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unusual facts about Johnny Benson, Jr.



2004 Daytona 500

After the restart, Stewart and Earnhardt, Jr. dueled for the lead until a large crash occurred on lap 71, when rookies Brian Vickers and Johnny Sauter got together on the back straightaway, also collecting Michael Waltrip, John Andretti, Kevin Lepage, Terry Labonte, Johnny Benson, Scott Riggs, Ryan Newman, Robby Gordon, Sterling Marlin, and Jamie McMurray.

Dennis Setzer

By the end of the year, he was 9th in points and was runner-up to Johnny Benson for Rookie of the Year.

Johnny Benson, Jr.

In addition, to date he joined a list of only 3 (now 4) drivers to ever win at least one championship in more than one of the three main title series (Bobby Labonte and Brad Keselowski are the other two, and they hace won championships in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series.) His first win of the season came at the Camping World RV Sales 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, the third consecutive race that Benson has won as Milwaukee Mile.

NASCAR 2001

Johnny Benson is also absent in this game, while it was the first NASCAR game to include Jimmy Spencer, Jerry Nadeau, and Elliott Sadler.


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