Johnny Benson Jr. captured the season-ending Ford 200 but it was the championship race that got all of the attention as Ron Hornaday Jr. rallied for his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series title.
Benson, who rallied for a third-place finish in the points, passed Kyle Busch during a final green-white-checkered finish for the victory and Busch settled for runner-up honors.
“Coming to the race track with a truck like we’ve got every weekend, these guys have done an awesome job with this Chevrolet truck,’’ said Hornaday. “I won a lot of races with that blue and yellow and it comes back right now. So this is really cool.” AllHeadlineNews.com
Johnny Benson won the race, holding off Kyle Busch on a final lap where Busch wound up sliding into the wall. Busch seemed like he was set to take the win, until Chris Jones spun out on lap 134 and the caution flag came out, setting up a green-white-checkered finish.
Not surprisingly, Busch wasn’t happy. Benson was thrilled.
“I wasn’t the one that threw the caution,” Benson said. “That’s his gripe with whomever. But it sure made for a great event for the fans.”
After crossing the line, Benson shouted “Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!” into his radio. Canadianpress
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