NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

It was Benson's fourth victory this year -- he registered wins earlier this season at Nashville, Milwaukee and Michigan -- and it was Toyota's 22nd win since joining the Craftsman Truck Series at the beginning of the 2004 season.

Following Benson to the New Hampshire finish line -- and also registering top-five finishes -- were Toyota drivers Mike Skinner (second), Todd Bodine (fourth) and David Starr (fifth).

"My Tundra was just awesome, especially in the middle of the race," said Benson, after the race. "This Tundra was just unbelievable. The guys in the pits wanted to make some adjustments during the race, but it was running so good -- I didn't know what adjustments to tell them to make. We had some good stops on pit road -- which got us where we needed to be to take advantage of having a fast Tundra. I don't really know what else to say -- my truck was just incredible."

Benson now trails Todd Bodine by just 124 points in the Craftsman Truck Series championship point standings. "I think the only way we're going to catch Todd (Bodine) is by doing what we did today -- there's no other way," said Benson. "Todd and the guys at Germain Racing are consistent, and they've been that way all year long. I don't think we've been bad by any means, but when they have a bad race they're 15th or 18th, and when we have a bad race we're 22nd or 32nd. We're doing everything we can to try and get him. If we do get him great -- and if we don't we'll go down swinging."

Although Bodine had another top-five finish, he was disappointed at losing points in the race for the championship. "Even though we qualified seventh and finished fourth -- we lost too many points (in the championship standings)," said Bodine, following the race. "Johnny (Benson) and Rick (Crawford) are going to be tough the rest of the year -- we just can't let them beat us. If they finish third -- we have to finish second. And if they finish 10th -- we have to finish ninth. We have our work cut out for us because they're awful good. It's going to be a dogfight the rest of the year."

Tundra drivers David Reutimann (12th) and A.J. Allmendinger (13th) also recorded top-15 finishes at New Hampshire. It was Allmendinger's first-ever NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start.

Jack Sprague (18th), Chad Chaffin (27th), Ted Musgrave (31st) and Bill Lester (35th) were the other Tundra drivers in the field at New Hampshire.

Bill Davis Racing driver Mike Skinner started on the pole in this afternoon's race. Skinner captured the pole position in his No. 5 Tundra -- his fifth pole position of the season and his 14th pole in a Tundra. It was also the veteran's 29th career Craftsman Truck Series pole -- giving him the most career poles in NCTS history.

The next race on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series is at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, September 23.

Toyota Finishing Positions @ New Hampshire International Speedway

1st, JOHNNY BENSON
2nd, MIKE SKINNER
4th, TODD BODINE
5th, DAVID STARR
12th, DAVID REUTIMANN
13th, A.J. ALLMENDINGER
18th, JACK SPRAGUE
27th, CHAD CHAFFIN
31st, TED MUSGRAVE
35th, BILL LESTER

Toyota Points Positions after New Hampshire International Speedway (Unofficial)

1st, TODD BODINE 2,784 points
2nd, JOHNNY BENSON 2,660 points
3rd, DAVID REUTIMANN 2,521 points
4th, RICK CRAWFORD 2,469 points
5th, DAVID STARR 2,450 points
6th, TED MUSGRAVE 2,450 points
8th, JACK SPRAGUE 2,355 points
13th, MIKE SKINNER 2,163 points
23rd, BILL LESTER 1,519 points