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THIS RACE: The Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series (NCTS) race at the Milwaukee
Mile will be the 12th Craftsman Truck Series event at the track. There will be nine Toyota Tundras in the field at the
one-mile Wisconsin oval.
LAST RACE: In the most recent race of the 2006 NCTS season at Michigan International Speedway (June 17),
Johnny Benson recorded his first career Craftsman Truck Series victory when he guided the No. 23 Exide Batteries
Tundra to Victory Lane. Benson held off charging veterans Mark Martin and Bobby Labonte en route to the
checkered flag. Following Benson to the finish line were Tundra drivers Todd Bodine (fourth) and Jack Sprague
(10th).
BENSONS BEST: Johnny Bensons first-place finish at Michigan was a pleasant homecoming present for the
Grand Rapids, Michigan-native. Two years ago (2004) at Michigan, Bill Davis gave me a chance to drive his Toyota
truck and it was an awesome opportunity, said Benson, following the race. We had to start last that day and made it
to fourth. Today, we started fifth and fell to the back -- and then had to come back up through the field. Im pretty
excited to win here at Michigan because we have a lot of great fans here -- and thats the best part.
DEJA VU: At Michigan, Johnny Benson crossed the finish line ahead of Mark Martin to register his inaugural NCTS
victory. It gave me some flashbacks from Rockingham -- I can tell you that, said Benson, who earned his only
NASCAR Cup win at Rockingham in 2002. When you have the best guy behind you -- thats the best place to have
him. Mark was quick -- probably had I not got ahead of him early on that one restart, I might not have been able to
get him. Once we got out front -- the clean air was pretty good.
HE IS NO. 17: His victory at Michigan enabled Johnny Benson to become the 17th driver to win a race in NASCAR
Cup, Busch and Craftsman Truck Series competition.
TOYOTA NOW HAS 18: Toyota now has 18 NCTS wins since the Tundra began competing in the Craftsman
Truck Series at the beginning of the 2004 season. Along with five wins this year -- one by Johnny Benson
(Michigan), three by Todd Bodine (Texas, St. Louis and Atlanta) and one by David Starr (Martinsville) -- Tundras
finished first nine times in 2005 and four times in 2004. Drivers who have recorded wins driving Tundras include
Bodine (10), Travis Kvapil (two), Mike Skinner (two), Benson (one) David Reutimann (one), Starr (one) and Brandon
Whitt (one).
POINTS PACE: After the first 10 races of the 2006 season, Toyota drivers hold down the top-five positions in the
NCTS championship point standings. Todd Bodine sits atop the championship standings with 1,650 points. Trailing
Bodine in the standings are second-place David Reutimann (1,472 points), third-place Ted Musgrave (1,469 points),
fourth-place Johnny Benson (1,443 points) and fifth-place Jack Sprague (1,337 points).
LAST YEAR HERE: A year ago at Milwaukee, Brandon Whitt was the top finishing Toyota when he recorded a
13th-place result in the Red Horse Racing Tundra.
TWO YEARS BACK: Two years ago in Milwaukee, Travis Kvapil was the lone Toyota driver to finish among the
top-10 at the Wisconsin-oval when he crossed the finish line fifth.
TEDS RETURN: Wisconsin native Ted Musgrave will be returning home for the next race on the Craftsman Truck
Series schedule -- the Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200. I guess my home track would have to be the Milwaukee Mile,
says Musgrave, who is from Franklin, Wis. I raced up there quite often when I was cutting my teeth in racing, more or
less. I ran a lot in the Wisconsin-area and when I go back to Milwaukee there are a lot of fans, a lot of friends and some
family that come out to the races.
MORE FROM MUSGRAVE: When I go to Milwaukee I try to put a little extra effort into that race, says Musgrave,
who has a pair of NCTS wins at the track (2001 and 2004). I have won there a few times and sat on the pole (2004) there
as well. Actually, Ive run really decent there each and ever year, so Id have to say that its definitely my home track.
MINNESOTA MAN: Minnesota native Joey Miller, driver of the No.12 Curb Records Tundra, gets many questions
about his racing background. In North Carolina, when I tell people Im from Minnesota, they say; You dont really race
cars up there -- maybe snowmobiles, says Miller. Actually, we have about three or four pretty good tracks up in
Minnesota and theres a lot of Late Model racing going on there.
MIKE IN MILWAUKEE: During the 1995 debut season of the NCTS, Mike Skinner won the inaugural event at the
Milwaukee Mile. Skinner captured the pole position and led 56 laps en route to capturing the Milwaukee checkered flag.
The following year (1996), Skinner started on the outside of row one at Milwaukee and led 92 laps on his way to a
seventh-place finish.
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TODD: Last year at Milwaukee, Todd Bodine returned to the drivers seat of the No. 30
Germain Racing Tundra, after running the first 10 races of 2005 with Fiddleback Racing. In 2004, Bodine recorded two
NCTS wins in eight starts for the Germain team. Since returning to the drivers seat of the No. 30 Toyota at Milwaukee in
2005, Bodine has registered eight wins and 18 top-five finishes in 25 race starts.
BACK ON TRACK AT MILWAUKEE: Im looking forward to returning to Milwaukee, says Benson, who retired
early from last years race with mechanical problems. Last year was the first truck race for me at the track, and our day
ended early. Its a pretty neat place to race. I raced there a few times in my ASA (American Speed Association) car and
was fortunate to win some of the races there. I know the track is a little bit different now from those days -- they repaved
some areas -- but all in all, its pretty much the same.
TOYOTA HAS 24: Mike Skinners pole position at Michigan was the 24th NCTS pole position for a Tundra since
Toyota began competing in the Craftsman Truck Series at the beginning of the 2004 season. Along with Skinner (12),
Tundra drivers who have recorded poles include David Reutimann (six), Bill Lester (two), Brandon Whitt (two), Todd
Bodine (one) and Travis Kvapil (one).
2006 LINE-UP: The Toyota NCTS line-up at the Milwaukee Mile:
Driver Truck Team
Johnny Benson No. 23 Toyota Certified Used Vehicles Tundra Bill Davis Racing
Bill Lester No. 22 Toyota Tundra Bill Davis Racing
Mike Skinner No. 5 Toyota Tundra Bill Davis Racing
Joey Miller No. 12 Curb Records Tundra Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
David Reutimann No. 17 Team Tundra Racing Darrell Waltrip Motorsports
Todd Bodine No. 30 Lumber Liquidators Tundra Germain Racing
Ted Musgrave No. 9 Team ASE/Germain Toyota Tundra Germain Racing
David Starr No. 11 Red Horse Racing Tundra Red Horse Racing
Jack Sprague No. 60 Con-Way Freight Tundra Wyler Racing
BROADCAST TIME: SPEED Channel coverage of the NCTS race at the Milwaukee Mile will begin at 9:00 PM
(Eastern) on Friday, June 23. The race is tentatively scheduled to start at 9:15 PM (Eastern).
2006 TOYOTA TUNDRA NCTS DRIVER RESULTS -- Start/Finish (Laps Led)
JOHNNY TODD BILL JOEY TED DAVID MIKE DAVID JACK
DATE/SITE BENSON BODINE LESTER MILLER MUSGRAVE REUTIMANN SKINNER STARR SPRAGUE
No. 23 No. 30 No. 22 No. 12 No. 9 No. 17 No. 5 No. 11 No. 60
2-17/Daytona 10/15 8/2 (6) 2/35 (3) 9/33 17/3 (6) 13/9 5/4 (34) 6/14 7/5 (1)
2-24/California 26/6 5/2 (11) 16/15 18/13 3/3 1/4 (3) 2/17 (7) 19/12 8/5 (8)
3-17/Atlanta 17/3 1/1 (38) 18/29 8/36 36/4 7/5 2/35 13/17 12/17
4-1/Martinsville 7/30 9/12 27/24 6/16 10/2 11/15 8/8 15/1 (121) 22/17
4-29/St. Louis ^ 11/5 3/1 (66) 27/30 24/29 2/2 (28) 4/3 (63) 14/35 5/8 7/4
5-19/Charlotte 6/12 26/3 DNQ 30/22 15/4 9/6 1/31 (38) 31/26 13/34
5-27/Mansfield ^ 6/4 1/15 (117) 35/24 29/5 2/16 (2) 4/9 19/29 7/3 9/2
6-2/Dover 10/6 7/3 8/30 29/32 26/18 1/5 (18) 11/22 14/11 23/9
6-9/Texas 4/5 (1) 6/1 (1) 26/22 33/30 23/7 9/4 1/2 (113) 17/18 19/11
6-17/Michigan 5/1 (31) 25/4 26/33 21/20 31/23 4/15 1/11 (25) 28/13 15/10
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