Johnny Benson and the No. 23 Toyota Tundra team headed to Memphis Motorsports Park knowing they needed to have a strong run in order to retain the lead in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship standings.

“We need to be decent in both corners, but we really need to be able to pass coming out of turn four.  If you can keep your truck low enough and get enough bite in it coming off the corner, you are usually in pretty good shape.  Memphis is a fun place to visit, and we feel like we have learned a lot about our short track program since the end of 2007.  We are...

After last week’s second place finish at Michigan International Speedway, Johnny Benson and the No.23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team were hungry for a win.  The team could not think of a better track to capture its first win of the 2008 campaign than The Milwaukee Mile.

“The No. 23 team is really excited about going back to The Milwaukee Mile to try and get our third victory in a row.  Milwaukee has been a great track for me, and I love racing there.  It seems to really fit my driving style and reminds me a lot of the tracks I grew up racing on.

“We have a lot of momentum with us right now.  After last week’s race...

Johnny Benson took his Exide Batteries Toyota Tundra to his hometown track this past weekend with all hopes of winning.  Dominating at the two-mile track two years ago, Benson and his No. 23 Exide crew were looking to capture their first win of the 2008 season.

"I love going home to race at Michigan.  It's always fun to race in front of my family and friends.  Plus MIS is just a great track to run on.  We have been slowly moving back up in the points and hopefully that will continue this weekend.  We started the season out strong and then got into a string of bad luck, but it looks like this Tundra is back on track...