LAS VEGAS — Danica Patrick isn’t one to turn down assistance when it comes to stock car racing — she’s even willing to pay for it.
On crew chief Tony Eury Jr.’s suggestion, Patrick hired veteran driver Johnny Benson as a mentor for her races at Phoenix, Las Vegas and Bristol.
“I said I’d like to meet him, so I met him at Daytona, and then he started the next weekend at Phoenix … Details
What are the odds—considering NASCAR’s arrival at Las Vegas this week—that top-10 drivers in a couple of the sport’s three national tours would camp out in the same place?
The fact that two of the three current championship leaders shared a campsite—that’s right, not a hotel suite or spaces in a trackside coach lot, but around the campfire—at the famed Glamis dunes in Southern California provides a true jackpot.
That was the case for Camping World Truck Series leader Matt Crafton, who’s at the top of his standings for the first time since June 2009; Sprint Cup championship leader Kyle Busch and their buddy, 10th-place Sprint Cup driver David Gilliland … Pictures & More