Johnny Benson became the fifth NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver to win three straight races, passing Erik Darnell with three laps left and pulling away in the Toyota Tundra 200 on Saturday night.
Benson, the winner of four of the last five races, joined Mike Skinner (1996 and 2007), Ron Hornaday (1997), Greg Biffle (2000) and Todd Bodine (2005) as the only drivers to win three races in a row in the series’ 13-year history.
Darnell held on to finish second.
A year after a memorable clash with Juan Pablo Montoya, Kevin Harvick is focused on one thing — moving on, Lee Spencer says.
Former Formula One driver Scott Speed raced to his fourth ARCA RE/MAX Series victory of the season Saturday night, beating Jeremy Clements by 0.479 seconds in a one-lap shootout at Nashville Superspeedway.
Speed, the series leader, led the final eight laps in his Eddie Sharp Racing Toyota. The final caution came out just after Speed took the white flag, which lengthened the race four additional laps to 117 to accommodate the ARCA-mandated green flag finish.
A variety of young guns have hogged the spotlight in ‘08. But Sunday at The Glen, it’s Jeff Gordon’s turn to shine, Steve Byrnes says.
Marcos Ambrose took advantage of a fortuitous pit stop midway through the Nationwide Zippo 200 on Saturday and easily beat Kyle Busch for his first career NASCAR victory.
Ambrose, from Tasmania, was in the pits on lap 42 when the fourth caution of the 82-lap race flew. He gained the lead on lap 48 but gave it up right away to pit for fuel.
Ambrose slowly worked his way up to third with 12 laps to go as Jeff Burton and Jimmie Johnson battled for the lead.
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