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06-24-2006
Toyota Race Notes: Milwaukee
- This is Toyota's third season, and 61st race, in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS).
- This is Johnny Benson's second career NCTS win.
This is Johnny Benson's second consecutive NCTS victory. He won last Saturday's race at Michigan.
- Tonight was Johnny Benson's 49th start in the No. 23 Bill Davis Racing Tundra.
- Toyota Tundras have won 18 NCTS races since the beginning of the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season.
- Drivers who have registered wins driving Tundras include Todd Bodine (10), Mike Skinner (2), Travis Kvapil (2), Johnny Benson (1), David Reutimann (1), David Starr (1) and Brandon Whitt (1).
- Toyota drivers who have won races in 2006 include Todd Bodine (Atlanta, St.Louis and Texas), Johnny Benson (Michigan) and David Starr (Martinsville).
- At St. Louis (April 29), Tundra drivers captured the top-five finishing positions for the first time in an NCTS race. Todd Bodine ended up first and was followed to the finish line by Tundra drivers Ted Musgrave (second), David Reutimann (third), Jack Sprague (fourth) and Johnny Benson (fifth).
- Toyota Tundras have won 24 NCTS poles since the beginning of the 2004 Craftsman Truck Series season.
- This year, Mike Skinner (Michigan, Charlotte and Texas), David Reutimann (California and Dover) and Todd Bodine (Atlanta) have put Tundras on the pole.
- Mike Skinner has 12 career pole positions driving a Tundra. Last year, Skinner had a series-high seven pole positions a year ago, and in 2004 he had two poles.
- Other Tundra pole winners include David Reutimann (6), Bill Lester (2), Brandon Whitt (2), Todd Bodine (1) and Travis Kvapil (1).
JOHNNY BENSON, Bill Davis Racing, No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra: Can you believe you won two races in a row? "I can't believe it. That first one was pretty hard, and everyone said that second one would come a little easier. But, I didn't think it would come today. Rick Ren (crew chief) made some great calls on adjustments tonight. We knew we've been close. Hopefully, we had some opportunities to win some races this year. I'd like to win some more, but I didn't think it would be tonight."
"Ron (Hornaday) was really tough today. But, I was watching him and he was doing everything he could to stay in front of me. So, I just sat and watched for a while. I was saving everything I had. I was running on his tail real good and he got loose in turns three and four. I stayed tucked up underneath him and he wasn't able to get a hold of the track. That's what happened and we were able to get by. It wasn't smooth sailing from then on, but I knew I would be in pretty good shape."
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