Notebook: Raines leads a race for first time in 2007 (cont'd)

"I feel honored to win this race here in Virginia," Johnson said. "Obviously what took place, no one could ever describe. It's just so sad -- I don't even know where to start. I didn't go to school there [but] I have a lot of close friends that did -- great people that work at Hendrick Motorsports that have and certainly want to dedicate this win to them (watch video)."

Watch out for Ward

Ward Burton's race outings this season have been few and far between in the No. 4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports Chevrolet, but after getting driven into a Turn 4 wreck, he said by Sterling Marlin's No. 14 Chevrolet, Burton said he couldn't wait for another start.

"[Dave Blaney] came out with a lot of smoke from the left-front and went high -- I didn't know what his problem was," Burton said of the wreck's beginning. "I went in between; I was going to back off but I knew it was three-wide [and] I think the No. 14 hit me. He'd been getting a little bit impatient there the last few laps.

"I'm not positive but I'm pretty darn sure that's what happened. We weren't the best out there. We were having a decent day but that's going to come around, I can promise you that. That will be repaid."

Benson ready to return

After competing in his first Nextel Cup race in 16 months, Johnny Benson was feeling pretty rambunctious after finishing 31st in the No. 46 Wyler Racing Toyota, which picked up 360 OTC sponsorship for the race on his unsponsored car after Bill Davis Racing teammate Jeremy Mayfield failed to qualify.

Benson's biggest issue was references to the Car of Tomorrow.

"I'll call it the 'new car' now," Benson said. "We can't call it the Car of Tomorrow because we are racing it right now. It's different to drive; but I think it's not as bad as everyone says.

"It will get better [for us] when we get the set-up, but it wasn't terrible."

Joe Menzer contributed to this story