NASCAR Sprint Cup Series regulars Kevin Harvick and Kyle Busch don’t always see eyeto-eye, but they agree on one thing heading into Texas – experience pays off in the end.
While Harvick and Busch are fulfilling their duties in Pocono over the weekend, veterans Ken Schrader ( No. 2 KHI Chevrolet) and Johnny Benson (No. 18 KBM Toyota) are coming off the bench to play on a familiar court.
Schrader, 54, will be making his second start for Kevin Harvick Inc. in the No. 2 KHI Chevrolet. He garnished a ninth-place finish for the team at Kansas Speedway earlier this season.
Benson, 47, will be making his first start for Kyle Busch Motorsports in the No. 18 KBM Toyota, but he hopes it will not be his last.
“I’m excited about it, obviously. The trucks out of Kyle’s shop have been very good and every race car driver wants to get in equipment that is capable of winning a race,” said Benson. “To me, it’s a pretty big deal to run for Kyle. It’s pretty cool for me to able to run for him.”
Benson has four previous starts this season with Billy Ballew Motorsports. He has scored two top-five and two top-10 finishes in those outings.
In 10 NCWTS starts at Texas Motor Speedway, Benson has scored six top-five finishes. He has finished second twice but has never captured the checker flag.
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CAR DRIVER MAKE OWNER 1 Carl Long Chevrolet Daisy Ramirez 2 Ken Schrader Chevrolet DeLana Harvick 3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet Andy Hillenburg 4 Ricky Carmichael Chevrolet DeLana Harvick 5 Mike Skinner Toyota David Dollar 6 Stanton Barrett Chevrolet Rick Ware 7 Justin Lofton* Toyota Tom DeLoach 7 Tony Jackson Jr. Chevrolet Ken Smith 10 Jennifer Jo Cobb* Ford Tom Mitchell 12 Mario Gosselin Chevrolet Michelle Gosselin 13 Johnny Sauter Chevrolet Mike Curb 15 Nelson Piquet Jr. Toyota James "Billy" Ballew 17 Timothy Peters Toyota Tom DeLoach 18 Johnny Benson Toyota Kyle Busch 21 Butch Miller Chevrolet Steve Urvan 23 Jason White Dodge Steve Urvan 30 Todd Bodine Toyota Steve Germain 31 James Buescher Chevrolet Steve Turner 33 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet DeLana Harvick 39 Ryan Sieg Chevrolet Susan Bates 46 Brian Rose Dodge Joy Gill 47 Brett Butler* Chevrolet Bobby Dotter 51 Aric Almirola Toyota James "Billy" Ballew 57 Norm Benning Chevrolet Norm Benning 60 Narain Karthikeyan Chevrolet Jeffrey Wyler 63 Jack Smith Ford Mike Mittler 81 David Starr Toyota Randy Moss 85 Brent Raymer Ford Pete Raymer 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet Rhonda Thorson 89 Mike Harmon Ford Calvin Wood 93 Mike Garvey Chevrolet Pam Sieg 165 Wayne Edwards Chevrolet Joey Sonntag 173 Chris Fontaine Chevrolet Ron Crosby 187 Chris Jones Chevrolet Rick Jones 216 Michael Guerity Chevrolet Rick Ware
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