Johnny Benson, Rick Ren and crew celebrate after winning at Michigan. (Ronda Greer Photo)

Rick Ren kept his team in front of Mark Martin's No. 6 Scotts Ford to lead driver Johnny Benson to his first truck series victory in the Con-way Freight 200. This earned him his first weekly WypAll Wipers Crew Chief of the Race award presented by Fastenal.

Three judges; including Dave Rodman with NASCAR.com, Tony Eury Sr., and a WypAll Wipers representative decided Rick Ren deserved Crew Chief of the Race honors. Following a caution on lap 33, Ren rallied his team to a lightning fast pit stop enabling Benson to pick up three spots and move into second position. Benson captured the lead from Martin on lap 73 and never relinquished the top spot. "Ren had a solid truck all day," said Eury Sr. about Ren's feat. "As the race went on, the truck looked better and better. Everyone knows how good Mark Martin is, so this tells a lot about his run today."

After the Con-way Freight 200, Ren had this to say about his crew's performance. "We changed up a couple guys on pit road this week. The stops weren't really faster, but a lot smoother. Nobody on my team has ever won a race before. I think it will help motivate these young guys. Having Mark on your heels is good and bad, you know he's not going to do anything dirty to try and win, but on the other hand he's Mark Martin."

Ren earned $500 for winning the WypAll Wipers Crew Chief of the Race Award presented by Fastenal. Ren has added his name to the truck series leader board with his first win of the 2006 season. The challenge returns to the Milwaukee Mile on June 23rd for the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. At the end of the season the crew chief who collects the most weekly titles will claim $10,000 and the right to be called the WypAll Wipers Crew Chief of the Year.