NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Benson passed fellow Tundra driver Mike Skinner on lap 104 of the 200-lap race on the historic, one-mile oval and never looked back. It was his first win since last November at Phoenix and was the 31st win for Toyota in the Craftsman Truck Series.

"It feels great," said Benson, after the race. "The engine ran awesome. The guys here at Bill Davis Racing did a tremendous job this week. We thought we would be good by the end of the race. I don't care about leading every lap, I just care about leading the last one."

Benson led 96 laps in his Tundra and crossed the finish line a second ahead of Hornaday, Jr. A five-time NCTS race-winner a year ago, Benson had led only 21 laps this season prior to tonight's race. For the second-straight year, Benson won at Milwaukee from the fourth starting spot.

Defending NCTS champion Todd Bodine finished third in the No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra -- his eighth top-10 finish in 11 starts this season. Bodine started on the outside of row one and ran in the top-five throughout the night.

"Mike Hillman, Jr. (crew chief) and Mike Hillman, Sr. (general manager) made some great calls on the box, and my Tundra was the best it was all night at the end of the race - when it counted," said Bodine, following the race. "We'll take a third-place finish. All we can do is worry about ourselves and continue to come to the track with fast trucks and keep finishing near the front."

Skinner started on the pole and led a race-high 103 laps in the No. 5 Bill Davis Racing Tundra, and has now led a series-high 638 laps this season. Skinner battled handling problems during long green flag runs during the midpoint of the race and was never able to recover. The pole was his seventh of the season, his 23rd in a Tundra and the 39th of his NCTS career.

Tundra drivers Jack Sprague (11th), Terry Cook (13th) and Ryan Mathews (14th) also scored top-15 finishes. Other Tundra drivers in the field included: Aaron Fike (21st) Josh Wise (29th), and Ted Musgrave (34th).

Tundras have now won six races this season. Sprague won the season-opener at Daytona, followed by three-straight wins by Skinner (California, Atlanta, and Martinsville). Two weeks ago, Bodine took the checkered flag at Texas (June 8).

Skinner kept his lead in the NCTS point standings after Milwaukee, now leading Hornaday, Jr. by 108 points after 11 of 25 races. Other Tundra drivers in the top-10 in points include: Bodine (third), Musgrave (sixth), Benson (seventh), Sprague (eighth) and Fike (ninth).

The next race on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule is June 30 at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Toyota Finishing Positions @ Milwaukee Mile
1st, JOHNNY BENSON
3rd, TODD BODINE
4th, MIKE SKINNER
11th, JACK SPRAGUE
13th, TERRY COOK
14th, RYAN MATHEWS
21st, AARON FIKE
29th, JOSH WISE
34th, TED MUSGRAVE

Toyota Drivers in NCTS Point Standings - following Milwaukee Mile race**
1st, MIKE SKINNER 1,878 points
3rd, TODD BODINE 1,673 points
6th, TED MUSGRAVE 1,481 points
7th, JOHNNY BENSON 1,454 points
8th, JACK SPRAGUE 1,335 points
9th, AARON FIKE 1,332 points
11th, TERRY COOK 1,293 points
26th, AJ ALLMENDINGER 755 points
31st, RYAN MATHEWS 563 points
37th, JOSH WISE 312 points
**unofficial point standings

TOYOTA NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES POST-RACE NOTES & QUOTES - TOYOTA TUNDRA MILWAUKEE 200 - THE MILWAUKEE MILE - JUNE 22, 2007

JOHNNY BENSON, No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 1st
How does it feel to win again at Milwaukee?
"It feels great. The engine ran awesome. It was pretty close to last year. I think last year we were a little better, but not by much. I knew Ron (Hornaday, Jr.) had the same set-up we ran last year with Rick (Ren, crew chief) being over there. (Ren was Benson's crew chief last year.) Those guys did a tremendous job coming from where they did. The guys right here at Bill Davis Racing - all the guys did a tremendous job this week. Not often do I do the Polish victory lap, but being here in Milwaukee - where Alan Kulwicki is from - I had to do it. He's somebody I always looked up to for what he's accomplished, and he's done a lot here at this track. So, I had to do that for him."

Were you worried on the late race restart?
"I know he's (Hornaday, Jr.) pretty good on those restarts, but I don't think I'm horrible either. I felt okay. I knew as long as he wasn't beside me going into turn one, I was going to be fine. Ron did everything he could, but our Tundra was pretty good. It was a great day."

Have you won races with this Tundra before?
"This is the truck we won a couple of races with last year. We won at Phoenix and a couple others. It's one of my favorite trucks."

Did you expect to be that good at the end of the race?
"We thought we would be good by the end of the race. I don't care about leading every one, I just care about the last one. Mike (Skinner) was pretty good at the beginning and we were decent. I know when we got up to second we would be okay. I knew Ron was going to be pretty good. I was a little worried about that. We were in good clean air at the end."

TODD BODINE, No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra, Germain Racing
Finished: 3rd
How did the race go for you?
"We tightened up a little bit there in the middle of the race. We missed it just a little bit. Mike Hillman, Jr. (crew chief) and Mike Hillman, Sr. (general manager) made some great calls on the box, and my Tundra was the best it was all night at the end of the race -- when it counted. Johnny (Benson) and Ron (Hornaday, Jr.) had good trucks and we couldn't quite get to them at the end, but we'll take a third-place finish"

Is this a good finish as far as the championship goes?
"It's tough to be a big picture race when the guy you're chasing in the points is right behind you in the race. The No. 5 team is doing what they need to do right now. That's what we did last year. All we can do is worry about ourselves and continue to come to the track with fast trucks and keep finishing near the front."

MIKE SKINNER, No. 5 Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 4th
How was your truck at the end of the race and are you happy with the finish?
"We're happy and disappointed. We struggled here but brought our truck home in one piece and got a top-five finish. We just got off there a little bit. We did an air pressure adjustment I didn't really want to do. Then we got the last set of tires and did what I wanted to do, and that wasn't right either. I think we just got a tight set of tires there at the end of the race. I thought when we got down to fifth or so, we could drive back up to the front and make a show of it, but Johnny (Benson) is awfully good here."

TED MUSGRAVE, No. 9 Team ASE Tundra, Germain Racing
Finished: 34th
What happened?
"I guess the No. 21 truck (Kelly Bires) -- being a lap down -- didn't give us enough room. The lapped trucks were not giving anybody any room. I think he came in the corner a little too hot, got up into me and hooked my left front -- and sent us home. I could hardly steer the thing. You hit the wall that hard and you try to get it to the pits. I had a hard time just steering. We're done for the night and that's the way it is. It's a shame because we had a decent truck. I just wish the lapped trucks would be a little bit more careful."

JACK SPRAGUE, No. 60 Con-Way Freight Tundra, Wyler Racing
Finished: 11th

TERRY COOK, No. 59 Harris Trucking Tundra, Harris Motorsports
Finished: 13th

RYAN MATHEWS, No. 36 Toyota Tundra, Bill Davis Racing
Finished: 14th

AARON FIKE, No. 1 RFMS Red Horse Racing Tundra, Red Horse Racing
Finished: 21st

JOSH WISE, No. 00 Aaron's Lucky Dog Tundra, Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Finished: 29th