| Casino Arizona 150 - Official Results |
 Johnny Benson got turned sideways on the opening lap, but that did not deter him from picking up his fifth win of the 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in the Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix International Raceway. Benson started from the pole, but spun entering turn three on the opening lap. After dropping back to the tail of the field, Benson methodically worked his way back to the front and stormed to the checkered flag. Benson did all he needed to do to try to stay in the hunt for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship, but a fourth-place finish by leader Todd Bodine means Benson is 112 points behind with just one race remaining. Benson started his No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota alongside his Bill Davis Racing teammate Mike Skinner, and since both are in heated points battles, they charged hard on the first lap. Skinner nosed his own No. 5 Toyota Tundra Toyota ahead going into three just as Benson broke loose.
(David M. Vaughn Photo)
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F |
S |
# |
Driver |
Team |
Laps |
Pts |
Bpts |
Money |
Status |
|
1 |
1 |
23 |
Johnny Benson |
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Toyota |
150 |
185 |
5 |
$54,025 |
Running |
|
2 |
9 |
6 |
Mark Martin |
Scotts Ford |
150 |
180 |
10 |
$29,125 |
Running |
|
3 |
2 |
5 |
Mike Skinner |
Toyota Tundra Toyota |
150 |
170 |
5 |
$23,525 |
Running |
|
4 |
3 |
30 |
Todd Bodine |
Lumber Liquidators Toyota |
150 |
160 |
|
$15,275 |
Running |
|
5 |
5 |
88 |
Matt Crafton |
Menards/Energizer Chevrolet |
150 |
155 |
|
$12,975 |
Running |
|
6 |
24 |
11 |
David Starr |
Red Horse/toyotaforklift.net Toyota |
150 |
150 |
|
$11,300 |
Running |
|
7 |
21 |
60 |
Jack Sprague |
Con-way Freight Toyota |
150 |
146 |
|
$11,850 |
Running |
|
8 |
18 |
17 |
David Reutimann |
Team Tundra Toyota |
150 |
142 |
|
$9,350 |
Running |
|
9 |
16 |
15 |
Kyle Busch |
Freedom Grill/kylebusch.com Chevrolet |
150 |
138 |
|
$8,900 |
Running |
|
10 |
12 |
99 |
Erik Darnell # |
Northern Tool + Equipment Ford |
150 |
134 |
|
$13,425 |
Running |
|
11 |
4 |
16 |
Mike Bliss |
Xpress/Strutmasters.com Chevrolet |
150 |
135 |
5 |
$10,900 |
Running |
|
12 |
27 |
85 |
Dennis Setzer |
Shell RotellaT Chevrolet |
150 |
127 |
|
$12,465 |
Running |
|
13 |
22 |
33 |
Ron Hornaday Jr. |
AES HR Solutions Chevrolet |
150 |
124 |
|
$12,715 |
Running |
|
14 |
10 |
10 |
Terry Cook |
Ford Power Stroke Diesel by Int'l Ford |
150 |
121 |
|
$10,665 |
Running |
|
15 |
7 |
20 |
Marcos Ambrose # |
Team Australia/Aussie Vineyards Ford |
150 |
118 |
|
$11,115 |
Running |
|
16 |
13 |
98 |
Erin Crocker # |
Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge |
150 |
115 |
|
$10,565 |
Running |
|
17 |
20 |
50 |
David Ragan |
PurposeMoney.com Ford |
150 |
112 |
|
$8,265 |
Running |
|
18 |
14 |
21 |
Bobby East # |
State Fair Corndogs/Edy's Dibs Ford |
150 |
109 |
|
$10,465 |
Running |
|
19 |
28 |
9 |
Ted Musgrave |
Team ASE/Germain Motors Toyota |
150 |
106 |
|
$11,415 |
Running |
|
20 |
32 |
22 |
Bill Lester |
Waste Management Toyota |
150 |
103 |
|
$10,765 |
Running |
|
21 |
19 |
77 |
Brendan Gaughan |
South Point Resort Dodge |
150 |
100 |
|
$10,290 |
Running |
|
22 |
15 |
75 |
Aric Almirola # |
Spears Manufacturing Chevrolet |
150 |
97 |
|
$10,240 |
Running |
|
23 |
17 |
59 |
Chad Chaffin |
Harris Trucking Toyota |
150 |
94 |
|
$8,890 |
Running |
|
24 |
8 |
46 |
Kraig Kinser # |
Ginn Clubs & Resorts Chevrolet |
150 |
91 |
|
$8,790 |
Running |
|
25 |
33 |
07 |
John Mickel |
Dudman Group/DSI Group Chevrolet |
149 |
93 |
5 |
$7,690 |
Running |
|
26 |
29 |
25 |
Damon Lusk |
Woodard Racing Dodge |
149 |
85 |
|
$7,590 |
Running |
|
27 |
23 |
13 |
Kerry Earnhardt # |
National Pork Board Chevrolet |
149 |
82 |
|
$7,465 |
Running |
|
28 |
25 |
40 |
Shane Huffman |
Key Motorsports Chevrolet |
149 |
79 |
|
$7,365 |
Running |
|
29 |
30 |
08 |
Chad McCumbee # |
The GPS Store/Garmin Chevrolet |
148 |
81 |
5 |
$7,265 |
Running |
|
30 |
34 |
63 |
Cameron Dodson |
Dave Porter Truck Sales Ford |
147 |
73 |
|
$7,165 |
Running |
|
31 |
35 |
7 |
Casey Kingsland |
Hooters Energy Drink Chevrolet |
147 |
70 |
|
$7,140 |
Running |
|
32 |
6 |
18 |
Bobby Hamilton Jr. |
Fastenal Dodge |
132 |
67 |
|
$7,115 |
Electrical |
|
33 |
11 |
14 |
Rick Crawford |
Circle Bar Truck Corral Ford |
84 |
64 |
|
$7,090 |
Electrical |
|
34 |
31 |
1 |
Robert Richardson # |
McKinney Pipe & Steel Chevrolet |
82 |
61 |
|
$7,065 |
Handling |
|
35 |
26 |
4 |
Chase Miller |
Dodge Motorsports Dodge |
5 |
58 |
|
$7,040 |
Accident |
# Raybestos Rookie of the Year Contenders
Race Comments: Before an estimated crowd of 30,000, Johnny Benson won the Casino
Arizona 150, posting his fifth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory. Prior to
the green flag, the following drivers, under penalty, dropped to the rear of the
field for the reasons indicated: #17 Reutimann (engine change).
Failed to Qualify: (0)
Time of Race: 1 hour, 44 minutes, 23 seconds
Average Speed: 86.221 mph
Margin of
Victory: 0.429 Seconds
Budweiser Pole Award:
Johnny Benson, #23, 27.137 seconds, 132.660 mph (TRACK
RECORD)
Checkers/Rally's Double-Drive Thru Challenge Award:
Ron Hornaday Jr., #33
Featherlite Most Improved Driver Award:
Dennis Setzer, #85 (20 places)
Mobil 1 Command Performance Driver of the Race Award:
Todd Bodine, #30
Raybestos Rookie of the Race Award:
Erik Darnell, #99
Sunoco Diamond Performance Award:
Johnny Benson, #23
WIX Filters Lap Leader Award:
Mike Skinner, #5 (34 Laps)
Caution Flags: 11 for 43 laps: Laps 2-4 (#23 spun turn 4); 7-13 (#4 accident
turn1); 35-39 (#14 accident turn 2); 43-45 (Debris); 99-102 (Debris); 105-107
(#10 accident backstretch); 109-113 (#46,59 accident turn 2); | | | | |
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