Johnny Benson – Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra Post Race Report Race: Mountain Dew 250 (Race 20 of 25) Track: Talladega Superspeedway Date: Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008 Started: 17th Finish: 11th Laps Completed: 94 Total Laps: 94 NCTS Points: Second Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway has been marked on the No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra team’s calendar all year. It is one race on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule in which the driver and team have very little control over the outcome of the race. The entire event is run in a 36-truck pack, and someone else’s mistake can take other drivers out of contention for the win. The No. 23 Bill Davis Racing team knew it had to leave Talladega unscathed in order to continue the quest for its first Craftsman Truck Series Championship. Johnny Benson was happy with how...
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