A shady aircraft enthusiast who cobbled together a NASCAR team from the remains of two others. Three eccentric sponsors who each had a different dog as their mascot. A mildmannered driver who left a multicar team in search of his first Winston Cup victory. All led by the youngest crew chief in the garage. This is their story.

THUMBNAIL IMAGE
Crash.net

VIDEOS
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T...

CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:56 Johnny Benson, Jr.
3:25 A promising rookie
6:30 The Roush experiment
8:13 Tyler Jet Motorsports
15:01 The 2000 Daytona 500
27:25 Keeping up the momentum
37:31 Sponsor trouble
48:11 The dream machine
51:38 Finally
54:48 Epilogue

MUSIC
"The Awakening" Patrick Patrikios
"Pure Magic" Chris Haugen
"Wish You Would Come True" The 126ers

PHOTOS
Crash.net
eBay
Fuller Motorsports and Collectibles
Getty Images
Glen Smith (AP Photography)
Jayski’s Silly Season Site
@JohnnyBensonWeb on Twitter
KTLV.com (Texas)
LAT Images
Motorsport.com
Spokeo
The Sporting News
Tireball.com
Wikimedia Commons

WEBSITES
Jayski’s Silly Season Site
Racingreference.info
Rinnigade Art Works: http://www.uncooked.com/promotions/na...
Tyler Jet Motorsports, archived at https://web.archive.org/web/199901251...

ARTICLES
*Bechtel, Mark. “Jumpstarted Johnny Benson traded in his old ride, and the change is paying off.” Vault, April 10, 2000: https://vault.si.com/vault/2000/04/10...
*Berns, Kevin. “Tim Beverley guilty of money laundering,” January 22, 2004: https://www.kltv.com/story/1611270/ti...
*Bernstein, Andy. “Lawsuit: Lycos failed to deliver on banner ads,” July 31, 2000: https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/J...
*Crash.net (Anonymous Contributor), “Steady start for Benson and MB2,” August 8, 2000: https://www.crash.net/nascar/news/843...
*Fox, John Jay. “As Benson races, his father worries. Johnny built cars while his father, John, earned a reputation on the track. Now the roles are reversed,” The Morning Call, June 17, 2001: https://www.mcall.com/news/mcxpm200...
*Motorsport.com – “Daytona Johnny Benson Post Race Report,” February 20, 2000: https://www.motorsport.com/nascarcup...
*Motorsport.com – “Tim Beverly’s Competitiveness is fueled by fast cars and airplanes,” March 20, 2000: https://us.motorsport.com/nascarcup/...