Johnny Benson Jr.

: January 5, 2024
: Race Car Driver

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Johnny Benson Jr. Biography
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Johnny Benson Jr.
Occupation	Race Car Driver
Date Of Birth	Jun 27, 1963(1963-06-27)
Age	61
Birthplace	Grand Rapids
Country	United States
Birth City	Michigan
Horoscope	Gemini

Johnny Benson Jr. Biography

Name	Johnny Benson Jr.
Birthday	Jun 27
Birth Year	1963
Place Of Birth	Grand Rapids
Home Town	Michigan
Birth Country	United States
Birth Sign	Gemini
Parents	John Benson, Sr., Judy Benson
Spouse	Debbie Benson
Children(s)	Mikayla Benson, Katelyn Benson

Johnny Benson Jr. is one of the most popular and richest Race Car Driver who was born on June 27, 1963 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year in 1996 winning championships for both the Busch and Craftsman Truck Series.

He was the leader of his team in 2000 Daytona 500 with 4 laps remaining when his race was overtaken by champion He was leading the 2000 Daytona 500 with 4 laps to go before he was passed by race winner Dale Jarrett..

Benson was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan. He was late model champion at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan before joining the American 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 10 finishes to blitz the competition for the ASA’s Pat Schauer Rookie of the Year award. In 1991 Benson compiled 13 top 10s 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.

In 1993, Benson made his Busch Series debut at Michigan International Speedway, driving the No. 41 Delco Remy Chevrolet for Ernie Irvan. He started 20th, 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 for BACE Motorsports, qualifying third at Hickory Motor Speedway. His best finish was an eighteenth at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

It was his father John Benson, Sr. drove on several modified tours.

Johnny Benson Jr. Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Race Car Driver
House	Living in own house.

Johnny Benson Jr. is one of the richest Race Car Driver from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Johnny Benson Jr. 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He competed in his first race with the American Speed Association, earning its Rookie of The Year award in the year 1990.

Following his entry into to the Craftsman Truck Series, he was named the Most Popular Driver in 2006 and the year 2008.

Jonathan Benson Jr. (born June 27, 1963) is an American retired stock car racing driver and the son of former Michigan modified driver John Benson Sr. Benson has raced across NASCAR’s three national series (Cup, Busch, Truck), and his career highlights include the 1993 American Speed Association AC-Delco Challenge series championship, the 1995 NASCAR Busch Series championship, the 1996 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year Award, and the 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship.

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Who is Johnny Benson Jr. Dating?

According to our records, Johnny Benson Jr. married to Debbie Benson. As of December 1, 2023, Johnny Benson Jr.’s is not dating anyone.

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He missed the season opening Daytona 500, then finished 30th 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 20th in points. Benson had numerous crew chiefs in 1999. He had two Top 10 finishes and finished 28th in the final standings. After a long negotiation, he was able to buy out his contract and announced he would leave Roush.

Facts & Trivia

Johnny Ranked on the list of most popular Race Car Driver. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Johnny Benson Jr. celebrates birthday on June 27 of every year.

Benson began his 2001 season with an engine failure that relegated him to 28th place, a few laps after the race’s “Big One” involving 19 cars took place. He had Top 10 finishes in each of the next four races, including a fourth-place run in the UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400, which allowed him to be a career high second in the points (tied with Sterling 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 at Charlotte from the pole after leader Ryan Newman in the No. 02 Alltel-sponsored Ford suffered a blown engine late in the race. Benson finished eleventh in the final points standings in 2001.

What happened to Johnny Benson NASCAR driver?

Instead of racing, Benson has spent much more of his life actually building race cars for others , most notably over the last 15-plus years in the Outlaws Super Late Models and other Late Model series.