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Jonathan Frederick Benson Jr. (born June 27, 1963)[1] is an American retiredstock car racing driver and the son of former Michiganmodified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced acrossNASCAR's three national series (Cup,Busch,Truck), and his career highlights include the 1993American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the1996 NASCAR Winston Cup SeriesRookie of the Year Award, and the2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.
Benson, who began his NASCAR career in 1993, is the second of only three drivers that have won a championship in both the Busch Series and the Craftsman Truck Series, and the seventeenth of only thirty-six drivers to win a race in each of NASCAR's three national series.
Benson was born inGrand Rapids, Michigan. He graduated fromForest Hills Northern High School in 1981.[2] He became a late model champion atBerlin Raceway inMarne, Michigan before joining theAmerican Speed Association (ASA) in 1990. During Benson's rookie season in the ASA he captured one pole position, led 174 laps and scored eight top-ten finishes to blitz the competition for the ASA's Pat Schauer Rookie of the Year award. In 1991, Benson compiled 13 top-tens including four second-place finishes. Benson ranked fourth in the ASA AC-Delco Challenge Series in 1991. Benson later went on to win the 1993 ASA championship. During his time in the ASA Series, he drove the No. 21 Valvoline Chevrolet for Throop Motorsports.
In1993, Benson made hisBusch Series debut atMichigan International Speedway, driving the No. 41Delco RemyChevrolet forErnie Irvan. He started twentieth, but finished 40th after an early crash when he had flipped in the race. He ran three more races that season in the No. 74 Staff America Chevy forBACE Motorsports, qualifying third atHickory Motor Speedway. His best finish was eighteenth atAtlanta Motor Speedway.
Benson was hired to drive full-time for BACE in1994. He won his first career race at theSplitFire 200 and finished sixth in points, winning Rookie of the Year honors. The following season, Benson won early in the season at Atlanta and Hickory and had nineteen top-ten finishes, winning the championship. He also began running in the Truck Series in the No. 18 Performance FrictionChevrolet C/K for Kurt Roehrig. In his first season, his best finish was 2nd atIndianapolis Raceway Park. The following season, he won the pole atNorth Wilkesboro Speedway.
In 1996, he moved up to the Winston Cup Series, a series Benson's father John Benson Sr. competed in for one race back in 1973.He joined the No. 30Pennzoil-sponsored team owned byBahari Racing. He failed to qualify for one race at theFood City 500, but won the 1996 NASCAR Winston CupRookie of the Year title. He won one pole atAtlanta Motor Speedway. In August, he dominated theBrickyard 400 before a problem on the last pit stop ended his chances for victory. He ended the season with seven top-tens and was 21st in points. He was invited to the 1996International Race of Champions as the reigning Busch Series champion, and finished third in the final points, finishing in the top-ten in all four races.
In1997, Benson had eight top-tens, but did not finish in the top-five once. He won his second career pole at Michigan and finished outside of the top-ten by one point toKen Schrader. At the end of the season, he announced he would be joiningRoush Racing to run the brand-new No. 26General Mills/CheeriosFord Taurus.
He missed the season openingDaytona 500, then finished thirtieth at the following race. He then had a streak of no finishes worse than ninth over the next five races and rose as high as tenth in points, before he finished 38th and 41st in the next two races. For the rest of the season, his best finish was ninth and he qualified no higher than second. He finished twentieth in points. Benson had numerous crew chiefs in 1999. He had two top-ten finishes and finished 28th in points. After a long negotiation, he was able to buy out his contract and announced he would leave Roush.
At the start of the2000 Winston Cup season, Benson found himself without a sponsor when he signed on to joinTyler Jet Motorsports to run the No. 10 car. The team showed up atDaytona Speedweeks with a white unsponsoredPontiac Grand Prix.Lycos signed on to be the team's sponsor for the year on the morning of theDaytona 500. During the race, Benson and crew chiefJames Ince gambled on a late pitstop when they took only two right side tires and fuel, to come out with the lead with 43 laps to go. He held off the field until a multi-car crash brought out the caution in the final 10 laps. On the restart with four laps to go, Benson was leading withDale Jarrett andJeff Burton right behind. Jarrett bumped Benson, sending him up the track going into turn 1, then passed him for the win while Benson slid back in twelfth. Benson finished 6th in the third race at theLas Vegas Motor Speedway, and was 11th in points. At the next race at Atlanta, Benson did not qualify in first-round qualifying, and he missed the race after the second round was canceled. Benson finished second three weeks later.
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At thePepsi 400 in July, the Tyler Jet Motorsports car showed up at Daytona again with a white car. During the weekend before the race, the team removed the Lycos.com decals. Reports said that it was because Lycos never paid.[3] Tyler Jet went sponsorless for the next four races beforeAaron's came aboard right before the team shut down. During the sponsorless run the team was sold toMB2 Motorsports. In August,Valvoline announced they would not only sponsor the team but become part owner. Benson finished thirteenth in points.
Benson began his2001 season with an engine failure that relegated him to 28th place, a few laps after the race's"Big One" involving nineteen cars took place. He had top-ten finishes in each of the next four races, including a 4th-place run in theUAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, which allowed him to be a career-high 2nd in the points (tied withSterling Marlin) following the spring Darlington Race. He finished third at Texas and Indianapolis. He did not win a points race, although he did win the non-points Winston Open atCharlotte from the pole after leaderRyan Newman in the No. 02AlltelFord suffered a blown engine late in the race. Benson finished the 2001 season eleventh in points.
Benson started2002 with a tenth place finish in the Daytona 500 despite a crash early in the race. In May, Benson agreed to race in theRichmondBusch Series race forMarsh Racing in the No. 31Whelen EngineeringChevrolet. Benson was involved in a wreck in the early stages of the races and ended up with brokenribs and he missed three Cup races. At thePepsi 400 in Daytona, he started sixth, and on the eighth lap he got together withMichael Waltrip. Benson ended up rebreaking his ribs which put him out of action for two more races. AtLoudon, Benson started 2nd, led 53 of 207 laps, and finished fourth. Benson tied a career-best second place finish at theMartinsville Speedway, which he got twice in 2000. On November 3, he started 26th in the 43 car field at thePop Secret Microwave Popcorn 400 atRockingham. With fifty laps to go, he was running in fifth, and with 28 laps left he passedMark Martin (who coincidentally had Valvoline as his sponsor for many years) for the lead. In the last ten laps, other drivers were running out of gas, including his teammateKen Schrader. However, Benson held off Martin by 0.26 seconds to win the race.[4]
Benson was sixth in points after the first four races of the2003 season. Benson had top-five finishes at Dover and Homestead, and finished 24th in the points. Valvoline decided to release Benson in favor of rookie driverScott Riggs after the season was over.
2004 started off with Benson signing on withPhoenix Racing to run the full 2004 Busch Series schedule. Benson won his first and only career Busch pole at Rockingham, but a rules violation relegated him to last place when the green flag dropped for the race. He was poised to win at Bristol in the spring until Benson was caught up in a late race incident betweenKevin Harvick andDavid Stremme. Benson was also involved in a crash between the top-four drivers at Nashville while racing for the win, and parted ways with Phoenix before the Richmond race. He also drove four races in Phoenix's No. 09 Cup ride, his best finish 27th at theDaytona 500.
Over the next few months Benson ran one Busch race forMatt Kenseth andRobbie andJohn Reiser. In August he was offered a ride in theBill Davis Racing No. 23 truck in theCraftsman Truck Series, which was previously driven byShelby Howard before he was released from the team. Benson had eight top-ten finishes in thirteen races, finishing 25th in the2004 series' points standings. Benson had ten top-ten finishes in 25 races, and was tenth in the2005 points standings. He ran four Busch races, one forFitzBradshaw Racing, and another forSmith Bros. Racing, finishing eighteenth at Nashville. He also had three Cup starts, two of them in the No. 00Sara Lee Chevy forMichael Waltrip, and another at Atlanta in the No. 23Dodge Charger for Bill Davis, finishing 28th.
He won his first Craftsman Truck Series race at the 2006Con-way Freight 200 at theMichigan International Speedway. With the win, Benson became the seventeenth driver to win a race in all three of NASCAR's major series. He has also won a pole in each of the three series. He followed with a back-to-back win at theToyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 atMilwaukee Mile. His third win of the season was at theToyota Tundra 200 atNashville Speedway. His fourth win of the season was at theSylvania 200 atNew Hampshire International Speedway. Benson won his fifth race of the year at theCasino Arizona 150 atPhoenix International Raceway. Benson finished the 2006 season in second place, 127 behindTodd Bodine. He was named the series' Most Popular Driver for 2006.
For the 2007 season, Benson continued to drive in the No. 23 truck for Bill Davis Racing. He finished the season in third place with four wins: the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 at Milwaukee Mile, theO'Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline Maxlife at Bristol, theMissouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 atGateway International Raceway, and theFord 200 atHomestead-Miami Speedway. Benson was named the series' Most Popular Driver for the second year in row, becoming the first driver to repeat as award recipient. Benson also returned to NEXTEL Cup racing by driving theWyler Racing No. 46Toyota Camry in the2007Crown Royal Presents The Jim Stewart 400. He also returned to the Busch racing by driving thePhoenix Racing No. 1 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in the2007AT&T 250. Bill Davis also had Benson pull "double duty", driving the No. 23 truck and the No. 36 Toyota Camry in the Cup Series on the same weekend; he did so at the final two races of the year (Phoenix and Homestead-Miami).
Benson drove the No. 23 truck in the 2008 Craftsman Truck Series, winning the series championship in the last race of the season. With the title, he became the second driver to win both the Busch Grand National Series and Craftsman Truck Series championships (Greg Biffle accomplished this in 2002). In addition, to date he joined a list of only six drivers to ever win at least one championship in more than one of the three main title series (Bobby Labonte,Brad Keselowski,Kevin Harvick, andKyle Busch are the others, and they have won championships in the second tier and Cup Series.) His first win of the season came at theCamping World RV Sales 200 at theMilwaukee Mile, the third consecutive race that Benson has won as Milwaukee Mile. His second, third, and fourth wins came at theBuilt Ford Tough 225 atKentucky Speedway, thePower Stroke Diesel 200 atO'Reilly Raceway Park, and theToyota Tundra 200 atNashville Superspeedway. With this series of wins, he became the fifth driver in the Craftsman Truck Series to win three races in a row. His fifth win of the year came at theKroger 200 atMartinsville Speedway. Benson was named the series' Most Popular Driver for the third year in row.
Also in 2008, after a deal forJacques Villeneuve to drive the Bill Davis Racing No. 27 Toyota Camry fell through, it was announced that Benson andMike Skinner would share driving duties for the No. 27. Benson failed to qualify in his first appearance in 2008 at theKobalt Tools 500, which is also Benson's last attempt to run a Sprint Cup series race to date.
On November 6, 2008, Benson announced that he would not be returning to Bill Davis Racing after the 2008 season. On December 8, 2008, Benson announced that he would be joining theRed Horse Racing team to drive the No. 1 Toyota Tundra in the 2009 season. Benson's crew chief from the 2008 season, Trip Bruce, also joined the No. 1 team. On June 8, 2009, it was announced that Red Horse Racing was having to suspend the No. 1 due to a lack of sponsorship after competing in eight races with four Top 10 finishes.
On June 13, 2009 Benson was burned in a fiery crash in an ISMASupermodifieds race atBerlin Raceway. He was transported toSpectrum Health Butterworth Hospital with where he was hospitalized suffering from a broken collarbone, separated shoulder, three broken ribs, bruised lungs, a fractured wrist and third-degree burns on one elbow.[5][6] After undergoing two surgeries for the burns and a separated shoulder, Benson fully recovered.[6]
For the 2010 season,Kyle Busch Motorsports intended to field a truck for Benson, but did not to secure the necessary sponsorship. Benson served as a mentor to Kyle Busch Motorsports' driversBrian Ickler andTayler Malsam.[6] Benson drove for Team Gill Racing in the season opener at Daytona finishing eighth. He then drove forBilly Ballew Motorsports at Martinsville, Kansas, and Dover finishing in the Top 10 in all three races including a pair of 5th-place finishes at Martinsville and Kansas. Benson's only race for Kyle Busch Motorsports came at Texas where he finished tenth. This was his final race in NASCAR.
Turn One Racing announced in 2011 that they intended to field a truck for Benson in 2012, but the deal fell through due to sponsorship issues.[7]
Benson currently works for the National Motorsports Appeals Panel.[8] Benson is retired from NASCAR, but still races a supermodified for car owner Brad Lichty on the ISMA tour. He also served as the pace car driver for the2021 SRX Series. In 2023, Benson was announced as a competitor for theSRX Series in a one-off appearance atBerlin Raceway.[9]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
| NASCAR Cup Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | NSCC | Pts | Ref | ||
| 1996 | Bahari Racing | 30 | Pontiac | DAY 23 | CAR 20 | RCH 37 | ATL 38 | DAR 24 | BRI DNQ | NWS 24 | MAR 25 | TAL 10 | SON 18 | CLT 38 | DOV 17 | POC 25 | MCH 37 | DAY 25 | NHA 9 | POC 5 | TAL 18 | IND 8* | GLN 15 | MCH 7 | BRI 28 | DAR 11 | RCH 10 | DOV 24 | MAR 17 | NWS 17 | CLT 14 | CAR 40 | PHO 32 | ATL 27 | 21st | 3004 | [10] | |||||||
| 1997 | DAY 28 | CAR 27 | RCH 9 | ATL 11 | DAR 10 | TEX 28 | BRI 31 | MAR 17 | SON 21 | TAL 9 | CLT 15 | DOV 21 | POC 27 | MCH 10 | CAL 13 | DAY 16 | NHA 18 | POC 13 | IND 7 | GLN 11 | MCH 24 | BRI 18 | DAR 19 | RCH 13 | NHA 19 | DOV 28 | MAR 19 | CLT 10 | TAL 19 | CAR 36 | PHO 7 | ATL 10 | 11th | 3575 | [11] | |||||||||
| 1998 | Roush Racing | 26 | Ford | DAY DNQ | CAR 30 | LVS 4 | ATL 9 | DAR 8 | BRI 5 | TEX 5 | MAR 38 | TAL 41 | CAL 8 | CLT 9 | DOV 41 | RCH 18 | MCH 22 | POC 36 | SON 21 | NHA 21 | POC 33 | IND 25 | GLN 9 | MCH 34 | BRI 33 | NHA 21 | DAR 21 | RCH 41 | DOV 15 | MAR 9 | CLT 28 | TAL 31 | DAY 26 | PHO 9 | CAR 41 | ATL 23 | 20th | 3160 | [12] | |||||
| 1999 | DAY 17 | CAR 16 | LVS 38 | ATL 22 | DAR 18 | TEX 11 | BRI 29 | MAR 35 | TAL 30 | CAL 43 | RCH 28 | CLT 18 | DOV 7 | MCH 19 | POC 30 | SON 26 | DAY 24 | NHA 17 | POC 14 | IND 19 | GLN 38 | MCH 21 | BRI 33 | DAR 32 | RCH 22 | NHA 7 | DOV 18 | MAR 28 | CLT 16 | TAL 42 | CAR 28 | PHO 31 | HOM 35 | ATL 39 | 28th | 3012 | [13] | |||||||
| 2000 | Tyler Jet Motorsports | 10 | Pontiac | DAY 12 | CAR 14 | LVS 6 | ATL DNQ | DAR 24 | BRI 2 | TEX 42 | MAR 16 | TAL 13 | CAL 23 | RCH 25 | CLT 16 | DOV 15 | MCH 24 | POC 34 | SON 18 | DAY 13 | NHA 14 | 13th | 3716 | [14] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MB2 Motorsports | POC 12 | IND 25 | GLN 27 | MCH 5 | BRI 13 | DAR 38 | RCH 7 | NHA 11 | DOV 2 | MAR 19 | CLT 8 | TAL 33 | CAR 11 | PHO 16 | HOM 30 | ATL 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | DAY 28 | CAR 6 | LVS 4 | ATL 7 | DAR 7 | BRI 26 | TEX 3 | MAR 20 | TAL 7 | CAL 11 | RCH 6 | CLT 20 | DOV 41 | MCH 12 | POC 24 | SON 29 | DAY 13 | CHI 27 | NHA 36 | POC 5 | IND 3 | GLN 16 | MCH 5 | BRI 36 | DAR 14 | RCH 10 | DOV 31 | KAN 37 | CLT 36 | MAR 6 | TAL 23 | PHO 10 | CAR 3 | HOM 20 | ATL 23 | NHA 12 | 11th | 4152 | [15] | |||||
| 2002 | DAY 10 | CAR 23 | LVS 32 | ATL 27 | DAR 33 | BRI 39 | TEX 13 | MAR 19 | TAL 39 | CAL 15 | RCH INQ† | CLT | DOV | POC 20 | MCH 6 | SON 16 | DAY 43 | CHI | NHA | POC 30 | IND 37 | GLN 25 | MCH 8 | BRI 12 | DAR 34 | RCH 35 | NHA 4 | DOV 10 | KAN 23 | TAL 40 | CLT 18 | MAR 2 | ATL 23 | CAR 1 | PHO 16 | HOM 13 | 29th | 3132 | [16] | |||||
| 2003 | DAY 19 | CAR 13 | LVS 12 | ATL 11 | DAR 25 | BRI 19 | TEX 32 | TAL 41 | MAR 32 | CAL 36 | RCH 15 | CLT 24 | DOV 5 | POC 24 | MCH 26 | SON 30 | DAY 27 | CHI 18 | NHA 26 | POC 20 | IND 13 | GLN 27 | MCH 10 | BRI 14 | DAR 40 | RCH 9 | NHA 25 | DOV 21 | TAL 41 | KAN 35 | CLT 16 | MAR 34 | ATL 24 | PHO 21 | CAR 29 | HOM 4 | 24th | 3448 | [17] | |||||
| 2004 | Phoenix Racing | 09 | Dodge | DAY 27 | CAR | LVS 31 | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX 40 | MAR | TAL 29 | CAL | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | 57th | 271 | [18] | ||
| 2005 | Michael Waltrip Racing | 00 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | DAY | CHI | NHA | POC | IND | GLN | MCH 42 | 64th | 150 | [19] | |||||||||||||||
| Chevy | BRI 43 | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | TAL | KAN | CLT | MAR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bill Davis Racing | 23 | Dodge | ATL 28 | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Wyler Racing | 46 | Toyota | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH 31 | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | 59th | 159 | [20] | ||||
| Bill Davis Racing | 36 | Toyota | PHO 36 | HOM 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 27 | DAY | CAL | LVS | ATL DNQ | BRI | MAR | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | POC | MCH | SON | NHA | DAY | CHI | IND | POC | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | NHA | DOV | KAN | TAL | CLT | MAR | ATL | TEX | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [21] | ||||
| † - Qualified but replaced byJoe Nemechek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Bahari Racing | Pontiac | 27 | 23 |
| 1997 | 16 | 28 | ||
| 1998 | Roush Racing | Ford | DNQ | |
| 1999 | 39 | 17 | ||
| 2000 | Tyler Jet Motorsports | Pontiac | 27 | 12 |
| 2001 | MB2 Motorsports | 33 | 28 | |
| 2002 | 38 | 10 | ||
| 2003 | 40 | 19 | ||
| 2004 | Phoenix Racing | Dodge | 24 | 27 |
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | NBGNC | Pts | Ref |
| 1993 | Ernie Irvan Racing | 41 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | RCH | DAR | BRI | HCY | ROU | MAR | NZH | CLT | DOV | MYB | GLN | MLW | TAL | IRP | MCH 40 | NHA | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | ROU | 58th | 331 | [22] | ||||||||||||
| BACE Motorsports | 74 | Chevy | CLT 30 | MAR | CAR DNQ | HCY 19 | ATL 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | DAY 26 | CAR 25 | RCH 15 | ATL 16 | MAR 20 | DAR 16 | HCY 4 | BRI 30 | ROU 4 | NHA 12 | NZH 31 | CLT 22 | DOV 22 | MYB 16 | GLN 33 | MLW 3 | SBO 3 | TAL 38 | HCY 11 | IRP 11* | MCH 38 | BRI 8 | DAR 4 | RCH 6 | DOV 1 | CLT 11 | MAR 13 | CAR 8 | 6th | 3303 | [23] | ||||||||||
| 1995 | DAY 10 | CAR 4 | RCH 3 | ATL 1 | NSV 6 | DAR 2 | BRI 6 | HCY 1 | NHA 5 | NZH 3 | CLT 30 | DOV 14 | MYB 9 | GLN 7 | MLW 33 | TAL 5 | SBO 16 | IRP 13* | MCH 5 | BRI 12* | DAR 2 | RCH 3 | DOV 9 | CLT 26 | CAR 3 | HOM 9 | 1st | 3688 | [24] | ||||||||||||
| 1996 | Bahari Racing | 30 | Pontiac | DAY | CAR | RCH | ATL | NSV | DAR | BRI | HCY | NZH | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NHA | TAL | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | HOM 42 | 107th | 37 | [25] | |||||||||
| 1998 | BACE Motorsports | 26 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | NSV | DAR | BRI | TEX | HCY | TAL | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | RCH | PPR | GLN | MLW | MYB | CAL | SBO | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT 17 | GTY | CAR | ATL | HOM 7 | 86th | 146 | [26] | ||||
| 1999 | DAY 37 | CAR 14 | LVS 11 | ATL 43 | DAR | TEX 15 | NSV | BRI | TAL | CAL 38 | NZH | CLT 35 | 46th | 1173 | [27] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | NHA 21 | RCH DNQ | DOV 12 | SBO | GLN | MLW | MYB | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV 34 | CLT | CAR 6 | MEM | PHO 14 | HOM 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Herzog Motorsports | 91 | Chevy | DAY | CAR DNQ | LVS | ATL | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSV | TAL | CAL | RCH | NHA | CLT | DOV | SBO | MYB | GLN | MLW | NZH | PPR | GTY | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | CLT | CAR | MEM | PHO | HOM | NA | - | [28] | |||
| 2002 | Marsh Racing | 31 | Chevy | DAY | CAR | LVS | DAR | BRI | TEX | NSH | TAL | CAL | RCH 43 | NHA | NZH | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | GTY | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | DAR | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | CAR | PHO | HOM | 123rd | 34 | [29] | |
| 2004 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Dodge | DAY 41 | CAR 9 | LVS 34 | DAR 6 | BRI 13 | TEX 4 | NSH 7 | TAL 36 | CAL 21 | GTY 29 | RCH | NZH | CLT | DOV | 39th | 1136 | [30] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Waltrip Racing | 99 | Chevy | NSH QL† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reiser Enterprises | 17 | Ford | KEN 29 | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | IRP | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | ATL | PHO | DAR | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | FitzBradshaw Racing | 40 | Dodge | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | NSH | BRI | TEX | PHO | TAL | DAR | RCH | CLT | DOV | NSH 18 | KEN | MLW | DAY | CHI | NHA | PPR | GTY | IRP | GLN | 88th | 237 | [31] | |||||||||||
| Smith Brothers Motorsports | 67 | Dodge | MCH 43 | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT DNQ | MEM | TEX 41 | PHO | HOM 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Phoenix Racing | 1 | Chevy | DAY | CAL | MXC | LVS | ATL | BRI | NSH | TEX | PHO | TAL | RCH | DAR | CLT | DOV | NSH | KEN | MLW 9 | NHA | DAY | CHI | GTY | IRP | CGV | GLN | MCH | BRI | CAL | RCH | DOV | KAN | CLT | MEM | TEX | PHO | HOM | 116th | 138 | [32] |
| † - Qualified forMichael Waltrip | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NASCARCraftsman Truck Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | NCWTC | Pts | Ref | ||||||||||||
| 1995 | Roehrig Motorsports | 18 | Chevy | PHO 10 | TUS | SGS | MMR | POR | EVG | I70 | LVL | BRI | MLW 7 | CNS | HPT | IRP 2 | FLM | RCH 11 | MAR 3 | NWS DNQ | SON | MMR 10 | PHO 17 | 26th | 1049 | [33] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | TUS | CNS | HPT 6 | BRI | NZH 6 | MLW | LVL | I70 | IRP | FLM | GLN | NSV | RCH | NHA | MAR | NWS 7 | SON | MMR | PHO 2 | LVS | 39th | 616 | [34] | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | Dodge | WDW | TUS | HOM | PHO | POR | EVG | I70 | NHA | TEX | BRI | NZH | MLW | LVL | CNS | HPT | IRP | FLM | NSV | GLN | RCH | MAR 34 | SON | MMR | CAL | PHO | LVS | 129th | 61 | [35] | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Bill Davis Racing | 23 | Toyota | DAY | ATL | MAR | MFD | CLT | DOV | TEX | MEM | MLW | KAN | KEN | GTW | MCH 4 | IRP 26 | NSH 6 | BRI 13 | RCH 25 | NHA 3 | LVS 4 | CAL 7 | TEX 2 | MAR 11 | PHO 5 | DAR 6 | HOM 11 | 25th | 1818 | [36] | |||||||||||||
| 2005 | DAY 10 | CAL 12 | ATL 11 | MAR 17 | GTY 11 | MFD 23 | CLT 4 | DOV 34 | TEX 2 | MCH 24 | MLW 35 | KAN 28 | KEN 9 | MEM 9 | IRP 16 | NSH 8 | BRI 4 | RCH 13 | NHA 32 | LVS 33 | MAR 15 | ATL 3 | TEX 13 | PHO 3* | HOM 3 | 10th | 3076 | [37] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | DAY 15 | CAL 6 | ATL 3 | MAR 30 | GTY 5 | CLT 12 | MFD 4 | DOV 6 | TEX 5 | MCH 1 | MLW 1 | KAN 9 | KEN 4 | MEM 32 | IRP 12 | NSH 1 | BRI 4 | NHA 1* | LVS 4 | TAL 9 | MAR 5 | ATL 29 | TEX 31 | PHO 1 | HOM 26 | 2nd | 3539 | [38] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | DAY 2 | CAL 6 | ATL 28 | MAR 10 | KAN 4 | CLT 27 | MFD 5 | DOV 4 | TEX 29 | MCH 9 | MLW 1 | MEM 7 | KEN 14 | IRP 2 | NSH 30 | BRI 1 | GTW 1 | NHA 8 | LVS 2 | TAL 3 | MAR 9 | ATL 3 | TEX 27 | PHO 7 | HOM 1 | 3rd | 3557 | [39] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | DAY 3 | CAL 3 | ATL 30 | MAR 25 | KAN 4 | CLT 11 | MFD 8 | DOV 10 | TEX 3 | MCH 2 | MLW 1* | MEM 33 | KEN 1* | IRP 1 | NSH 1 | BRI 4 | GTW 3 | NHA 2 | LVS 27 | TAL 11 | MAR 1 | ATL 7 | TEX 3 | PHO 26 | HOM 7 | 1st | 3725 | [40] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Red Horse Racing | 1 | Toyota | DAY 26 | CAL 12 | ATL 9 | MAR 4 | KAN 2 | CLT 23 | DOV 20 | TEX 4 | MCH | MLW | MEM | KEN | IRP | NSH | BRI | CHI | IOW | GTW | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | 32nd | 1047 | [41] | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | Team Gill Racing | 95 | Ford | DAY 8 | ATL | 38th | 735 | [42] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Ballew Motorsports | 15 | Toyota | MAR 5 | NSH | KAN 5 | DOV 10 | CLT | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyle Busch Motorsports | 18 | Toyota | TEX 10 | MCH | IOW | GTY | IRP | POC | NSH | DAR | BRI | CHI | KEN | NHA | LVS | MAR | TAL | TEX | PHO | HOM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) * – Most laps led.1 – Heat 1 winner.2 – Heat 2 winner.
| Superstar Racing Experience results | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | SRXC | Pts |
| 2023 | 10 | STA I | STA II | MMS | BER 12 | ELD | IRP | 26th | 01 |
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | NASCAR Busch Series Champion 1995 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion 2008 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | ASA National Tour Champion 1993 | Succeeded by |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by | NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 1996 | Succeeded by |
