Benson released from hospital

Johnny Benson Jr. has been released from the hospital, according to NASCAR.com.

Our View: Let's hope that he's resting comfortably at home. Benson had to feel like Job last week after losing his Camping World Truck Series and then getting seriously injured in the ISMA modified race on his home track.

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Trucks: Former Milwaukee winners

Milwaukee was accustomed to unique winners before Johnny Benson Jr. came along.

Prior to 2006, only Ted Musgrave had won more than a single event on this track, which made it all the more incredible that Benson rattled off three straight victories there from 2006 through 2008. It was beginning to look like he would have the horsepower to make it four in a row since Kyle Busch was ready to place him in the No. 15 Billy Ballew Toyota. Unfortunately, Benson has bigger things on his mind at the moment as he recuperates from a heavy crash in an ISMA Supermodified race at Berlin Raceway.

Former Winners

Season	Race	Winner
2008	Camping World RV Sales 200	Johnny Benson Jr
2007	Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200	Johnny Benson Jr
2006	Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200	Johnny Benson Jr
2005	Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200	Dennis Setzer
2004	Black Cat Fireworks 200	Ted Musgrave
2003	GNC Live Well 200	Brendan Gaughan
2002	GNC Live Well 200	Terry Cook
2001	GNC Live Well 200	Ted Musgrave
2000	Sears Diehard 200	Kurt Busch
1999	Diehard 200	Greg Biffle
1998	Diehard 200	Mike Bliss
1997	Sears Diehard 200	Ron Hornaday Jr
1996	Sears Auto Center 200	Jack Sprague
1995	Sears Auto Center 125	Mike Skinner

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Benson injured in fiery crash at Berlin

Recently out of his Camping World Truck Series ride, Johnny Benson Jr. too the opportunity to run in an ISMA Supermodified race on his home track Berlin Raceway, according to MichiganLive.com. What should have been a fun outing turned catastrophic when he crashed in turn three and his car burst into flames. Benson was transported to a local hospital, where he is serious, but stable condition.

Our View: According to his Web site, Benson has a broken rib, but should recover. Keep him in your prayers throughout the week.

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Trucks: Benson in No. 15 at Milwaukee?

Kyle Busch intends to turn the keys of his No. 15 Billy Ballew truck over to Johnny Benson Jr. at the Milwaukee Mile, according to a tweet from @DustinLong.

Our View: Benson recently lost his ride in the No. 1 truck. If this happens, it could make Benson the favorite to win on the one-mile flat track since Busch has been so dominant in that ride all year.

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Trucks: Peters headed to Red Horse

Immediately on the heels of the announcement that Johnny Benson Jr. would lose his ride in the No. 1 Red Horse Racing team for lack of funding, Timothy Peters announced he would bring his sponsor Strutmasters and crew chief Chad Kendrick to the team, according to SceneDaily.com.

Our View: Peters will inherit the points from the No. 1 team, but this will be renumbered 17. Look for his results to improve slightly.

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Trucks: Benson's ride shut down

Johnny Benson Jr. will be without a ride for the moment since Red Horse Racing has been forced to shut down the No. 1 team.

"It hasn't been for a lack of effort," owner Tom DeLoach said. "We had several people working on finding a sponsor for the No. 1 and Johnny Benson. I've been working on it myself. We gave it our best shot, and we tried as long as we could, but nothing materialized."

Our View: How tough is the economy when the defending champion of a major race sanction can't secure sponsorship? It is hard to visualize a scenario in which Benson would be a good value with any team that picks him up; most of the strong teams are already set.

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Trucks: Texas' last five races

Last week, Ron Hornaday Jr.'s race ended early with crash damage, but he managed to retain the points' lead in the topsy-turvy Camping World Truck Series season. He should be able to put that disappointment behind him immediately, because he enters the weekend as the defending winner of this race. In fact, he swept both events on this track last year.

The second-place finisher in both of those events won't repeat, however; Kyle Busch is not making the long commute from Pocono Raceway this week and that opens the door for the driver who was third in both races. Yes—the first-, second- and third-place drivers had perfect symmetry as Johnny Benson stepped on the final step of the podium in the spring and again in the fall.

The perfection ends there—but not by much. Todd Bodine was fifth in this race last year and fourth in the fall.

Average finish, last five races

Driver	Avg Finish	2008.2	2008.1	2007.2	2007.1	2006.2
Clint Bowyer	1.00					1
Mike Skinner	5.00	8	9	3	2	3
Ron Hornaday Jr	5.80	1	1	18	4	5
David Ragan	6.00					6
David Reutimann	7.00					7
Todd Bodine	8.00	4	5	16	1	14
Ken Schrader	8.00				8
Kyle Busch	8.75	2	2	29		2
Jason Leffler	9.00			9
Marcos Ambrose	10.00					10
Terry Cook	10.80	6	16	12	12	8
Jack Sprague	11.00	15	4	6	26	4
Matt Crafton	11.00	19	7	7	7	15
Aaron Fike	11.00				11
Marc Mitchell	12.00		12
Tim Sauter	12.00			10	14
Bobby Hamilton Jr	12.00					12
Ted Musgrave Sr	12.25		28	1	9	11
Travis Kvapil	13.00	7		26	6
Josh Wise	13.00				13
Colin Braun	13.50	5	22
Chad McCumbee	13.75	23	6	13		13
Brian Scott	14.33	9	13	21
Rick Crawford	14.60	11	21	5	3	33
Brendan Gaughan	14.80	16	15	2	24	17
Bobby East	15.00		8			22
Kraig Kinser	15.00				15
Mike Bliss	15.50			4		27
David Starr	15.80	12	27	19	5	16
Jon Wood	16.33	31	10	8
Donny Lia	16.50	14	19
Dennis Setzer	17.40	13	11	15	16	32
Scott Speed	18.00	10	26
Damon Lusk	18.00					18
Shelby Howard	18.50	17	20
Justin Marks	18.50		14	23
Aric Almirola	18.50		17			20
Johnny Benson Jr	18.60	3	3	27	29	31
Blake Bjorkland	19.00				19
Erik Darnell	19.40	18	24	14	32	9
Bill Lester	19.50				18	21
Willie Allen	19.50			11	28
Paul Tracy	20.00	20
Ryan Lawler	20.00	22	18
Stacy Compton	20.00		30		10
J R Norris	20.00			20
Eric Norris	20.00				20
Jack Smith (ASA)	21.00	21
Andy Lally	22.00			22
Chad Chaffin	22.67		25	24		19
P J Jones	23.00		23
Justin Labonte	23.00					23
Jeff Green	24.00	24
Michel Jourdain Jr	24.00					24
Joey Clanton	24.50			32	17
Jacques Villeneuve	25.00			25
John Mickel	25.00					25
T J Bell	25.75	32	31	17	23
Shane Huffman	26.00					26
Ryan Matthews	27.00	33			21
Joe Ruttman	27.00				27
Jason White	27.50	25	29	34	22
Norm Benning	28.00	28
Scott Lynch	28.00			28
Robert Richardson	28.00					28
Max Papis	29.00	29
Clay Rogers	29.00			33	25
Kerry Earnhardt	29.00					29
Butch Miller	29.50	27	32
J C Stout	30.00	26	34
Cale Gale	30.00	30
Chase Miller	30.00					30
Regan Smith	30.00			30
Peyton Sellers	31.00			31
Derrike Cope	31.00				31
Chris Wimmer	32.00				30	34
Nick Tucker	33.00		33
Kelly Sutton	33.00				33
Mike Harmon	34.00	34
Brandon Knupp	34.00				34
Larry Gunselman	35.00		35
Johnny Chapman	35.00					35
Kevin Lepage	35.00			35
Blake Mallory	35.00				35
Erin Crocker	36.00					36
Travis Kittleson	36.00			36
Wayne Edwards	37.00			37

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Trucks: Dover's last five races

There is a long history of part time drivers finding success in the Camping World Truck Series at Dover. From last year's winner Scott Speed, to Tony Stewart who finished second in 2005, Cup and Nationwide drivers have used this race to get the rhythm of the week started.

Partly due to their success, Truck regulars have not dominated the top of the average finish grid. Only Ron Hornaday Jr. and Johnny Benson Jr. enter the weekend with at least three consecutive top-10s, which makes them best bets to highlight your roster. That also leaves the field wide open for the remaining spots—and given the strength of interlopers, this might be a good week to gamble on Max Papis.

Notably, this track has not been kind to Kyle Busch. He won there in 2005, but has slowly been sliding down the grid since until he bottomed out with a 27th-place finish last year. In the Cup series, he's also been hit or miss with a victory last spring, but two 40-something finishes in his last five starts.

Results, last five years

Driver	Avg Fin	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004
Scott Speed	1.00	1
Tony Stewart	2.00				2
Hank Parker Jr	3.00					3
Mark Martin	3.50		6	1
Ron Hornaday Jr	3.75	3	1	7	4
Mike Bliss	4.50		5	4
Dave Blaney	6.00					6
Ricky Craven	7.00				7
Andy Houston	7.00					7
Travis Kvapil	7.67	4	3			16
Colin Braun	8.00	8
Carl Edwards	8.00			2		14
A J Allmendinger	9.00		9
David Reutimann	9.00			5	5	17
Mike Skinner	10.00	7	7	22	10	4
Aaron Fike	10.00		10
Timothy Peters	10.00			14	6
Rick Crawford	10.60	9	23	8	11	2
David Starr	11.60	6	25	11	8	8
Terry Cook	12.00	13	8	16	3	20
Deborah Renshaw	12.00				12
Aric Almirola	12.00			12
Jon Wood	12.50	15				10
Stacy Compton	12.50	23	2
Kyle Busch	12.50	27	12	10	1
Bobby Hamilton Jr	13.00			13
Johnny Benson Jr	13.50	10	4	6	34
Willie Allen	14.00		14
Shane Sieg	14.50	14				15
Chad Chaffin	15.00	21			23	1
Ryan Matthews	15.00		15
Jack Sprague	15.40	2	28	9	29	9
Ted Musgrave Sr	15.60	11	20	18	17	12
Chad McCumbee	16.00	12	13	23
Justin Marks	16.00	16
Blake Bjorkland	16.00		16
Matt Crafton	16.80	5	26	15	9	29
Donny Lia	17.00	17
Tim Sauter	17.00		17
Bobby East	17.00			17
Ken Schrader	17.33		33		14	5
Dennis Setzer	17.60	18	19	20	13	18
Todd Bodine	17.75	29	11	3	28
Shelby Howard	19.00	19
Bobby Hamilton Sr	20.00				21	19
Todd Kluever	20.00				20
Andy Lally	22.00	22
Ken Weaver	22.00					22
Regan Smith	22.00				22
Brad Keselowski	22.50				15	30
Erik Darnell	22.67	25	18	25
Brendan Gaughan	22.75	20	36	19	16
Robert Huffman	23.00				35	11
Shane Hmiel	23.00					23
Chase Montgomery	23.00				18	28
Tracy Hines	23.00				25	21
Steve Park	23.33			21	36	13
Kevin Lepage	23.50			28	19
Landon Cassill	24.00	24
Shane Huffman	24.00		24
Erin Crocker	24.00			24
Jimmy Spencer Sr	24.00				24
Kevin Love	24.00					24
Jason White	26.00	30	22
Robert Pressley	26.00				26
Derrick Kelley	26.00					26
Marcos Ambrose	26.00			26
Scott Lynch	27.00		27
Rich Bickle	27.00				27
Kyle Krisiloff	27.00			27
Scott Lagasse Jr	27.33	26	21	35
Morgan Shepherd	29.00		29
Kerry Earnhardt	29.00			29
T J Bell	30.00		30
Bill Lester	30.00		35	30	30	25
J C Stout	31.00	31
Kraig Kinser	31.00		31	31
Kelly Sutton	31.33			36	31	27
Brandon Whitt	31.50				32	31
Brian Scott	32.00	32
Dana White	32.00		32
Jerry Hill	32.00					32
Joey Miller	32.00			32
Ryan Seaman	33.00	33
Wayne Edwards	33.00				33
Boston Reid	33.00			33
Lance Hooper	33.00					33
Larry Gunselman	34.00	34
Clint Bowyer	34.00		34
Phil Bonifield	34.00					34
Johnny Chapman	34.00			34
Nick Tucker	35.00	35
Mark McFarland	35.00					35
Butch Miller	36.00	36
Robert Richardson	37.00			37
Ryan Moore	38.00			38