Benson currently drives a Toyota Tundra for Bill Davis Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series while Wyler Racing fields the No. 60 Con-way Freight Toyota for three-time Series' Champion Jack Sprague.

"Our main focus has been helping Jack Sprague win his fourth Championship in the Craftsman Truck Series," said Team Owner, Jeff Wyler. "And that will continue to be our main goal. But we are excited to debut our No. 46 Toyota Camry at Richmond and are happy that Johnny Benson has joined us for the ride."

In preparation for the race, the Wyler Racing participated in a two-day test session at the .75-mile short track and turned the heads of many after posting impressive lap times at America's Premier Short Track. Benson was among 51 drivers testing the new "Car of Tomorrow" and he held his own against many of the highly funded Cup teams, posting the second fastest time overall of Wednesday's test session.

"We didn't plan to run a Nextel Cup event until we knew we could be competitive, and after the test at Richmond earlier this month, we feel we can go there and run competitively," said Wyler.

Benson, who is the 1996 Winston Cup NASCAR Rookie of the Year, hasn't raced a Cup car at Richmond since 2003 but he is excited about the opportunity to race for the Wyler's in the Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400 on Saturday, May 5th.

"I think it's going to be great," said Benson, who has 15 Nextel Cup Series starts at Richmond International Raceway. "We went to Richmond and the test went very well," he explained. "This past week, they called and said that we were going to go race and I could drive, so I was pretty excited about it. It's a pretty cool deal."

Benson has six top-10 finishes at Richmond, has logged 5,601 laps around the short track, and has led 36 laps. His best career finish of 6th at Richmond came in 2001 while driving the No. 10 Valvoline Pontiac.