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  Uncle Joe Benson at work & play at the California Speedway NASCAR race - August/September 2007. Since its opening in 1997, Joe Benson has been the voice of the California Speedway. In that role, he handles various master of ceremonies duties, as well as play-by-play announcing. August 31 - September 2, 2007: With the Santa Ana winds blowing at a scorching 115 degrees, J.B. kicked off the NASCAR Nextel Cup Sharp Aquos 500 weekend at the California Speedway with his traditional Friday afternoon KLOS broadcast from the big stage in the Opportunity California Fan Zone. The temperatures never waivered as Unc spent the weekend talking with thousands of race fans and serving as the Fan Zone's Master of Ceremonies Saturday and Sunday as well as doing a special fan Q&A session with Nextel Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson and renowned Champ Car Champion/Formula One driver/Indy 500 Winner Juan Pablo Montoya. Then it was time to race! (Photos by Jim Sleeper, Jan Benson & Randy Fann.) 
With an indication of what lay ahead, the NASCAR Nextel Cup  
Rise above the heat! Broadcasting on a Friday    On the air and talking with fans.    
Saturday featured three excellent bands in three different flavors:   
Stopping by the KLOS Cool Patrol 
In from the heat, J.B., Jim Mueller  
As the sun sets on Saturday, the
Sunday began with a special fan Q&A session with renowned     
After that, Nextel Cup Champion Jimmie Johnson dropped by to       
On Sunday afternoon, the Miller Lite girls joined former NASCAR Cup  
Hanging loose at the KLOS Cool Patrol booth    
Opening ceremonies, pace laps, then  And in the end, there was Jimmie Johnson back in Victory Lane! 
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