NAASCAR Results Pocono - Benson 20th
Results 1. (12) Ryan Newman, Dodge, 185 - 10 bonus points 2. (97) Kurt Busch, Ford, 175 - 5 bonus points 3. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 170 - 5 bonus points 4. (15) Michael Waltrip, Chevrolet, 165 - 5 bonus points 5. (5) Terry Labonte, Chevrolet, 155 6. (99) Jeff Burton, Ford, 155 - 5 bonus points 7. (25) Joe Nemechek, Chevrolet, 146 8. (54) Todd Bodine, Ford, 142 9. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, 138 10. (40) Sterling Marlin, Dodge, 134 11. (2) Rusty Wallace, Dodge, 135 - 5 bonus points 12. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 127 13. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 129 - 5 bonus points 14. (38) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 121 15. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 118 16. (74) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, 115 17. (9) Bill Elliott, Dodge, 112 18. (31) Robby Gordon, Chevrolet, 109 19. (22) Ward Burton, Dodge, 106 20. (10) Johnny Benson, Pontiac, 108 - 5 bonus points 21. (88) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 100 22. (7) Jimmy Spencer, Dodge, 102 - 5 bonus points 23. (01) Mike Wallace, Pontiac, 94 24. (43) Christian Fittipaldi, Dodge, 91 25. (30) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 88 26. (49) Ken Schrader, Dodge, 85 27. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 82 28. (42) Jamie McMurray, Dodge, 79 29. (150) Larry Foyt, Dodge, 76 30. (18) Bobby Labonte, Chevrolet, 73 31. (1) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 70 32. (23) Kenny Wallace, Dodge, 67 33. (0) John Andretti, Pontiac, 64 34. (45) Kyle Petty, Dodge, 61 35. (41) Casey Mears, Dodge, 63 - 5 bonus points 36. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 55 37. (20) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 57 - 5 bonus points 38. (19) Jeremy Mayfield, Dodge, 49 39. (21) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 46 40. (32) Ricky Craven, Pontiac, 43 41. (6) Mark Martin, Ford, 40 42. (37) Derrike Cope, Chevrolet, 37 43. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Ford, 34 Points 1. Matt Kenseth, 2977 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2745 3. Jeff Gordon, 2669 4. Jimmie Johnson, 2547 5. Bobby Labonte, 2545 6. Michael Waltrip, 2538 7. Kevin Harvick, 2443 8. Kurt Busch, 2418 9. Ryan Newman, 2363 10. Jeff Burton, 2355 11. Rusty Wallace, 2333 12. Robby Gordon, 2287 13. Terry Labonte, 2286 14. Tony Stewart, 2283 15. Sterling Marlin, 2278 16. Mark Martin, 2219 17. Elliott Sadler, 2114 18. Bill Elliott, 2084 19. Ricky Craven, 2062 20. Greg Biffle, 2026 21. Ward Burton, 1990 22. Joe Nemechek, 1947 23. Ricky Rudd, 1941 24. Dave Blaney, 1924 25. Jamie McMurray, 1922 26. Johnny Benson, 1912 27. Dale Jarrett, 1872 28. Jeremy Mayfield, 1833 29. Jimmy Spencer, 1806 30. Todd Bodine, 1791 31. Kenny Wallace, 1752 32. Steve Park, 1618 33. Jeff Green, 1611 34. Casey Mears, 1536 35. Kyle Petty, 1432 36. Ken Schrader, 1431 37. Tony Raines, 1387 38. Jack Sprague, 1284 39. John Andretti, 1241 40. Mike Skinner, 1004 41. Jerry Nadeau, 844 42. Mike Wallace, 771 43. Larry Foyt, 762 44. Christian Fittipaldi, 432 45. Derrike Cope, 387 46. Brett Bodine, 308 47. Boris Said, 155 48. Johnny Sauter, 152 49. Ron Fellows, 151 50. Hermie Sadler, 128 #10 Pontiac driver Johnny Benson and his teammates persevered through a long 500 miles Sunday at Pocono International Raceway, but when the checkered flag finally fell they left the flat 2.5-mile oval with a very hard-earned 20th-place finish. "We didn't run that well today, but we worked and worked and worked to get it better and we did," Benson said. "We never gave up on it and with some good strategy and pit stops we walked out of here with a pretty decent finish. " Benson started 29th on Sunday and fell back through the field in the early going. At lap 47 leader Ryan Newman lapped Benson but just a lap later a caution flag allowed Benson to slip by Newman and regain the lost lap. By being the last car on the lead lap and plans to make major chassis changes, Benson stayed on the track to collect the five extra points for leading a lap. He came to the pits after leading that lap and returned to the track in 36th. By lap 108 he had moved to 29th, but leader Tony Stewart was on the back bumper of the Pontiac when a yellow flag flew and Benson remained on the lead lap. "We had some timely yellows today," Benson said. "It's about time. We have had some bad breaks with them earlier in the year. I guess all this stuff does even out over time." Benson returned to the track after pitting and slowly worked his way up through the field. Benson crossed the finish line in 20th. Ryan Newman edged Kurt Busch for the victory on Sunday. Benson and his teammates return to action Sunday at Indianapolis in the Brickyard 400.