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Benson Second At
New Hampshire
Enough with the broken ribs, wrecks and bad luck in 2002.
Johnny Benson and his #10 Valvoline Pontiac teammates are
ready to turn their season around.
They took their first step toward that goal Friday at New
Hampshire
International Speedway where Benson practiced fourth and
qualified second to
Ryan Newman.
"That's big for us," said Benson who made his run in
sunshine while others
benefited from shade. "We have come here and practiced well
before and didn't
back it up in qualifying. Today we more than backed it up
and that's a credit to the guys on this Valvoline team. I
mean the work they do and the time the spend on these cars
day in and day out is unbelievable."
It was Benson's best qualifying run of the season and nearly
equaled poles he
earned at Atlanta in March 1996 and Michigan in August 1997.
"It was pretty scary there for a while. I didn't think we
got that good of lap and then I looked at the scoring pylon
coming down the front stretch and saw we were at the top and
thought that couldn't be too bad," Benson said. "I figured
Ryan would be the car to get us and he did. But we are
happy. I have no
complaints."
Benson's second-place run is more remarkable because this is
his first
appearance at NHIS this season. In July he missed the race
because of broken
ribs he suffered at Daytona.
"Yeah I really wish I could have raced here now, but Jerry
did us a good job and we have this weekend," Benson said. "I
think we will be pretty good on Sunday. It's going to be
interesting. This place always is."
NBC will televise Sunday's race at 1 p.m.
Starting Lineup/Speed
1 Ryan Newman* 132.241
2 Johnny Benson 131.198
3 Bobby Labonte 131.157
4 Greg Biffle 131.121
5 Mike Skinner 131.103
6 Kurt Busch 130.999
7 Mark Martin 130.810
8 Ricky Craven 130.797
9 Jeremy Mayfield 130.590
10 Tony Stewart 130.483
11 John Andretti 130.438
12 Jerry Nadeau 130.389
13 Kyle Petty 130.229
14 Michael Waltrip 130.198
15 Rusty Wallace 130.162
16 Ken Schrader 130.149
17 Matt Kenseth 130.122
18 Ricky Rudd 130.117
19 Jimmie Johnson* 129.998
20 Bill Elliott 129.860
21 Jeff Gordon 129.811
22 Jeff Burton 129.794
23 Dale Jarrett 129.781
24 Sterling Marlin 129.763
25 Dave Blaney 129.710
26 Kevin Lepage 129.683
27 Ward Burton 129.467
28 Jimmy Spencer 129.393
29 Robby Gordon 129.283
30 Kenny Wallace 129.191
31 Terry Labonte 128.989
32 Kevin Harvick 128.972
33 Jeff Green 128.954
34 Joe Nemechek 128.933
35 Todd Bodine 128.906
36 Casey Atwood 128.872
37 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 128.376
38 Elliott Sadler 128.802
39 Steve Park -
40 Mike Wallace 128.221
41 Brett Bodine 128.268
42 Hermie Sadler 126.228
43 Morgan Shepherd 127.346
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2008
Craftsman Truck Schedule
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02/15 |
Daytona |
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02/23 |
California |
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03/07 |
Atlanta |
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03/29 |
Martinsville |
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04/26 |
Kansas |
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05/16 |
Lowes |
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05/24 |
Mansfield |
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05/30 |
Dover |
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06/06 |
Texas |
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06/14 |
MIS |
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06/20 |
Milwaukee |
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06/28 |
Memphis |
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07/19 |
Kentucky |
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07/25 |
Indy |
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08/09 |
Nashville |
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08/20 |
Bristol |
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09/06 |
Gateway |
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09/13 |
Loudon |
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09/20 |
Las Vegas |
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10/04 |
Talladega |
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10/18 |
Martinsville |
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10/25 |
Atlanta |
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10/31 |
Texas |
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11/07 |
Phoenix |
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11/14 |
Homestead |
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2008
Nationwide
Schedule |
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02/16 |
Daytona |
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02/23 |
California |
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03/01 |
Las Vegas |
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03/08 |
Atlanta |
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03/15 |
Bristol |
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03/22 |
Nashville |
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04/05 |
Texas |
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04/11 |
Phoenix |
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04/20 |
Mexico |
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04/26 |
Talladega |
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05/02 |
Richmond |
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05/09 |
Darlington |
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05/24 |
Lowes |
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05/31 |
Dover |
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06/07 |
Nashville |
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06/14 |
Kentucky |
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06/21 |
Milwaukee |
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06/28 |
New Hampshire |
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07/04 |
Daytona |
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07/11 |
Chicago |
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07/19 |
Gateway |
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07/26 |
Indy |
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08/02 |
Montreal |
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08/09 |
Watkins Glen |
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08/16 |
Michigan |
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08/22 |
Bristol |
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08/30 |
California |
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09/05 |
Richmond |
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09/20 |
Dover |
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09/27 |
Kansas |
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10/10 |
Lowes |
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10/25 |
Memphis |
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11/01 |
Texas |
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11/08 |
Phoenix |
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11/15 |
Miami |
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2008
Sprint Cup
Schedule |
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02/17 |
Daytona |
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02/24 |
California |
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03/02 |
Las Vegas |
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03/09 |
Atlanta |
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03/16 |
Bristol |
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03/30 |
Martinsville |
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04/06 |
Texas |
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04/12 |
Phoenix |
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04/27 |
Talladega |
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05/03 |
Richmond |
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05/10 |
Darlington |
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05/25 |
Lowes |
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06/01 |
Dover |
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06/08 |
Pocono |
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06/15 |
MIS |
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06/22 |
Sonoma |
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06/29 |
New Hampshire |
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07/05 |
Daytona |
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07/12 |
Chicago |
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07/27 |
Indy |
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08/03 |
Pocono |
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08/10 |
Watkins Glen |
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08/17 |
MIS |
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08/23 |
Bristol |
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08/31 |
California |
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09/06 |
Richmond |
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09/14 |
Loudon |
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09/21 |
Lowes |
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09/28 |
Kansas |
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10/05 |
Talladega |
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10/11 |
Lowes |
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10/19 |
Martinsville |
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10/26 |
Atlanta |
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11/02 |
Texas |
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11/09 |
Phoenix |
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11/16 |
Miami |
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2008
JB's Berlin
Schedule |
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August 2nd |
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September 27th |
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