Johnny Benson News

Benson Associate UPDATE 1:

Benson Associate UPDATE 1:

March 30, 1999
Richfood , Inc., will announce Thursday that it is co-sponsoring Johnny Benson's #26 Cheerios Ford in the Exide 400 at Richmond International Raceway in September( Times-Dispatch ) -- UPDATE 1: Richfood Holdings will appear on the trunk deck of Johnny Benson's (#26

Benson rumor squashed:

Benson rumor squashed:

March 15, 1999
Rumors had surfaced that Johnny Benson's position with the #26 Cheerios Roush team is unstable. Benson says they are happy with each other, just not the results and owner Jack Roush says Benson is not on the outs and declined further comment( That's Racin' )

Benson/Kenseth?

Benson/Kenseth?

February 24, 1999
Check this out from Sparky Plug at iRACE - "Could Johnny Benson's part-time Busch Series deal with BACE Motorsports lead Johnny B. away from the Roush empire and into a Bill Baumgardner-owned Winston Cup ride? Would that be the opening for Matt Kenseth, who we hear

Double Duty:

Double Duty:

February 19, 1999
Ten drivers with full Winston Cup rides will attempt to make the BGN race at the Rock: #9-Jeff Burton; #19-Mike Skinner; #26-Johnny Benson; #29-Ted Musgrave; #41-David Green; #44-Bobby Labonte; #60-Mark Martin; #61-Derrike Cope; #64-Geoff Bodine; and #99-Kevin Lepage

Why Hillenburg?

Why Hillenburg?

February 13, 1999
I got asked a few times why Andy Hillenburg was driving the #18 MBNA Pontiac in the NAPA 300 at Daytona. During the race CBS said because the the team was not eligible for a provisional with Steve Grissom driving the car as he is a full-time Winston Cup driver(Johnny

Roush Appears as a Team:

Roush Appears as a Team:

February 7, 1999
Roush Racing owner Jack Roush and his NASCAR drivers - Mark Martin, Jeff Burton, Johnny Benson, Chad Little, Kevin Lepage, Mike Bliss and Greg Biffle - will make an appearance at 8:15am Monday at South Daytona Beach Elementary School(That's Racin' Trackside Report)

The Hardee’s Rumor – LAST UPDATE:

The Hardee’s Rumor – LAST UPDATE:

January 7, 1999
It grew into it's own story, it all started innocently enough - Pop Secret will not be back on the #26 Cheerios Ford in 1999 and will have Hardee's as an associate as all the Roush cars will, the #16 Primestar Ford of Kevin Lepage will have a different look to make

The Hardee’s Rumor:

The Hardee’s Rumor:

January 7, 1999
It grew into it's own story, it all started innocently enough - Pop Secret will not be back on the #26 Cheerios Ford in 1999 and will have Hardee's as an associate as all the Roush cars will, the #16 Primestar Ford of Kevin Lepage will have a different look to make

Benson Crew Chief

Benson Crew Chief

November 19, 1998
Benson Crew Chief CORRECTION and UPDATE: Jack Roush and Johnny Benson were at Road Atlanta today, for the 'Roush Ride and Drive' and did a satellite interview with Alan Bestwick on Speedvision's 'Inside Winston Cup Racing' where Roush announced that Bobby Leslie would

August 29, 1998

August 29, 1998

August 29, 1998
2nd round qualifying is over: All the teams 26th or slower made a 2nd round attempt. Johnny Benson and Ron Fellows had trouble but used provisionals to get in the race. DW made the race once again on the past champions provisional. Ron Bouchard and Danny Pardus

August 28, 1998

August 28, 1998

August 28, 1998
Teams that failed to make the field in first round qualifying and are 26th or worse but are guaranteed to make the CMT300 based on owners points: #40-Sterling Marlin(14th in points and he missed a race); #16-Kevin Lepage(16); #97-Chad Little(17

August 23, 1998

August 23, 1998

August 23, 1998
More rumors from Mike Mulhern of the JournalNow, some a tad on the wild side: Kmart officials are studying a possible return to the Winston Cup tour, according to NASCAR sources. One of the men who could land a Kmart sponsorship, Ricky Rudd, presumably for his proposed

August 22, 1998

August 22, 1998

August 22, 1998
Four teams made the top 25 and the race but failed to get a front pit stall and have to pit on the dreaded back pit stretch: #42-Joe Nemechek(22nd); #26-Johnny Benson(23); #16-Kevin Lepage(24) and #77-Robert Pressley(25). (08-22-1998)

August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998

August 14, 1998
After 1st round qualifying the following seven teams are guaranteed to make the Pepsi 400 at Michigan based on owners points are: #3-Dale Earnhardt(9th in owner points); #23-Frank Kimmel(11); #21-Michael Waltrip(16); #26-Johnny Benson(18); #16-Kevin Lepage(19); #

Indy testing speeds

Indy testing speeds

July 16, 1998
Got some speeds from Indy from the Indianapolis Star newspaper(but not website): 1) Rusty Wallace 177.504mph; 2) Jeremy Mayfield 176.724; 3) Jeff Gordon 176.370; 4) Ernie Irvan 176.308; 5) Dale Jarrett 176.118; 6) Mark Martin 175.884; 7) Ricky Rudd 175.541; 8) Robert