Benson Wins For Second Week in a Row
NASCAR veteran, Johnny Benson, held off Ron Hornaday in a two-lap shootout for the checkers to win the Power Stroke Diesel 200 on Friday night at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Hornaday took the lead from polesitter Bobby East back on lap 5 and went onto lead a race high 153 laps before surrendering the lead to the charging Benson on lap 162.
There were a record-tying 11 cautions during the event, the last of which came on lap 195 when Benson’s Bill Davis Racing teammate, Michael Annett, spun while trying to race Rick Crawford for position inside the top-five. The accident setup a restart on lap 198 of the 200 lap race, with Hornaday still running in second. Hornaday attempted a final charge, but he slipped high up on the track, and Benson pulled away for the victory. Hornaday went onto finish 2nd, followed by Erik Darnell, Matt Crafton, and Shelby Howard completing the top-five.
Other Notables:
Kyle Busch finished 8th in the race after stirring up a bit of controversy earlier in the evening, sending Chad McCumbee into the wall back on lap 136 as the two raced for position. Mike Skinner rounded out the top-ten in 10th place. Rick Crawford finished 12th. Hornaday’s Kevin Harvick Inc. teammate, Jack Sprague, was 17th.
Johnny Benson’s victory now opens up a 15 point lead over Hornaday in the points standings. Hornaday jumped past Matt Crafton to take the 2nd spot in the standings as Crafton drops down to 3rd. There were no other changes through the top-six in points. For Benson, the win gave him his second in a row, and his third in the past four weeks.
Complete Power Stroke 200 Results
Craftsman Truck Series Standings (from nascar.com):
| RANK |
+/- |
DRIVER |
POINTS |
BEHIND |
STARTS |
POLES |
WINS |
TOP 5 |
TOP 10 |
| 1 |
– |
Johnny Benson |
2071 |
Leader |
14 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
10 |
| 2 |
+1 |
Ron Hornaday |
2056 |
-15 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
| 3 |
-1 |
Matt Crafton |
2040 |
-31 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
| 4 |
– |
Rick Crawford |
1916 |
-155 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
7 |
| 5 |
– |
Mike Skinner |
1914 |
-157 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
| 6 |
– |
Todd Bodine |
1867 |
-204 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
7 |
| 7 |
+1 |
Erik Darnell |
1846 |
-225 |
14 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
6 |
| 8 |
-1 |
Terry Cook |
1825 |
-246 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
| 9 |
– |
Jack Sprague |
1787 |
-284 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
| 10 |
+1 |
David Starr |
1749 |
-322 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
| 11 |
-1 |
Dennis Setzer |
1739 |
-332 |
14 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
| 12 |
– |
Chad McCumbee |
1657 |
-414 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
| 13 |
– |
Brendan Gaughan |
1641 |
-430 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| 14 |
+1 |
Colin Braun* |
1579 |
-492 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| 15 |
-1 |
Ted Musgrave |
1577 |
-494 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 16 |
– |
Kyle Busch |
1502 |
-569 |
10 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
8 |
| 17 |
+2 |
Shelby Howard |
1491 |
-580 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 18 |
+2 |
Donny Lia* |
1472 |
-599 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| 19 |
-2 |
Stacy Compton |
1448 |
-623 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| 20 |
-2 |
Justin Marks* |
1423 |
-648 |
14 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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