Inside NASCAR Winston Cup to return: SpeedVisions Monday night NASCAR show with Michael Waltrip, Johnny Benson, Ken Schrader and Allen Bestwick will continue, but not from a studio but on the road in the city of the race. It is not know who will host or be on the show