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06-27-2008, 11:48 AM
JOHNNY BENSON, JR. TO DRIVE ISMA SUPERMODIFIED AT STAFFORD IN CARQUEST EXTREME TUESDAY
Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series points leader Johnny Benson, Jr. will be part of the
ISMA Supermodified field for the Tuesday, July 8th CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday
program. Benson is the most recent winner on the Craftsman Truck Series,
winning at the Milwaukee Mile, and he currently leads Todd Bodine by 50
points in the Craftsman Truck Series points standings. Benson’s visit to
Stafford will be his first visit behind the wheel at the Connecticut
half-mile.
“I’ve heard lots of good things about Stafford, but I’ve never seen it
before,” said Benson. “That definitely should make it more exciting!”
Benson is currently working on putting together his own ISMA Supermodified
car, but for the CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday show, Benson will be piloting a
car out of the Mike Lichty stable as a team car to Mike Lichty and Dave
McKnight.
“I’m working on putting my own car together, but it’s not quite finished
yet,” said Benson. “I’ve driven Brad [Lichty’s] car about five times
before, and it’s a really nice thing to be able to travel to different parts
of the country and see some tracks that I’ve never seen before.”
Benson’s career accomplishments include winning the 1993 American Speed
Association championship, the 1995 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship,
and the 1996 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year title. Benson has
one career Nextel Cup Series victory, coming in the 2002 fall race at
Rockingham. Benson nearly won the 2000 Daytona 500, losing the lead to
eventual winner Dale Jarrett on lap-196 of 200. Benson is one of 17
different drivers to have won a race in the Nextel Cup Series, the
Nationwide Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. Benson currently drives
the #23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota for Bill Davis Motorsports and
he leads the Craftsman Truck Series points standings with 1 win, 6 top-5,
and 8 top-10 finishes in 11 starts this season.
Benson’s father is a former Supermodified champion and was the winner of the
1966 Classic at Oswego Speedway. Prior to his handful of runs in the Lichty
car, Benson had no prior open wheel experience, but he says that he loves
racing in the ISMA Supermodifed division.
“It’s a lot of fun racing with the ISMA guys,” says Benson. “There’s no
mirrors and no spotters, and its good, clean racing. Each car is unique and
there aren’t a lot of rules for the cars compared to what I’m running in
weekly now, so it’s a lot of fun. I’ve never driven an open wheel car
before this and now I’ve spent enough time in one of these cars to say I had
to put my own car together.”
Tickets for the 5th Annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday are available and on
sale now at the Stafford Motor Speedway box office. Tickets are priced at
$30.00 for adult general admission, and children ages 6-14 are only $5.00.
Children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an
adult. Reserved seating is $32.00. Stafford Motor Speedway offers free
parking with overnight parking available.
For more information about the 5th annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday event, or
to order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com (http://www.staffordspeedway.com).
Scott Running
Stafford Motor Speedway has announced that NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series points leader Johnny Benson, Jr. will be part of the
ISMA Supermodified field for the Tuesday, July 8th CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday
program. Benson is the most recent winner on the Craftsman Truck Series,
winning at the Milwaukee Mile, and he currently leads Todd Bodine by 50
points in the Craftsman Truck Series points standings. Benson’s visit to
Stafford will be his first visit behind the wheel at the Connecticut
half-mile.
“I’ve heard lots of good things about Stafford, but I’ve never seen it
before,” said Benson. “That definitely should make it more exciting!”
Benson is currently working on putting together his own ISMA Supermodified
car, but for the CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday show, Benson will be piloting a
car out of the Mike Lichty stable as a team car to Mike Lichty and Dave
McKnight.
“I’m working on putting my own car together, but it’s not quite finished
yet,” said Benson. “I’ve driven Brad [Lichty’s] car about five times
before, and it’s a really nice thing to be able to travel to different parts
of the country and see some tracks that I’ve never seen before.”
Benson’s career accomplishments include winning the 1993 American Speed
Association championship, the 1995 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship,
and the 1996 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Rookie of the Year title. Benson has
one career Nextel Cup Series victory, coming in the 2002 fall race at
Rockingham. Benson nearly won the 2000 Daytona 500, losing the lead to
eventual winner Dale Jarrett on lap-196 of 200. Benson is one of 17
different drivers to have won a race in the Nextel Cup Series, the
Nationwide Series, and the Craftsman Truck Series. Benson currently drives
the #23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota for Bill Davis Motorsports and
he leads the Craftsman Truck Series points standings with 1 win, 6 top-5,
and 8 top-10 finishes in 11 starts this season.
Benson’s father is a former Supermodified champion and was the winner of the
1966 Classic at Oswego Speedway. Prior to his handful of runs in the Lichty
car, Benson had no prior open wheel experience, but he says that he loves
racing in the ISMA Supermodifed division.
“It’s a lot of fun racing with the ISMA guys,” says Benson. “There’s no
mirrors and no spotters, and its good, clean racing. Each car is unique and
there aren’t a lot of rules for the cars compared to what I’m running in
weekly now, so it’s a lot of fun. I’ve never driven an open wheel car
before this and now I’ve spent enough time in one of these cars to say I had
to put my own car together.”
Tickets for the 5th Annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday are available and on
sale now at the Stafford Motor Speedway box office. Tickets are priced at
$30.00 for adult general admission, and children ages 6-14 are only $5.00.
Children ages 5 and under are admitted free of charge when accompanied by an
adult. Reserved seating is $32.00. Stafford Motor Speedway offers free
parking with overnight parking available.
For more information about the 5th annual CARQUEST Extreme Tuesday event, or
to order tickets, contact the Stafford Motor Speedway track office at
860-684-2783, or visit us on the web at www.staffordspeedway.com (http://www.staffordspeedway.com).
Scott Running