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California

Track: California Speedway
Date: Friday, Feb. 24, 2006
Started: 26th
Finished: 6th
Laps Completed: 106
Total Laps: 106



Although Johnny Benson started towards the back of the pack in Friday
night's NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) at California Speedway, when
the green flag waved he managed to work his way through the field.  At the
checkered flag, Benson just missed a top-five finish by one spot - registering a sixth-place finish in the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra.

Benson began the weekend on Thursday by recording the 16th fastest time in
the first practice session and then improving ten spots in the second
practice session later that afternoon.  However, the No. 23 team wasn't able
to maintain that momentum from the second practice session in Friday
morning's qualifying.  Benson was only able to post the 26th fastest time in
qualifying.

Despite starting on row 13, Benson managed to work his way through the field
all night long.  After an early pit stop on lap 19 for a pair of tires and fuel, Benson had improved his position by 11 spots at lap 30.  By lap 40 he
had moved the No. 23 Tundra into the top-10 for the first time.

After a second pit stop just past the halfway point in the 100-lap event, the No. 23 team fell back to 23rd in the field.  However, Benson quickly began to again make up ground.  By lap 70, he improved 10 spots to 13th-place, and after another 10 laps he moved back into the top-10.

His charge through the field enabled Benson to cross the finish line sixth -
his best career NCTS finish at California in three starts at the track.

The race ended with a green-white-checker finish - just like Daytona - and
Mark Martin picked up his second straight Craftsman Truck Series win.  Six
additional laps were added onto to the scheduled 100-lap event following a
late race accident.

After two races, Benson sits ninth in the NCTS championship point standings
with 268 points, 112 points out of first-place. The next race on the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule will be at Atlanta Motor Speedway, Friday, March 17.

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2010
 Truck Schedule
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series
02/12 Daytona - #95
S - 9th   F - 8th
Led 8 laps
03/06 Atlanta
03/27 Martinsville - #15
S - 9th   F - 5th
04/02 Nashville
05/02 Kansas - #15
S - 13th  F - 5th
Led 7 Laps
05/14 Dover  - #15
S - 4th   F - 10th
05/21 Lowes
06/04 Texas - #18
S - 13th  F - 10th
06/12 MIS
07/11 Iowa
07/16 Gateway
07/23 Indy
07/31 Pocono
08/07 Nashville
08/14 Darlington
08/18 Bristol
08/27 Chicagoland
09/03 Kentucky
09/18 Loudon
09/25 Las Vegas
10/23 Martinsville
10/30 Talladega
11/05 Texas
11/12 Phoenix
11/19 Homestead
 
2010
Nationwide
Schedule
02/13 Daytona
02/20 California
02/27 Las Vegas
03/20 Bristol
04/03 Nashville
04/09 Phoenix
04/17 Texas
04/24 Talladega
04/30 Richmond
05/07 Darlington
05/15 Dover
05/29 Lowes
06/05 Nashville
06/12 Kentucky
   
06/26 Loudon
07/02 Daytona
07/09 Chicago
07/17 Gateway
07/24 Indy 
07/31 Iowa
08/07 Watkins Glen 
08/14 MIS
08/20 Bristol
08/29 Montreal
09/04 Atlanta
09/10 Richmond
09/25 Dover
10/02 Kansas
10/09 California
10/15 Lowes
10/23 Gateway
11/06 Texas
11/13 Phoenix
11/20 Miami
 
2010
Sprint Cup
Schedule
02/14 Daytona
02/21 California
02/28 Las Vegas
03/07 Atlanta
03/21 Bristol
03/28 Martinsville
04/10 Phoenix
04/18 Texas
04/25 Talladega
05/01 Richmond
05/08 Darlington
05/16 Dover
05/30 Lowes
06/06 Pocono
06/13 MIS
06/20 Sonoma
06/27 New Hampshire
07/03 Daytona
07/10 Chicago
07/25 Indy
08/01 Pocono
08/08 Watkins Glen
08/15 MIS
08/21 Bristol
09/05 Atlanta
09/11 Richmond
09/19 Loudon
09/26 Dover
10/03 Kansas
10/10 California
10/16 Lowes
10/24 Martinsville
10/31 Talladega
11/07 Texas
11/14 Phoenix
11/21 Miami