Truck Series: Johnny Benson é o Campeão de 2008

O norte-americano Johnny Benson, de Toyota, é o Campeão da Nascar Craftsman Truck Series de 2008. O piloto da Bill Davis Racing somou 3725 pontos, apenas sete a mais do que Ron Hornaday.

Foram 25 etapas na temporada. Benson venceu cinco vezes, marcando três pole-positions. Hornaday, Campeão de 2007, venceu seis provas, com cinco pole-positions. Todd Bodine, com três vitórias e uma pole-position terminou em terceiro no campeonato.

Dos 119 pilotos que disputaram ao menos uma prova no ano, somente sete não eram americanos. O melhor “estrangeiro” foi o canadense Jason White, que correu todas as provas, e ficou em 19º na tabela de pontos.

15/02 Chevy Silverado 250 / Daytona Int’l Speedway

1  Todd Bodine    Toyota  100
2  Kyle Busch    Toyota  100
3  Johnny Benson    Toyota  100
 
23/02 San Bernardino County 200 / Auto Club Speedway

1  Kyle Busch    Toyota  100
2  Todd Bodine    Toyota  100
3  Johnny Benson    Toyota  100

07/03 Amer. Commercial Lines 200 /  Atlanta Motor Speedway

1  Kyle Busch    Toyota  130
2  Ron Hornaday Jr.    Chevrolet  130
3  Mike Skinner    Toyota  130

29/03 Kroger 250 / Martinsville Speedway

1  Dennis Setzer    Dodge  253
2  Matt Crafton    Chevrolet  253
3  Rick Crawford  Ford  253

26/04 O’Reilly Auto Parts 250 / Kansas Speedway 

1  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  167
2  Jack Sprague   Chevrolet  167
3  Colin Braun  Ford  167

16/05 NC Education Lottery 200 / Lowe’s Motor Speedway 

1  Matt Crafton   Menards Chevrolet  138
2  Chad McCumbee  Chevrolet  138
3  Brendan Gaughan   MaxxForce Diesel Ford  138

24/05 Ohio 250 Mansfield / Motorsports Park

1  Donny Lia  Chevrolet  250
2  David Starr  Toyota  250
3  Todd Bodine  Toyota  250

30/05 AAA Insurance 200 / Dover Int’l Speedway

1  Scott Speed   Red Bull Toyota  200
2  Jack Sprague  Chevrolet  200
3  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  200

06/06 Sam’s Town 400 / Texas Motor Speedway 

1  Ron Hornaday Jr.    Chevrolet  172
2  Kyle Busch  Toyota  172
3  Johnny Benson  Toyota  172

14/06 Cool City Customs 200 / Michigan Int’l Speedway 

1  Erik Darnell    Ford  100
2  Johnny Benson    Toyota  100
3  Scott Speed  Toyota  100

20/06 Camping World RV Sales / 200 The Milwaukee Mile

1  Johnny Benson  Toyota  200
2  Matt Crafton  Chevrolet  200
3  Landon Cassill  Chevrolet  200

28/06 O’Reilly 200 / Memphis Motorsports Park

1  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  204
2  Erik Darnell  Ford  204
3  Matt Crafton  Chevrolet  204

19/07 Built Ford Tough 225 Kentucky Speedway 

1  Johnny Benson    Toyota  150
2  Michael Annett  Toyota  150
3  Matt Crafton  Chevrolet  150

25/07 Power Stroke Diesel 200 / O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis 

1  Johnny Benson    Toyota  200
2  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  200
3  Erik Darnell  Ford  200

09/08 Toyota Tundra 200 Nashville Superspeedway 

1  Johnny Benson  Toyota  150
2  Erik Darnell  Ford  150
3  Todd Bodine  Toyota  150

20/08 O’Reilly 200 / Bristol Motor Speedway

1  Kyle Busch  Toyota  203
2  Todd Bodine  Toyota  203
3  Scott Speed  Toyota  203

06/09 Camping World 200 / Gateway Int’l Raceway 

1  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  160
2  Dennis Setzer  Dodge  160
3  Johnny Benson  Toyota  160

13/09 Camping World RV Rental 200 / New Hampshire Motor Speedway 

1  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  200
2  Johnny Benson  Toyota  200
3  Travis Kvapil  Ford  200

20/09 Qwik Liner 350 / Las Vegas Motor Speedway 

1  Mike Skinner    Toyota  147
2  Erik Darnell  Ford  147
3  Matt Crafton  Chevrolet  147

04/10 Mountain Dew 250 / Talladega Superspeedway

1  Todd Bodine  Toyota  94
2  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  94
3  Kyle Busch  Toyota  94

18/10 Kroger 200 / Martinsville Speedway

1  Johnny Benson  Toyota  200
2  Dennis Setzer  Dodge  200
3  Rick Crawford  Ford  200

25/10 E-Z-GO 200 / Atlanta Motor Speedway

1  Ryan Newman    Chevrolet  130
2  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  130
3  Denny Hamlin  Toyota  130

31/10 Chevy Silverado 350K / Texas Motor Speedway

1  Ron Hornaday Jr.  Chevrolet  147
2  Kyle Busch  Toyota  147
3  Johnny Benson  Toyota  147

07/11 Lucas Oil 150 / Phoenix Int’l Raceway 

1  Kevin Harvick  Chevrolet  150
2  Kyle Busch  Toyota  150
3  Todd Bodine  Toyota  150

14/11 Ford 200 / Homestead-Miami Speedway 
 
1  Todd Bodine  Toyota  137
2  Brian Scott  Chevrolet  137
3  Kevin Harvick    Chevrolet  137

Campeonato:

1  Johnny Benson, Jr Bill Davis Racing 3725
2  Ron Hornaday, Jr. Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3718
3  Todd Bodine Germain Racing 3621
4  Erik Darnell Roush Fenway Racing 3412
5  Matt Crafton ThorSport Racing 3392
6  Mike Skinner Bill Davis Racing 3363
7  Rick Crawford Circle Bar Racing 3315
8  Dennis Setzer Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia 3197
9  Jack Sprague Kevin Harvick, Inc. 3125
10  Terry Cook Wyler Racing 3072
11  Chad McCumbee MRD Motorsports 2999
12  David Starr Red Horse Racing 2929
13  Colin Braun Roush Fenway Racing 2856
14  Kyle Busch Billy Ballew Motorsports 2854
15  Brendan Gaughan Circle Bar Racing 2840
16  Brian Scott Xpress Motorsports 2787
17  Shelby Howard ThorSport Racing 2636
18  Donny Lia TRG Motorsports 2466
19  Jason White PAD Motorsports-Green Light 2338
20  Ted Musgrave HT Motorsports 2099
21  Scott Speed Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 2058
22  Tim J. Bell TRG Motorsports 1906
23  Justin Marks Germain Racing 1781
24  Stacy Compton Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia 1748
25  Jon Wood Wood Brothers Racing 1729
26  Chad Chaffin Key Motorsports 1303
27  Marc Mitchell Billy Ballew Motorsports 1295
28  Travis Kvapil Roush Fenway Racing 1276
29  Shane Sieg PAD Motorsports-Green Light 950
30  Michael Annett Bill Davis Racing 910
31  Landon Cassill Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 892
32  Andy Lally TRG Motorsports 870
33  Jeff Green Key Motorsports 777
34  Bobby East Roush Fenway Racing 771
35  Ryan Lawler PAD Motorsports-Green Light 763
36  Timothy Peters Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 743
37  Keven Wood Wood Brothers Racing 728
38  Scott Lagasse, Jr. JTG Racing 665
39  John Wes Townley Roush Fenway Racing 622
40  Sean Murphy PAD Motorsports-Green Light 608
41  J.C. Stout Stellar-Quest Racing Team 563
42  Chrissy Wallace Germain Racing 540
43  Butch Miller PAD Motorsports-Green Light 524
44  Phillip McGilton Bill Davis Racing 491
45  Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick, Inc. 478
46  Norm Benning Benning Racing 469
47  Mario Gosselin DGM Racing 403
48  Jack Smith MB Motorsports 366
49  Brent Raymer Brent Raymer Racing 365
50  Mike Bliss TRG Motorsports 352
51  Ken Schrader Ken Schrader Racing 348
52  Willie Allen Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 306
53  John Andretti Billy Ballew Motorsports 291
54  Denny Hamlin Billy Ballew Motorsports 270
55  Wayne Edwards Jim Rosenblum Racing 267
56  David Stremme Billy Ballew Motorsports 262
57  Robb Brent Brad Keselowski Racing 258
58  J.R. (John Ryan) Fitzpatrick TRG Motorsports 240
59  Chris Jones SS-Green Light Racing 231
60  Erin Crocker Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 203
61  Tim Cowen Cowen Racing 198
62  Nick Tucker Derrike Cope Inc. 192
63  Ryan Newman Kevin Harvick, Inc. 190
64  Scott Lynch Lynch Motorsports 185
65  Scotty Crockett DGM Racing 176
66  Justin Hobgood Black Bull Racing 167
67  Bryan Silas  167
68  Paul Poulter Key Motorsports 161
69  Massimiliano Papis SS-Green Light Racing 158
70  Mike Wallace Germain Racing 155
71  Tayler Malsam Bill Davis Racing 155
72  P.J. Jones MB Motorsports 152
73  Brad Keselowski Brad Keselowski Racing 150
74  Sam Hornish, Jr. Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia 138
75  David Reutimann Germain Racing 124
76  Derrike Cope Derrike Cope Inc. 119
77  Marc Davis  115
78  Aric Almirola Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 112
79  Regan Smith Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 112
80  Larry Foyt Brevak Racing 109
81  Jamie McMurray Roush Fenway Racing 109
82  James Buescher Billy Ballew Motorsports 106
83  Ben Stancill TRG Motorsports 103
84  Paul Tracy Germain Racing 103
85  Brett Thompson Thompson Motorsports 100
86  Kenny Wallace Billy Ballew Motorsports 97
87  Johnny Sauter SS-Green Light Racing 94
88  Justin Allgaier  91
89  Patrick Carpentier Bobby Hamilton Racing-Virginia 88
90  Jennifer Jo Cobb Derrike Cope Inc. 85
91  Joey Logano HT Motorsports 85
92  Hermie Sadler Fast Track Racing Enterprises 85
93  Brian Sockwell Reary Racing 76
94  Craig Wood Buchanan Racing 76
95  Bobby Dotter SS-Green Light Racing 73
96  Cale Gale Kevin Harvick, Inc. 73
97  Richard Johns Lafferty Motorsports 70
98  John Mickel PAD Motorsports-Green Light 70
99  Benny Gordon East Coast Motorsports 70
100  Brandon Knupp SS-Green Light Racing 70
101  Bradley Riethmeyer Reary Racing 70
102  Russ Dugger Lafferty Motorsports 67
103  Joey Clanton Roush Fenway Racing 67
104  Jimmie Johnson  66
105  Johnny Chapman SS-Green Light Racing 64
106  Ryan Seaman Lafferty Motorsports 64
107  Rick Markle Derrike Cope Inc. 64
108  Ryan Mathews CHS Motorsports 64
109  Larry Gunselman Derrike Cope Inc. 61
110  Mike Harmon Lafferty Motorsports 61
111  Ryan Hackett Ryan Hackett Racing 61
112  Michelle Theriault Derrike Cope Inc. 58
113  Sean Caisse Germain Racing 55
114  Kevin Lepage SS-Green Light Racing 55
115  Antony James Allmendinger Morgan-Dollar Motorsports 
116  Gary St. Amant Tatman Motorsports 
117  Mike Olsen SS-Green Light Racing 
118  Morgan Shepherd Key Motorsports 
119  Dustin Skinner Germain Racing