Johnny Benson – Page 6

Frontstretch NASCAR Power Rankings: Top 15 Drivers You Aren’t Seeing on Sunday

April 3, 2022March 25, 2008 Mike Neff

The first off week of the season allowed our staff to take a look at the other racing series that NASCAR has to offer; as such, they did a little ranking of some other drivers that the fans love to follow. Whether they are seasoned veterans in the waning years of their career, or young …

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 Ford 200 at Homestead

March 28, 2022November 17, 2007

Johnny Benson took the checkered flag 0.600 seconds ahead of Kyle Busch to win the Truck Series season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway Friday night.

Thompson in Turn 5: Johnny Benson Didn’t Get the Memo

March 28, 2022November 13, 2007 Frontstretch Staff

I learned something about Johnny Benson this week. It seems the guy is quickly becoming a dinosaur, obsolete within a sport that is evolving in a direction he is neither able or willing to keep up with. Thank goodness he’s still here. Apparently, the veteran Truck Series driver is not up to speed with what …

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega

March 25, 2022October 6, 2007

Todd Bodine took the checkered flag 0.014 seconds ahead of Rick Crawford to win the Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega on Saturday afternoon.

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 Smith’s Las Vegas 350

March 24, 2022September 23, 2007

Travis Kvapil took the checkered flag ahead of Johnny Benson to win the Smith’s Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Saturday night.

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway

March 22, 2022September 2, 2007

Johnny Benson took the checkered flag ahead of Ron Hornaday Jr. for his second consecutive win Saturday night at Gateway International Raceway.

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 O’Reilly 200 at Bristol

March 22, 2022August 25, 2007

Johnny Benson scored his first career win at Bristol Wednesday night, taking the checkered flag 0.790 seconds ahead of newly married Brendan Gaughan.

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at IRP

March 20, 2022July 28, 2007

Ron Hornaday Jr. held off a strong charge by Johnny Benson to win the rain-delayed Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park.

Mirror Driving: I’ll Take Blocking for $200, NASCAR… & A Yellow Flag on the Last Lap

March 17, 2022February 21, 2007 Frontstretch Staff

Should NASCAR stay consistent with NOT throwing the yellow on the final lap if the wreck happens behind the leaders, as they did in the Daytona 500?

Tracking the Trucks: 2007 Chevrolet Silverado HD 250 at Daytona

March 17, 2022February 18, 2007

Jack Sprague took the lead from Travis Kvapil just a few hundred feet from the finish line, holding on to win the Chevrolet Silverado HD 250 at Daytona.

Random Thoughts on the Eve of the 2007 Daytona 500

March 17, 2022February 17, 2007 Matt McLaughlin

To anyone who missed Friday night’s Craftsman Truck Series race at Daytona, shame on you. For the last several years, the trucks have put on the best race of Speedweeks, and Friday night’s three-wide finish was outstanding. Yeah, I was pulling for the guy with the Blue Oval in the grille, not the foreign trucks, …

Mirror Driving: Does Daytona 500 Qualifying Mean ANYTHING?

March 16, 2022February 13, 2007 Frontstretch Staff

The top qualifiers for the Daytona 500 had zero top-10 finishes in 2006. Is the strength of teams like Robert Yates Racing and Chip Ganassi a good sign?