Benson Daytona Quotes
Is There A Difference Between This Race and February Race?
"First off there are 100 less miles and it’s at night. But
that is about it. There used to be a big difference between
this race and the Daytona 500. There’s not as big of a
difference now because this is a night race. When we ran
this in the daytime it was so hot and slippery that
downforce mattered a heck of a lot more. The track still
gets slippery. But because it is at night it’s a little bit
more consistent. Handling is still more important at this
race but its not like it used to be. The night races on
superspeedways have been great. As drivers we don’t have to
worry about the track changing as much like if the sun is
out or not as we did during the daytime races. The track
stays consistent and they have done a great job of lighting
the track. Plus it gets us home for a day on Sunday."
Are There Drafting Partners?
"The only partners you really have are the guy in front of
you and the guy behind you and that changes throughout the
race. I don’t care what anyone promises you before the race
or on the team radios during the race. If they think they
can help themselves they are going to forget about any
agreement just as fast as they can."
Benson Career At Daytona
Race S F
Feb. 2003 40 19
July 2002 6 43
Feb. 2002 38 10
July 2001 37 13
Feb 2001 33 28
July 2000 20 13
Feb 2000 27 12
July 1999 33 24
Feb 1999 39 17
July 1998 40 26
July 1997 15 16
Feb 1997 16 28
July 1996 5 25
Feb 1996 27 23
2003 Record S F
Daytona 40 19
Rockingham 2 13
Las Vegas 16 12
Atlanta 23 11
Darlington 22 25
Bristol 20 19
Texas 13 32
Talladega 17 41
Martinsville 28 32
California 32 36
Richmond 13 15
Charlotte 10 24
Dover 30 5
Pocono 25 24
Michigan 26 25
Infineon 25 30
Race Information:
THE RACE: Pepsi 400
Winston Cup Race #17 of 36 for the 2003 Winston Cup season
Race: Saturday, July 5, 2003 in Daytona Beach, FL
TV: NBC - 7:30pm/et
Pre-Race Show: NBC - 7:00pm/et - hosted by Bill Weber
Race Re-Air: Speed Channel - July 9th at 8:00pm/et; and July
10th at 1:00am/et and 3:00pm/et.
Announcers: Allen Bestwick, Benny Parsons, Wally Dallenbach
Pit Reporters: Bill Weber, Matt Yocum, Marty Snider, Dave
Burns
War Wagon: Bill Weber and many guests
NASCAR on TV and Fox Sports
Purse/Race Awards: (was $4,516,848 in 2002)
2002 Race Winner: Michael Waltrip, 135.952mph, started 7th
Race Speed Record: Bobby Allison, 1980, 173.473
Track/Race Length: 2.5 mile oval, 160 laps, 400 miles
Pit Road Speed: 55mph
Practice
Practice: Thursday, July 3rd, 3:15 - 5:15pm/et; and Friday,
July 4th, 4:30 -
5:15pm/et
Happy Hour Practice: Friday, July 4th, 6:10 - 6:55pm/et on
TV-Speed Channel
live.
Qualifying
Qualifying Draw: Thursday, July3rd, 2:15pm/et
First Round Qualifying: 2 laps for positions 1-36, Thursday,
July 3rd at
8:05pm/et, TV-TNT live, no re-air date/time found, and live
via MRN
Event Qualifying Record before: Sterling Marlin, July 1986,
203.666mph(before
restrictor plates)
Event Qualifying Record after: Greg Sacks, July 1990,
195.533mph(after
restrictor plates were introduced in Feb 1988) in 1987 Davey
Allison ran
198.085mph when a 390 CFM carburetor was used to slow the
cars down
Track Qualifying Record: Bill Elliott, 210.364mph, February
1987
Track Qualifying Record with Restrictor Plate: Ken Schrader,
196.996, February
1989
2002 Pole Sitter: Kevin Harvick, 185.041mph, finished 11th
Track Specs:
Superspeedway: 2.5-mile trioval 40 feet wide with 12- to
30-foot apron
Turns: Banking: 31 degrees, Length: 3,000 feet Radius: 1,000
feet
Trioval: Banking: 18 degrees (at start/finish line)
Frontstretch: Chute length: 1,900 feet (from turn to middle
of trioval) Total
length: 3,800 feet Banking: Minimal for drainage only
Backstretch: Length: 3,000 feet, Banking: Minimal for
drainage only
Pit Road: Length: 1,600 feet Width: 50 feet
Grandstand Seating: 168,000.
10 Valvoline Pontiac Team Television Information
Pit Contact: James Ince or Drew Brown
Owners: Valvoline (Jim Rocco)/MB2 Motorsports (Tom Beard,
Nelson Bowers, Read Morton)
Crew Chief/Car Chief: James Ince
Engine Builder: Hendrick Motorsports
Spotter (Race Day) Jay Guy
Spotter (Practice Only) Russell Hoekwater
Engine Tuner John Kendrach
Over The Wall Pit Crew
Front Tire Changer Bobby Burrell
Front Tire Carrier Shane Cooke
Rear Tire Changer Greg Burkhart
Rear Tire Carrier Steve Genenbacher
Gasman Jimmy Watts
Tire Specialist Skippy Johnson
Catch Can Steve Mann
Jackman Doug Morgan
Other Crew Members
Truck Driver: Gale (Bandit) Wilson
Mechanic: Jerry Hess
Mechanic: David Baum
Shocks: Mike Cluka
Tires: Jeff (Skippy) Johnson
Engineer: Tim Turner
Computers & Gas Runner: John Hayes
Scorer: Terry Lane
Pit Stop Coach: Gary Smith
PR Rep: Drew Brown
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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
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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
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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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