Johnny Benson just took the Truck Series Championship by finishing 7th, 1 spot in front of Ron Hornaday Jr, who finished in 8th.WOW! What a race. The whole night was a tight competition where at one point, Ron had 27 points on Johnny.
The last 40 laps were about these two drivers as they battled with each other throughout the end game.
A late race caution had Johnny stay out and Ron pitted, taking 4 tires and set himself back too far in the field. Another caution came out and it was a green / white / checkered and on the restart Ron was held up by a slow start by Scott Speed and he had just too much distance to make up to pass Johnny.
JOHNNY BENSON, the 2008 CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES CHAMPION.
The LAST Craftsman Sponsored Champion as Craftsman heads out to pasture and Benson's first Truck Championship.
CONGRATS TO JOHNNY BENSON!!!!!
Oh, yea... Todd Bodine won the race... almost forgot!! Rounding out the top five were Brian Scott, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch and Dennis Setzer.
Johnny Benson (23) and Ron Hornaday Jr. race side-by-side during the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Benson finished seventh and Hornaday finished eighth, giving Benson his first series title.(Photo Credit: Geoff Burke/Getty Images for NASCAR)
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Johnny Benson photo cr: Marc Serota/Getty Images for NASCAR
What an incredible season finale!NNS and NSCS don't usually have finishes this close! Living in Bakersfield, CA, I have had the privelege of watching the NCTS grow from nothing. I'm proud to say I am a Johnny Benson fan. I'm glad that this last championship under the Craftsman name was fought by two great racing personalities. Incredible race, incredible season. I hope the rest of the weekend is this exciting!
ReplyDeleteI watched the Truck Series when it raced at Saugus Speedway. That's where I first became a Ron Hornaday fan also.
ReplyDeleteI was good with either one winning the "hardware"!