With its Toyota Tundra carrying the Exide paint scheme, the No. 23 team was excited about its return to the "World's Fastest Half Mile." Johnny Benson avoided a number of on-track incidents when the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series last visited Bristol Motor Speedway in 2005 and brought his Tundra home in the fourth position. The team was looking to improve on that finish and gain some ground on championship points leader Todd Bodine.

Benson was happy with the handling of his Tundra during Wednesday's practice sessions. He told his crew the truck handled a little loose going into the corners, but it was really good from the center to the end of the turns. Crew chief Rick Ren and the Exide Tundra team made a couple of shock changes, hoping to dial the truck in for the 200-lap event. The team knew the importance of starting up front at Bristol, so it spent the final practice session working on the qualifying setup. At the end of the final practice session, Benson had his Exide Toyota Tundra in the ninth spot.

Benson thought his early qualifying draw would hurt his qualifying effort. He was quickly proven wrong. His lap of 15.502 seconds placed the Exide Tundra eighth for the start of Wednesday night's race.

Despite his advantage of a good starting position, Benson knew patience would be key to surviving the race. On lap 12, Benson reported that his truck was tight off the corners. Ren and the Exide Toyota team discussed the changes it would make during the first pit stop of the evening, while Benson began closing in on the top five.

The team received the opportunity to make its discussed changes under caution on lap 28 when Benson reported to the pit lane for service. The four tire stop also included a track bar adjustment. Fast work by the Exide team gained Benson four spots on the track.

Benson restarted 15th on lap 33 because several trucks remained on the track during the caution. He cautiously moved through the field, and by lap 69, he was second only to leader Mark Martin.

Benson retained the second position for nearly 100 laps before being passed by Todd Bodine. With less than 15 laps remaining in the race, Benson said the truck had no grip and was sliding the front tires. Benson held on to finish fourth for the second consecutive year.

The Craftsman Truck Series takes a couple of weeks off before returning to action Sept. 16 at New Hampshire International Speedway.