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Johnny Benson
Johnny Benson is a NASCAR driver born in June 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was the 1995 Busch Series champion, and 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year. He currently runs in the Craftsman Truck Series in the #23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing. He is the son of John Benson, Sr., who competed in one Winston Cup race in 1973.
Johnny Jr. joined the American Speed Association (ASA) in 1990, and was the series Rookie of the Year. He won the 1993 American Speed Association (ASA) champion. In 1993, Benson made his Busch Series debut at Michigan International Speedway, driving the #41 Delco Remy Chevrolet for Ernie Irvan. 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.
In 1996, he moved up to the Winston Cup Series. He joined the #30 Pennzoil team owned by Bahari' Racing. 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 10 in all four races. In 1997, Benson had nine 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 10 by one point to Ken Schrader.
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