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08-05-2008
BENSON: Nashville Neat, but Hard to Pass
This week's race truck for Nashville Superspeedway is Chassis No.
23-123. Chassis No. 23-123 is a brand-new truck to the Bill Davis Racing
fleet.
Certified Leader
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles will be the primary
sponsor for the Toyota Tundra 200. The used car leader is the first in the
automotive industry to surpass two million certified used vehicles sold.
Autographs Anyone? Johnny Benson will join his two Bill Davis Racing
teammates, Michael Annett and Mike Skinner, Saturday, Aug. 9, in an autograph
session at Nashville Superspeedway. The trio will greet fans from noon to 1 p.m.
at the Craftsman Mobile Marketing Unit, located in the display area on the
frontstretch.
1,400th Start
When Dave Blaney took the green flag last weekend in the
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono (Pa.) Speedway, it marked Bill Davis
Racing's 1,400th NASCAR start. The High Point, N.C., operation has accumulated
37 wins, 172 top-five finishes, 363 top-10 finishes and 66 pole positions in
NASCAR's three premier divisions.
Going for Three
The No.23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team
is looking for its third consecutive win this weekend. Benson and the No. 23
team have won the last two events on the NCTS schedule. Benson has won
back-to-back races three times in his career. Skinner has won back-to-back races
six times in his NCTS career, the best of all other drivers in the series.
Listen and Watch
The Toyota Tundra 200 is scheduled to start at 7:30
p.m. ET Saturday, Aug. 9. It will broadcast on SPEED (TV), MRN (radio) and
Sirius Satellite Radio (Ch. 128).
Johnny Benson on racing at Nashville Superspeedway:
"I love going to Nashville. It is a great place to race and has one of the most
coveted trophies in NASCAR. We won the race two years ago and got one of those
Gibson guitars, which was pretty cool. I need another to add to my trophy case.
"The track is pretty neat, although it's tough place to pass. It's a
finesse-type of race track, where you have to really concentrate to hold it down
at the bottom of the track. It also requires a lot of discipline to make sure
you don't go into the corner too hard.
"It is also a special place for Toyota, being they are the title sponsor, so
that give all their drivers more incentive to win. I would love nothing more
than to bring our Toyota Certified Used Vehicle's Tundra to victory lane on
Saturday night."
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