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Wikipedia: Johnny Benson Jr.
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Biography
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Johnny Benson Jr. page on 12 September 2016, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
Jonathan "Johnny" Benson Jr. (born June 27, 1963) is an American NASCAR driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. His career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 Busch Series championship, the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year award, and the 2008 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 twenty-seven drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR's three national series.
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2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 Victory Celebration Video ©2008 Bill Crittenden Watch video of Johnny Benson's Victory Burnout at the 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 - 56.7MB |
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1997 Pocono 500 I think Johnny Benson is much better than many of the current series formerly known as Winston Cup drivers. Photo by Mike Traverse View photo of Johnny Benson at the 1997 Pocono 500 - 73KB  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License. |
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2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden View photo of Johnny Benson at the 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 - 3,626KB |
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2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden View photo of Johnny Benson at the 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 - 2,855KB |
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2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 Photo ©2008 Bill Crittenden View photo of Johnny Benson at the 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 - 4,647KB |
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| Model Kit - Revell-Monogram 85-2553 | Johnny Benson 26 Cheerios Taurus | 1:24 scale, #26 Cheerios |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC29 | Johnny Benson | #30 Pennzoil Pontiac Grand Prix |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC90 | Screamin' Steel: Johnny Benson Pennzoil | #30 Pennzoil Pontiac Grand Prix |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC120 | Changin' Gears: Johnny Benson | #30 Pennzoil Pontiac Grand Prix |
| Collector Card - 1996 Upper Deck Road to the Cup RC135 | 1995 Award Winners: Johnny Benson | #74 Lipton Chevrolet Monte Carlo |
| Date | Article | Author/Source |
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| 3 May 2007 | Johnny Benson Talks About Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 | Jenny McLane |
| 3 May 2007 | Johnny Benson To Drive No. 46 Toyota Camry as Nextel Cup Visits Richmond | Lauren Woods |
| 16 February 2007 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Chevy Silverado HD 250 | Johnny Benson Travis Kvapil Jack Sprague |
| 16 November 2007 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Ford 200 | Johnny Benson |
| 15 February 2008 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Chevy Silverado HD 250 | Johnny Benson Kyle Busch Justin Marks |
| 14 November 2008 | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: Ford 200 | Johnny Benson Trip Bruce Bill Davis |
| 17 November 2008 | NASCAR Media Conference | Johnny Benson |
