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09-10-2008
BENSON: Lovin' New Hampshire for Racing and Scenery
● This Week's Race Truck for New Hampshire Motor Speedway is Chassis
No. 23-121. Chassis No. 23-121 sat on the pole at Memphis Motorsports Park in
June.
● Certified Leader
Toyota Certified Used Vehicles will serve as the
primary sponsor of the No. 23 Toyota Tundra team during the Camping World RV
Rental 200. The used car leader is the first in the automotive industry to
surpass two million certified used vehicles sold.
● Mr. Consistency
Johnny Benson has brought his No. 23 Toyota Certified
Used Vehicles Tundra home in the top-10 three times in four starts at New
Hampshire Motor Speedway. The 45-year-old Grand Rapids, Mich., native has
captured a top-five finish in all three of NASCAR's top touring series at the
1.058 mile oval.
● Nice Finish
Since the event at Texas Motor Speedway in early June, the
No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles team has earned an average finish of 5.44.
The team has four wins since Texas and only one finish outside the top-five
(33rd at Memphis Motorsports Park).
● Former Winner
The No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team is
a former winner of the Camping World RV Rental 200. In 2006, Benson started in
the second spot and led 145 of 200 laps en route to his fourth victory of that
season.
Johnny Benson on Racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway: "I love
going to New Hampshire. It is one of the prettiest parts of the country. We have
had some success at Loudon. We won the race two years ago and had a good truck
there last year. We are taking a package that has been really successful on flat
tracks over the last two seasons, and I hope it will be successful again this
weekend.
"New Hampshire Motor Speedway is a track I love racing at. To be good, you have
to be really stable getting into the corner and be able to get back to the gas
early because the straightaways are so long. I am confident Trip [Bruce, crew
chief] and the guys on the No. 23 team are going to bring a piece that will be
competitive."
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