NASCAR WCUP: Johnny Benson Quotes, Texas Post Qualifying

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

March 31, 2001

JOHNNY BENSON, NO. 10 EAGLE ONE PONTIAC GRAND PRIX:

(WHY DID YOU PICK UP SO MUCH ON THE SECOND LAP?) "It was still slippery out there from somebody dumping oil and I got into it. I just wanted to make sure that I didn't do it on the second lap."

(DOES IT HELP MUCH HERE TO START UP FRONT?) "Yeah, it does help. I think as long as you're in the top 20, you're in good shape. We've started from further back and have run good here. I'm looking forward to the race. I think the Eagle One Pontiac will be pretty good. It wasn't as good in qualifying trim as we though it was going to be - it's a new car. But, it's just a matter now of getting it into race trim, and I think it will be pretty good."

Text provided by Al Larsen

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