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Johnny Benson Jr.

Johnny Benson Jr.
NASCARO'Reilly Auto Parts Series career91 races run over 10 yearsBest finish1st (1995)First race1993Detroit Gasket 200 (Michigan)Last race2007AT&T 250 (Milwaukee)First win1994SplitFire 200 (Dover)Last win1995Sundrop 400 (Hickory)NASCARCraftsman Truck Series career138 races run over 10 yearsBest finish1st (2008)First race1995Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix)Last race2010WinStar World Casino 400K (Texas)First win2006Con-way Freight 200 (Michigan)Last win2008Kroger 200 (Martinsville)NASCARCanada Series career1 race run over 1 yearFirst race2002 Canada Day Shootout (Hamilton)Last race2002 Canada Day Shootout (Hamilton)Statistics up to date as of June 7, 2014.

Jonathan Frederick Benson Jr. (born June 27, 1963) is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR's three national series (Cup, Busch, Truck), and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesRookie of the Year Award, and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.

Benson, who began his NASCAR career in 1993, is the second of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, and the seventeenth of only thirty-six drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR's three national series.