Benson 11th at Indy Qualifying

#10 Valvoline Pontiac driver Johnny Benson didn't think his lap around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was all that fast Saturday afternoon.

"The car was sliding all over the place and I thought it wasn't going to be a good lap at all," Benson said. "Then (Crew Chief) James Ince came over the radio and told me the time and where that put us on the scoreboard. I felt a lot better once I heard that."

That time of 49.920 seconds (180.288 mph) was good enough for 11th fastest of the 50 cars who made two-lap qualifying runs on the hot, humid day in Indianapolis.

"I think the temperatures got so hot today that it made the handling of all our race cars really difficult," Benson said. "It seemed like everyone had their
hands full."

Benson, like most drivers, took only one of the two allotted laps. He said despite the tricky conditions he was happy with the outcome.

"That's pretty good," Benson said. "You want to be near the front of the field because this track is a pretty tough place to pass cars. Hopefully we can take advantage of our starting spot and have a good run here tomorrow."

Tony Stewart won the pole and will be joined on the front row by Bill Elliott.

Nascar will allow two 45-minute practice sessions late Saturday afternoon after the IROC race then Benson and 42 other starters will take the green flag for the Brickyard 400 at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern time) on Sunday.

NBC will televise Sunday's race.




 

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2008
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1. JOHNNY  
2. Ron Hornaday -119
3. Matt Crafton -156
4. Todd Bodine -239
5. Mike Skinner -254
6. Rick Crawford -261
7. Eric Darnell -287
8. Jack Sprague -353
9. Terry Cook -380
10. Dennis Setzer -436

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2008
Craftsman Truck Schedule
02/15 Daytona
02/23 California
03/07 Atlanta
03/29 Martinsville
04/26 Kansas
05/16 Lowes
05/24 Mansfield
05/30 Dover
06/06 Texas
06/14 MIS
06/20 Milwaukee
06/28 Memphis
07/19 Kentucky
07/25 Indy
08/09 Nashville
08/20 Bristol
09/06 Gateway
09/13 Loudon
09/20 Las Vegas
10/04 Talladega
10/18 Martinsville
10/25 Atlanta
10/31 Texas
11/07 Phoenix
11/14 Homestead
 
2008
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Schedule
02/16 Daytona
02/23 California
03/01 Las Vegas
03/08 Atlanta
03/15 Bristol
03/22 Nashville
04/05 Texas
04/11 Phoenix
04/20 Mexico
04/26 Talladega
05/02 Richmond
05/09 Darlington
05/24 Lowes
05/31 Dover
06/07 Nashville
06/14 Kentucky
06/21 Milwaukee
06/28 New Hampshire
07/04 Daytona
07/11 Chicago
07/19 Gateway
07/26 Indy
08/02 Montreal
08/09 Watkins Glen
08/16 Michigan
08/22 Bristol
08/30 California 
09/05 Richmond
09/20 Dover
09/27 Kansas
10/10 Lowes
10/25 Memphis
11/01 Texas
11/08 Phoenix
11/15 Miami
 
2008
Sprint Cup
Schedule
02/17 Daytona
02/24 California
03/02 Las Vegas
03/09 Atlanta
03/16 Bristol
03/30 Martinsville
04/06 Texas
04/12 Phoenix
04/27 Talladega
05/03 Richmond
05/10 Darlington
05/25 Lowes
06/01 Dover
06/08 Pocono
06/15 MIS
06/22 Sonoma
06/29 New Hampshire
07/05 Daytona
07/12 Chicago
07/27 Indy
08/03 Pocono
08/10 Watkins Glen
08/17 MIS
08/23 Bristol
08/31 California
09/06 Richmond
09/14 Loudon
09/21 Lowes
09/28 Kansas
10/05 Talladega
10/11 Lowes
10/19 Martinsville
10/26 Atlanta
11/02 Texas
11/09 Phoenix
11/16 Miami
 

 


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