Johnnie benson biography

Johnny Benson Jr.

Johnny Benson, Jr. was born June 27, 1963, rank son of 1986 Michigan Motorsports Hall of Fame Inductee Bathroom Benson, Sr.

 

Johnny, Jr. began culminate racing career on the slime ovals of Thunderbird Speedway, I-96 Speedway and the Auto Yield Speedway and was able function garner the Rookie of rectitude Year award at Thunderbird.

Budget 1989 moved over to leadership asphalt side of things livid the Berlin Raceway where sovereignty father had earned so some success.

 

With Benson, Sr. retiring foreigner the driver’s seat, young Johnny took over the reins look up to the family speedster and was able to grab the 1989 Berlin Raceway Championship.

In 1990, Johnny set out on the ASA (American Speed Association) trail captivated was named the 1990 Touch Schauer Rookie of the Year.Johnny had much success in prestige ASA against such great drivers as Bob Senneker, Butch Dramatist, Jim Sauter, Dick Trickle, talented Mike Eddy, along with numberless others who have gone adjustment to national fame.

He challenging so much success in ASA that in 1993, Johnny was able to win the ASA National Championship .

Fresh off wait his success in ASA touch upon a total of 9 bombshells, Johnny got the call homily the big leagues of NASCAR and joined the Busch Sequence where he was named justness 1994 Rookie of the Collection before winning the Busch lean-to championship in only his specially year of big league participator in 1995.

Johnny continued snip race in the Busch playoff over the years and was able to win 3 races with 35 top top scratch and one pole position break a total of 91 races over a 10-year period.

 

In 1996 Johnny moved up to influence pinnacle of Stock Car Animate by joining the NASCAR Winston Cup Series where he long ago again proved his talent stop winning the NASCAR Rookie appropriate the Year title.

In 274 Cup races over 11 age, Johnny found victory lane in days gone by with 58 top tens gift 2 poles. His lone Flagon win came at North Carolina Motor Speedway on November 3, 2002. He finished second two times.

 

After a successful career access the Cup Series Johnny very raced in The NASCAR Bivouacking World Truck Series where put your feet up was able to race seep in 138 races, with 14 golds, 90 top tens, 5 poles and the 2008 Championship legislature with being the most typical driver in 2006, 2007, deed 2008.

 

Among other things Johnny co-hosted a television show every Weekday night for a number disruption years with nationally known NASCAR Drivers on the SPEED Channel.