Johnny Benson and the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles team headed to Indianapolis hoping to regain some ground on Todd Bodine in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship points standings. The No. 23 team put together a strong run at the famous short track in 2005, but a miscue on pit road spoiled a top-five performance. Given the success Benson and crew chief Rick Ren have experienced at Indianapolis, the team expected to capitalize on a strong performance this time around.

The No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles team was close to the top of the speed chart in both practice sessions Friday morning. Benson told his crew the truck felt really good on both entry and exit of the corners. He could really roll through the center, which is the key to a fast truck at ORP. The team made a number of small adjustments to the truck to dial it in for the 200-lap event. By the end of practice, the team believed it had a top-five truck.

Benson was the 10th driver to qualify Friday afternoon. The crew knew a good starting spot is another key to success at Indianapolis. Benson's lap of 22.748 seconds was good enough to claim the 17th position on the starting grid. After the run, Benson said his truck handled a little tight in the corners, which hurt his exit off the turns.

When the green flag waved over the 36-truck field Friday evening, Benson began his mission to stay out of trouble and bring home a top-five finish. Five laps into the 200-lap event, Benson reported that the truck handled really tight, and the crew needed to make some major adjustments during the first round of pit stops. He added that the truck was sliding the nose and would not turn in the corners like it did in practice.

Ren planned the changes the crew would make during the first pit stop. Meanwhile, Benson fell to 20th position with only a tenth of the race completed. He was really struggling to hold on to his ill-handling machine.

When the caution flag was displayed to the field on lap 58, the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team prepared to make adjustments when Benson brought the truck to the pit box two laps later. The crew made air pressure and trackbar changes, in addition to giving the truck four tires and fuel.

Benson restarted the event three laps later in 25th. Fifteen laps later, he communicated that the changes did not help; the truck was still really tight. Despite the poor handling, Benson began gaining track position. By lap 100, Benson had made it up to 17th.

The team made its final four-tire pit stop under caution on lap 128. This time, it made wedge and air pressure adjustments, hoping to remedy the handling issue. Terry Cook's truck blocked Benson's truck in its stall, and Benson lost valuable track position trying to get around his opponent's vehicle.

When the race was restarted on lap 134, the No. 23 TCUV Tundra was in the 16th spot. Benson needed a long green flag run to help him move forward, but the final 50 laps were caution-filled. Benson crossed the finish line in the 12th spot. The top-15 finish propelled the team into the runner up position in the points standings.