He's second in points - one point behind teammate Rusty Wallace. After finishing 13th in points last year, he's in the midst of his breakthrough season.
Some people call it luck.
Others call it skill. The rest call it a prime example of Ford teams' superiority this year. They don't have good drivers. Obviously, there hasn't been much love lost between Ford and General Motors teams lately. Because of that, some teams wonder about the reasons for the recent success of drivers like Mayfield and Benson, who has had four top-10 finishes this year and is 13th in points even after failing to qualify for the Daytona 500.