Johnny Benson poses in front of the new paint and 360 OTC logos on his No. 23 toyota Tundra at Matinsville. (VPS Motorimages Photo)

Johnny Benson and the No. 23 team were looking to redeem themselves this weekend at Martinsville. After a rough race a few weeks ago in Atlanta, Benson was determined to get a good finish.

Running the same 360 OTC logos as his BDR teammate Tyler Walker for the first time this season, Benson wanted nothing more than to just run well at Martinsville. Starting off a little slow in practice on Friday afternoon the No. 23 team made numerous changes to the Team Green truck. He ended up 17th quickest in the final practice session before qualifying would undertake on Saturday.

Saturday morning Benson would attempt to qualify as the last truck out on the racetrack for the second race in a row. Not running as well as he had hoped for, Benson ended up in the 17th position going into the first Saturday afternoon race of the season.

When the green flag waved over the 36-truck field, Benson would start moving forward instantly. Picking off positions one by one, Benson would soon radio over to the crew that he was loosing both ends. As the fourth caution flag of the afternoon flew on lap 74, Benson was more than ready to come to pit road. Taking four tires, fuel, an air pressure and a track bar adjustment Benson would restart 15th on lap 81.

Getting better each lap, Benson's 360 OTC truck would once again start its charge towards the front. By the halfway point of the race, he would be among the top-10 on the track. Having to fight his truck soon thereafter, Benson would drive hard into the turns hoping the No. 23 truck would get better.

With caution after caution after caution waving over the field, Benson was soon able to make his way back into the top-10. With 30 laps remaining Benson was beginning to make his move, but due to being hit in the rear and spun out by another truck, Benson would have to settle for a 10th place finish under a green-white checkered flag.

Johnny Benson will be sporting his green machine once again when the trucks come back to action in a few weeks at Kansas Speedway. The race will be televised live Saturday, April 28th on SPEED.