Next Truck Event:
Kentucky
Friday, September 3rd
Race Time: 7:30 p.m.
Johnny Benson Enters Auto Value 250 at
Speedway 660
Truck Champion is Latest American to Go
After Canadian Glory
Last year’s Auto Value 250 at Speedway 660
Speedway attracted one of the best fields of
pro stock cars ever seen in the region. This
year’s field has already broken that standard
and today veteran NASCAR driver Johnny Benson
has thrown his hat into the ring for the 2010
Auto Value 250. The 2008 Craftsman Truck
Series Champion and former Nextel/Winston Cup
regular announced that he has teamed with
Martins Home Heating and Sommerville Racing to
make the trek north to Fredericton, NB for the
Labour Day event.
The Auto Value 250 is now celebrating its 10th
Anniversary, and the region’s top pro stock
drivers regard the race as the premier stock
car event of the season. Benson is no stranger
to the event as he led the charge of high
profile drivers to compete with his entry in
the 2005 and 2006 event.
“I’ve been looking to get back up here since
my last run in 2006. It’s an awesome weekend
and the folks are a blast. We’ve had some
scheduling conflicts over the past few years
but I’m excited to be able to come for the
10th Anniversary event” said Benson.
Complete PR
Berlin Raceway - September 18th
Johnny will return
to Berlin Raceway on Saturday, September 18th
to compete.
Johnny Benson to Race at
Seekonk on Oct. 2nd
2008 NASCAR Truck Series
champion Johnny Benson has entered the ”
Racing Against Breast Cancer” ISMA
Supermodified race on October 2nd, at Seekonk
Speedway (MA). Benson will drive the #74
entry of Canadian Brad Lichty.
Skinner wins at Berlin Raceway
Mike Skinner, a
veteran on the NASCAR Camping World Trucks
Series, won Modified Night, capturing the 50-lap
main [Berlin Raceway]. It was his first trip to
the Marne half-mile. The Ontario, Calif., native
was invited to drive the Racingawareness.com 97L
Modified fielded by local car owners Jeff
Striegle, Norm Jelsma and Mike Bursley. Skinner
qualified second in the car, which raises funds
for the Helen DeVos Children's Hospital
Foundation. He later beat out Billy Shotko of
West Olive for the feature win.
"Man, oh man, it was everything Johnny Benson
told me it was," Skinner said of Berlin,
which is celebrating its 60th season this year.
"It is a fun, fun race track. It's scary over
there (on the backstretch) with no mirrors and
no spotters. I just wanted to have a good, clean
race. Skinner is the second NASCAR driver to
park the car in Berlin's Victory Lane this
season, after Sprint Cup driver A.J.
Allmendinger won in June.
Busch wins at Chicagoland
The sixth green-white-checkered
flag finish of the season didn't change the
outcome, as race leader Kyle Busch kept second
place finisher #30-Todd Bodine at bay and went
on to pick up the win for the EnjoyIllinois.com
225 at Chicagoland Speedway. This is Busch's
second win at Chicagoland in as many series
races, and his 20th overall career win in the
Camping World Truck Series. Rounding out the top
ten were; #33-Ron Hornaday, #13-Johnny Sauter,
#7-Justin Lofton, #51-Aric Almirola, #88-Matt
Crafton, #73-Rick Crawford, #3-Austin Dillon,
#21-David Starr. There were 9 lead changes among
5 drivers, with 5 cautions for 21 laps.
