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Kasey Kahne, Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Kasey Kahne, Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /

Benson won Rookie of the Year honors in both the Xfinity and Sprint Cup Series. He also won the Most Popular Driver Award in the Truck Series in 2006, 2007 and 2008. Benson is one of 26 drivers to win a race in all three of NASCAR’s major series. Benson’s greatest success came in the Truck Series where he won 14 times. He also has three Xfinity Series win and one NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory.

Martin Truex Jr. – Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Martin Truex Jr. – Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

Truex Jr. won back-to-back Xfinity Series championships (it was the Busch Series then) in 2004 and 2005. He was also named the Most Popular Driver in the Xfinity Series those years. Truex Jr. finished his Xfinity Series career with 13 wins. In the Cup Series, he has managed 15 wins so far in his career. 2015 was a break out season for Truex Jr., as he won a race and made it to the final four in the NASCAR Chase. Truex returned to the Chase in 2016 after winning four races, but could not get back to the final four. He won his first career Cup Series championship in the 2017 season.

Ryan Newman (31) – Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Ryan Newman (31) – Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

Newman is a former Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 winner. Newman was the Rookie of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series in 2002. In 2003 Newman was named Driver of the Year in the Sprint Cup Series. Newman hasn’t won a race since 2013 but he did finish second in the championship standings in 2014. He currently has 18 wins in the Cup Series. He also has seven Xfinity wins and one Truck Series win.

Kasey Kahne (5) – Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Kasey Kahne (5) – Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

Kahne has won the Coca-Cola 600 three different times in his career, the most recent being in 2012. Kahne has also won a Sprint All-Star Race and a Budweiser Duel. He currently has 18 wins in the NASCAR Cup Series. Kahne has also won eight times in the Xfinity Series and four times in the Truck Series. He was the 2004 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. However, the last few seasons have been a struggle for Kahne.

Stefanik is a seven-time NASCAR Modified Tour champion. His seven titles ties him with Jerry Cook for the second most Modified Tour titles all time. Stefanik won the Rookie of the Year Award in the Truck Series in 1999. Stefanik has never ran a race in the Sprint Cup Series. In 52 races combined between the Xfinity and Truck Series, he has never won.

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