MIKE'S MYSTERY: "We used to own the place," says Skinner about ORP. "We ran really well there last year -- we qualified well and we were leading the race. All of the sudden our truck just lost three-quarters of a second. It's still a mystery and I think it's something in the rear end of the truck. Something happened to the truck and we just lost a bunch of time and never got it back. If we can run like we did at the start of the race last year, then we'll be good."

BENSON BEST IN BLUEGRASS STATE: Benson scored his second NCTS win of the season Saturday night at Kentucky Speedway (7-19-08) when he edged out his Bill Davis Racing teammate Michael Annett, who finished second. Seven Tundras finished in the top-nine including David Starr (fifth), Busch (sixth), Skinner (seventh), Cook (eighth) and Marc Mitchell (ninth). Tundra drivers also led all 150 laps in the race with Benson (94 laps), Busch (43 laps), Skinner (10 laps) and Annett (three laps) taking turns at the front of the field .

FOUR IN TEN: Four Tundra drivers are currently in the top-10 in the NCTS point standings after 13 of 25 races. Benson regained the points lead with his victory at Kentucky and is now one point ahead of second-place Matt Crafton. Tundra drivers Skinner (fifth), Bodine (sixth) and Cook (seventh) round out Toyota's top-10 in points.

GO JOHNNY GO: "We were in the points lead for those two races (Milwaukee and Memphis), which was great," said Benson, following his win Saturday night. "I made a mistake at Memphis and over-revved the engine. Our goal is to try and win the championship. Everybody that has got up there in the points has definitely had issues. If you would back up the last two seasons -- with the amount of issues that we all have had -- there's no way that any of us should win the championship based off the last two years. It's great to have a points battle that's just unbelievable -- it's a lot of fun to be part of."

ANOTHER 'TOYOTA CHALLENGE': The Toyota Challenge Racing Classic will take place on Thursday evening at ORP featuring the USAC National Midget Series race. The Toyota Challenge is one of three major USAC initiatives implemented by Toyota. The first event was held at ORP the night before the Indianapolis 500 and the final event, the Toyota Challenge Showdown, will also take place at ORP, Sept. 12. The three-event 'championship within a championship' will award $15,000 of the $25,000 purse to the Toyota Challenge Champion. NNS Camry driver, Leffler, will participate in this weekend's Toyota Challenge.

ONE WIN HERE: In 2003, Gil de Ferran drove a Toyota-powered Indy Car fielded by Penske Racing to victory lane in the Indianapolis 500.

MANUFACTURER'S MATH: Toyota holds the lead in two of the three premier NASCAR series in the 2008 manufacturer's championship point standings. Toyota is 19 points ahead of Chevrolet in the NSCS chase and has a 31-point advantage over Chevrolet in the NNS standings. Toyota is one point behind Chevrolet in the NCTS point standings.