Johnny Benson Jr.
Jonathan Thomas Benson Jr. (born June 27, 1963) is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR's three national series (Cup, Busch, Truck), and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award, and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.
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Benson in 1998. | |||||||
| Born | June 27, 1963 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | ||||||
| Achievements | 1995 Busch Series Champion 2008 Craftsman Truck Series Champion 1993 ASA National Tour Champion | ||||||
| Awards | 1996 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1994 Busch Series Rookie of the Year 1990 ASA National Tour Rookie of the Year 2006, 2007, 2008 Craftsman Truck Series Most Popular Driver | ||||||
| NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 274 races run over 11 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 11th (1997, 2001) | ||||||
| First race | 1996 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 Ford 400 (Homestead) | ||||||
| First win | 2002 Pop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 (Rockingham) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 91 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (1995) | ||||||
| First race | 1993 Detroit Gasket 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last race | 2007 AT&T 250 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| First win | 1994 SplitFire 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last win | 1995 Sundrop 400 (Hickory) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
| 138 races run over 10 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2008) | ||||||
| First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
| Last race | 2010 WinStar World Casino 400K (Texas) | ||||||
| First win | 2006 Con-way Freight 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
| Last win | 2008 Kroger 200 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Canada Series career | |||||||
| 1 race run over 1 year | |||||||
| First race | 2002 Canada Day Shootout (Hamilton) | ||||||
| Last race | 2002 Canada Day Shootout (Hamilton) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of June 7, 2014. | |||||||
Benson, who began his NASCAR career in 1993, is the second of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, and the seventeenth of only thirty-six drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR's three national series.