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Johnny Benson, Jr.

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Born 1963. Johnny Benson, Jr. is an American racing driver and racing automobile driver.

Jonathan Frederick Benson Jr. (born June 27, 1963) is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR's three national series (Cup, Busch, Truck), and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award, and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.

Benson, who began his NASCAR career in 1993, is the second of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, and the seventeenth of only thirty-six drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR's three national series.

Early career Benson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated from Forest Hills Northern High School in 1981. He became a late model champion at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan before joining the American Speed Association (ASA) in 1990. During Benson's rookie season in the ASA he captured one pole position, led 174 laps and scored eight top-ten finishes to blitz the competition for the ASA's Pat Schauer Rookie of the Year award. In 1991, Benson compiled 13 top-tens including four second-place finishes. Benson ranked fourth in the ASA AC-Delco Challenge Series in 1991. Benson later went on to win the 1993 ASA championship. During his time in the ASA Series, he drove the No. 21 Valvoline Chevrolet for Throop Motorsports.

NASCAR career 1993–1999 In 1993, Benson made his Busch Series debut at Michigan International Speedway, driving the No. 41 Delco Remy Chevrolet for Ernie Irvan. He started 20th, but finished 40th after an early crash when he had flipped in the race. He ran three more races that season in the No. 74 Staff America Chevy for BACE Motorsports, qualifying third at Hickory Motor Speedway. His best finish was 18th at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Benson was hired to drive full-time for BACE in 1994. He won his first career race at the SplitFire 200 and finished sixth in points, winning Rookie of the Year honors. The following season, Benson won early in the season at Atlanta and Hickory and had nineteen top-ten finishes, winning the championship. He also began running in the Truck Series in the No. 18 Performance Friction Chevrolet C/K for Kurt Roehrig. In his first season, his best finish was second at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The following season, he won the pole at North Wilkesboro Speedway.

In 1996, Benson moved up to the Winston Cup Series, a series Benson's father John Benson Sr. competed in for one race back in 1973. He joined the No. 30 Pennzoil team owned by Bahari Racing. He failed to qualify for one race at the Food City 500, but won the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year title. He won one pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway. In August, he dominated the Brickyard 400 before a problem on the last pit stop ended his chances for victory. He ended the season with seven top-tens and was 21st in points. He was invited to the 1996 International Race of Champions as the reigning Busch Series champion, and finished third in the final points, finishing in the top-ten in all four races.

In 1997, Benson had eight top-tens, but did not finish in the top-five once. He won his second career pole at Michigan and finished outside of the top-ten by one point to Ken Schrader. At the end of the season, he announced he would be joining Roush Racing to run the brand-new No. 26 General Mills/Cheerios Ford Taurus.

Benson missed the season opening Daytona 500, then finished 30th at the following race. He then had a streak of no finishes worse than ninth over the next five races and rose as high as tenth in points, before he finished 38th and 41st in the next two races. For the rest of the season, his best finish was ninth and he qualified no higher than second. He finished 20th in points. Benson had numerous crew chiefs in 1999. He had two top-ten finishes and finished 28th in points. After a long negotiation, he was able to buy out his contract and announced he would leave Roush.

2000–2003

At the start of the 2000 Winston Cup season, Benson found himself without a sponsor when he signed on to join Tyler Jet Motorsports to run the No. 10 car. The team showed up at Daytona Speedweeks with a white unsponsored Pontiac Grand Prix. Lycos signed on to be the team's sponsor for the year on the morning of the Daytona 500. During the race, Benson and crew chief James Ince gambled on a late pitstop when they took only two right side tires and fuel, to come out with the lead with 43 laps to go. He held off the field until a multi-car crash brought out the caution in the final ten laps. On the restart with four laps to go, Benson was leading with Dale Jarrett and Jeff Burton right behind. Jarrett bumped Benson, sending him up the track going into turn 1, then passed him for the win while Benson slid back in twelfth. Benson finished sixth in the third race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and was 11th in points. At the next race at Atlanta, Benson did not qualify in first-round qualifying, and he missed the race after the second round was canceled. Benson finished second three weeks later.

At the Pepsi 400 in July, the Tyler Jet Motorsports car showed up at Daytona again with a white car. During the weekend before the race, the team removed the Lycos.com decals. Reports said that it was because Lycos never paid. Tyler Jet went sponsorless for the next four races before Aaron's came aboard right before the team shut down. During the sponsorless run the team was sold to MB2 Motorsports. In August, Valvoline announced they would not only sponsor the team but become part owner. Benson finished 13th in points.

Benson began his 2001 season with an engine failure that relegated him to 28th place, a few laps after the race's "Big One" involving nineteen cars took place. He had top-ten finishes in each of the next four races, including a fourth-place run in the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, which allowed him to be a career-high second in the points (tied with Sterling Marlin) following the spring Darlington Race. He finished third at Texas and Indianapolis. He did not win a points race, even though he did win the non-points Winston Open at Charlotte from the pole after leader Ryan Newman in the No. 02 Alltel Ford suffered a blown engine late in the race. Benson finished the 2001 season 11th in points.

Benson started 2002 with a tenth-place finish in the Daytona 500 despite a crash early in the race. In May, Benson agreed to race in the Richmond Busch Series race for Marsh Racing in the No. 31 Whelen Engineering Chevrolet. Benson was involved in a wreck in the early stages of the races and ended up with broken ribs and he missed three Cup races. At the Pepsi 400 in Daytona, he started sixth, and on the eighth lap he got together with Michael Waltrip. Benson ended up rebreaking his ribs which put him out of action for two more races. At Loudon, Benson started second, led 53 of 207 laps, and finished fourth. Benson tied a career-best second-place finish at Martinsville Speedway, which he got twice in 2000. On November 3, he started 26th in the 43 car field at the Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 at Rockingham. With fifty laps to go, he was running in fifth, and with 28 laps left he passed Mark Martin (who coincidentally had Valvoline as his sponsor for many years) for the lead. In the last ten laps, other drivers were running out of gas, including his teammate Ken Schrader. However, Benson held off Martin by 0.26 seconds to win the race.

Benson was sixth in points after the first four races of the 2003 season. Benson had top-five finishes at Dover and Homestead, and finished 24th in the points. Valvoline decided to release Benson in favor of rookie driver Scott Riggs after the season was over.

Busch and Trucks: 2004–2010 2004 started off with Benson signing on with Phoenix Racing to run the full 2004 Busch Series schedule. Benson won his first and only career Busch pole at Rockingham, but a rules violation relegated him to last place when the green flag dropped for the race. He was poised to win at Bristol in the spring until Benson was caught up in a late race incident between Kevin Harvick and David Stremme. Benson was also involved in a crash between the top-four drivers at Nashville while racing for the win, and parted ways with Phoenix before the Richmond race. He also drove four races in Phoenix's No. 09 Cup ride, his best finish 27th at the Daytona 500.

Over the next few months, Benson ran one Busch race for Matt Kenseth and Robbie and John Reiser. In August, he was offered a ride in the Bill Davis Racing No. 23 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series, which was previously driven by Shelby Howard before he was released from the team. Benson had eight top-ten finishes in thirteen races, finishing 25th in the 2004 series' points standings. Benson had ten top-ten finishes in 25 races, and was tenth in the 2005 points standings. He ran four Busch races, one for FitzBradshaw Racing, and another for Smith Bros. Racing, finishing 18th at Nashville. He also had three Cup starts, two of them in the No. 00 Sara Lee Chevy for Michael Waltrip, and another at Atlanta in the No. 23 Dodge Charger for Bill Davis, finishing 28th.

Benson won his first Craftsman Truck Series race at the 2006 Con-way Freight 200 at the Michigan International Speedway. With the win, Benson became the seventeenth driver to win a race in all three of NASCAR's major series. He has also won a pole in each of the three series. He followed with a back-to-back win at the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at Milwaukee Mile. His third win of the season was at the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Speedway. His fourth win of the season was at the Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Benson won his fifth race of the year at the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Benson finished the 2006 season in second-place, 127 behind Todd Bodine. He was named the series' Most Popular Driver for 2006.

For the 2007 season, Benson continued to drive in the No. 23 truck for Bill Davis Racing. He finished the season in third place with four wins: the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at Milwaukee Mile, the O'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife at Bristol, the Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 at Gateway International Raceway, and the Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Benson was named the series' Most Popular Driver for the second year in row, becoming the first driver to repeat as award recipient. Benson also returned to NEXTEL Cup racing by driving the Wyler Racing No. 46 Toyota Camry in the 2007 Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400. He also returned to the Busch Series by driving the Phoenix Racing No. 1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the 2007 AT&T 250. Bill Davis also had Benson pull "double duty", driving the No. 23 truck and the No. 36 Toyota Camry in the Cup Series on the same weekend; he did so at the final two races of the year (Phoenix and Homestead-Miami). Benson in the Bill Davis Racing No. 36 car at Homestead in 2007, his final career Cup Series start.

Benson drove the No. 23 truck in the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series, winning the series championship in the last race of the season. With the title, he became the second driver to win both the Busch Grand National Series and Craftsman Truck Series championships (Greg Biffle accomplished this in 2002). In addition, to date he joined a list of only six drivers to ever win at least one championship in more than one of the three main title series (Bobby Labonte, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, and Kyle Busch are the others, and they have won championships in the second tier and Cup Series.) His first win of the season came at the Camping World RV Sales 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, the third consecutive race that Benson has won as Milwaukee Mile. His second, third, and fourth wins came at the Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway, the Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O'Reilly Raceway Park, and the Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. With this series of wins, he became the fifth driver in the Craftsman Truck Series to win three races in a row. His fifth win of the year came at the Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway. Benson was named the series' Most Popular Driver for the third year in row.

Also in 2008, after a deal for Jacques Villeneuve to drive the Bill Davis Racing No. 27 Toyota Camry fell through, it was announced that Benson and Mike Skinner would share driving duties for the No. 27. Benson failed to qualify in his first appearance in 2008 at the Kobalt Tools 500, which is also Benson's last attempt to run a Sprint Cup series race to date.

On November 6, 2008, Benson announced that he would not be returning to Bill Davis Racing after the 2008 season. On December 8, 2008, Benson announced that he would be joining the Red Horse Racing team to drive the No. 1 Toyota Tundra in the 2009 season. Benson's crew chief from the 2008 season, Trip Bruce, also joined the No. 1 team. On June 8, 2009, it was announced that Red Horse Racing was having to suspend the No. 1 due to a lack of sponsorship after competing in eight races with four top-ten finishes.

On June 13, 2009, Benson was burned in a fiery crash in an ISMA Supermodifieds race at Berlin Raceway. He was transported to Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with where he was hospitalized suffering from a broken collarbone, separated shoulder, three broken ribs, bruised lungs, a fractured wrist and third-degree burns on one elbow. After undergoing two surgeries for the burns and a separated shoulder, Benson fully recovered.

Post-racing career Benson currently works for the National Motorsports Appeals Panel. Although Benson retired from NASCAR, he still raced a supermodified for car owner Brad Lichty on the ISMA tour until 2025. He also served as the pace car driver for the 2021 SRX Series. In 2023, Benson was announced as a competitor for the SRX Series in a one-off appearance at Berlin Raceway. Benson retired from driving competition on March 6, 2026. Johnny Benson Jr. was inducted in the Grand Rapids, MI Sports Hall of Fame (www.grshof.com) in 2013, following his Father, Johnny Sr. in 2001. Johnny Benson Jr. was inducted into the Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame(www.mmshof.org) in 2018, following his Father, Johnny Sr. in 1986. Johnny Benson Jr. was inducted in the Berlin Raceway Hall of Fame (www.berlinraceway.com) in 2022, following his Father, Johnny Sr. in 2006.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Sprint Cup Series NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Pts Ref 1996 Bahari Racing 30 Pontiac DAY23 CAR20 RCH37 ATL38 DAR24 BRIDNQ NWS24 MAR25 TAL10 SON18 CLT38 DOV17 POC25 MCH37 DAY25 NHA9 POC5 TAL18 IND8* GLN15 MCH7 BRI28 DAR11 RCH10 DOV24 MAR17 NWS17 CLT14 CAR40 PHO32 ATL27 21st 3004 1997 DAY28 CAR27 RCH9 ATL11 DAR10 TEX28 BRI31 MAR17 SON21 TAL9 CLT15 DOV21 POC27 MCH10 CAL13 DAY16 NHA18 POC13 IND7 GLN11 MCH24 BRI18 DAR19 RCH13 NHA19 DOV28 MAR19 CLT10 TAL19 CAR36 PHO7 ATL10 11th 3575 1998 Roush Racing 26 Ford DAYDNQ CAR30 LVS4 ATL9 DAR8 BRI5 TEX5 MAR38 TAL41 CAL8 CLT9 DOV41 RCH18 MCH22 POC36 SON21 NHA21 POC33 IND25 GLN9 MCH34 BRI33 NHA21 DAR21 RCH41 DOV15 MAR9 CLT28 TAL31 DAY26 PHO9 CAR41 ATL23 20th 3160 1999 DAY17 CAR16 LVS38 ATL22 DAR18 TEX11 BRI29 MAR35 TAL30 CAL43 RCH28 CLT18 DOV7 MCH19 POC30 SON26 DAY24 NHA17 POC14 IND19 GLN38 MCH21 BRI33 DAR32 RCH22 NHA7 DOV18 MAR28 CLT16 TAL42 CAR28 PHO31 HOM35 ATL39 28th 3012 2000 Tyler Jet Motorsports 10 Pontiac DAY12 CAR14 LVS6 ATLDNQ DAR24 BRI2 TEX42 MAR16 TAL13 CAL23 RCH25 CLT16 DOV15 MCH24 POC34 SON18 DAY13 NHA1413th3716 MB2 Motorsports POC12 IND25 GLN27 MCH5 BRI13 DAR38 RCH7 NHA11 DOV2 MAR19 CLT8 TAL33 CAR11 PHO16 HOM30 ATL10 2001 DAY28 CAR6 LVS4 ATL7 DAR7 BRI26 TEX3 MAR20 TAL7 CAL11 RCH6 CLT20 DOV41 MCH12 POC24 SON29 DAY13 CHI27 NHA36 POC5 IND3 GLN16 MCH5 BRI36 DAR14 RCH10 DOV31 KAN37 CLT36 MAR6 TAL23 PHO10 CAR3 HOM20 ATL23 NHA12 11th 4152 2002 DAY10 CAR23 LVS32 ATL27 DAR33 BRI39 TEX13 MAR19 TAL39 CAL15 RCHINQ† CLT DOV POC20 MCH6 SON16 DAY43 CHI NHA POC30 IND37 GLN25 MCH8 BRI12 DAR34 RCH35 NHA4 DOV10 KAN23 TAL40 CLT18 MAR2 ATL23 CAR1 PHO16 HOM13 29th 3132 2003 DAY19 CAR13 LVS12 ATL11 DAR25 BRI19 TEX32 TAL41 MAR32 CAL36 RCH15 CLT24 DOV5 POC24 MCH26 SON30 DAY27 CHI18 NHA26 POC20 IND13 GLN27 MCH10 BRI14 DAR40 RCH9 NHA25 DOV21 TAL41 KAN35 CLT16 MAR34 ATL24 PHO21 CAR29 HOM4 24th 3448 2004 Phoenix Racing 09 Dodge DAY27 CAR LVS31 ATL DAR BRI TEX40 MAR TAL29 CAL RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR ATL PHO DAR HOM 57th 271 2005 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Dodge DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV POC MCH SON DAY CHI NHA POC IND GLN MCH42 64th 150 Chevy BRI43 CAL RCH NHA DOV TAL KAN CLT MAR Bill Davis Racing 23 Dodge ATL28 TEX PHO HOM 2007 Wyler Racing 46 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH31 DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX 59th 159 Bill Davis Racing 36 Toyota PHO36 HOM43 2008 27 DAY CAL LVS ATLDNQ BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH NHA DOV KAN TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM NA - † - Qualified but replaced by Joe Nemechek

Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish 1996 Bahari Racing Pontiac 27 23 1997 16 28 1998 Roush Racing Ford DNQ 1999 39 17 2000 Tyler Jet Motorsports Pontiac 27 12 2001 MB2 Motorsports 33 28 2002 38 10 2003 40 19 2004 Phoenix Racing Dodge 24 27

Busch Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 Pts Ref 1993 Ernie Irvan Racing 41 Chevy DAY CAR RCH DAR BRI HCY ROU MAR NZH CLT DOV MYB GLN MLW TAL IRP MCH40 NHA BRI DAR RCH DOV ROU 58th 331 BACE Motorsports 74 Chevy CLT30 MAR CARDNQ HCY19 ATL18 1994 DAY26 CAR25 RCH15 ATL16 MAR20 DAR16 HCY4 BRI30 ROU4 NHA12 NZH31 CLT22 DOV22 MYB16 GLN33 MLW3 SBO3 TAL38 HCY11 IRP11* MCH38 BRI8 DAR4 RCH6 DOV1 CLT11 MAR13 CAR8 6th 3303 1995 DAY10 CAR4 RCH3 ATL1 NSV6 DAR2 BRI6 HCY1 NHA5 NZH3 CLT30 DOV14 MYB9 GLN7 MLW33 TAL5 SBO16 IRP13* MCH5 BRI12* DAR2 RCH3 DOV9 CLT26 CAR3 HOM9 1st 3688 1996 Bahari Racing 30 Pontiac DAY CAR RCH ATL NSV DAR BRI HCY NZH CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NHA TAL IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR HOM42 107th 37 1998 BACE Motorsports 26 Chevy DAY CAR LVS NSV DAR BRI TEX HCY TAL NHA NZH CLT DOV RCH PPR GLN MLW MYB CAL SBO IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT17 GTY CAR ATL HOM7 86th 146 1999 DAY37 CAR14 LVS11 ATL43 DAR TEX15 NSV BRI TAL CAL38 NZH CLT35 46th 1173 33 NHA21 RCHDNQ DOV12 SBO GLN MLW MYB PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV34 CLT CAR6 MEM PHO14 HOM27 2000 Herzog Motorsports 91 Chevy DAY CARDNQ LVS ATL DAR BRI TEX NSV TAL CAL RCH NHA CLT DOV SBO MYB GLN MLW NZH PPR GTY IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV CLT CAR MEM PHO HOM NA - 2002 Marsh Racing 31 Chevy DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX NSH TAL CAL RCH43 NHA NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI GTY PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL CAR PHO HOM 123rd 34 2004 Phoenix Racing 1 Dodge DAY41 CAR9 LVS34 DAR6 BRI13 TEX4 NSH7 TAL36 CAL21 GTY29 RCH NZH CLT DOV 39th 1136 Michael Waltrip Racing 99 Chevy NSHQL† Reiser Enterprises 17 Ford KEN29 MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO DAR HOM 2005 FitzBradshaw Racing 40 Dodge DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL NSH BRI TEX PHO TAL DAR RCH CLT DOV NSH18 KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR GTY IRP GLN 88th 237 Smith Brothers Motorsports 67 Dodge MCH43 BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLTDNQ MEM TEX41 PHO HOM38 2007 Phoenix Racing 1 Chevy DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW9 NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 116th 138 † - Qualified for Michael Waltrip

Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Pts Ref 1995 Roehrig Motorsports 18 Chevy PHO10 TUS SGS MMR POR EVG I70 LVL BRI MLW7 CNS HPT IRP2 FLM RCH11 MAR3 NWSDNQ SON MMR10 PHO17 26th 1049 1996 HOM PHO POR EVG TUS CNS HPT6 BRI NZH6 MLW LVL I70 IRP FLM GLN NSV RCH NHA MAR NWS7 SON MMR PHO2 LVS 39th 616 1997 Dodge WDW TUS HOM PHO POR EVG I70 NHA TEX BRI NZH MLW LVL CNS HPT IRP FLM NSV GLN RCH MAR34 SON MMR CAL PHO LVS 129th 61 2004 Bill Davis Racing 23 Toyota DAY ATL MAR MFD CLT DOV TEX MEM MLW KAN KEN GTW MCH4 IRP26 NSH6 BRI13 RCH25 NHA3 LVS4 CAL7 TEX2 MAR11 PHO5 DAR6 HOM11 25th 1818 2005 DAY10 CAL12 ATL11 MAR17 GTY11 MFD23 CLT4 DOV34 TEX2 MCH24 MLW35 KAN28 KEN9 MEM9 IRP16 NSH8 BRI4 RCH13 NHA32 LVS33 MAR15 ATL3 TEX13 PHO3* HOM3 10th 3076 2006 DAY15 CAL6 ATL3 MAR30 GTY5 CLT12 MFD4 DOV6 TEX5 MCH1 MLW1 KAN9 KEN4 MEM32 IRP12 NSH1 BRI4 NHA1* LVS4 TAL9 MAR5 ATL29 TEX31 PHO1 HOM26 2nd 3539 2007 DAY2 CAL6 ATL28 MAR10 KAN4 CLT27 MFD5 DOV4 TEX29 MCH9 MLW1* MEM7 KEN14 IRP2 NSH30 BRI1* GTW1 NHA8 LVS2 TAL3 MAR9 ATL3 TEX27 PHO7 HOM1* 3rd 3557 2008 DAY3 CAL3 ATL30 MAR25 KAN4 CLT11 MFD8 DOV10 TEX3 MCH2 MLW1* MEM33 KEN1* IRP1 NSH1 BRI4 GTW3 NHA2 LVS27 TAL11 MAR1 ATL7 TEX3 PHO26 HOM7 1st 3725 2009 Red Horse Racing 1 Toyota DAY26 CAL12 ATL9 MAR4 KAN2 CLT23 DOV20 TEX4 MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 32nd 1047 2010 Team Gill Racing 95 Ford DAY8 ATL 38th 735 Billy Ballew Motorsports 15 Toyota MAR5 NSH KAN5 DOV10 CLT Kyle Busch Motorsports 18 Toyota TEX10 MCH IOW GTY IRP POC NSH DAR BRI CHI KEN NHA LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM

Superstar Racing Experience (key) * – Most laps led. 1 – Heat 1 winner. 2 – Heat 2 winner. Superstar Racing Experience results Year No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pts 2023 10 STA I STA II MMS BER ELD IRP 26th 01

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Johnny Benson, Jr. was born on 27 June 1963 in Grand Rapids.

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Johnny Benson, Jr. is American.

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