Willie Allen was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 1 Missouri/Illinois Dodge Dealers 200 at Gateway Int’ Raceway. Allen posted a 12th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time this season. Tim Sauter leads Allen by two points (129-127) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the September 15 New Hampshire 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway. Sauter is 16th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is just two points ahead of 17th-place Allen. Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 New Hampshire 200, scoring a ninth-place finish. A Raybestos Rookie has logged a top-five in eight of the previous 11 races at the 1.058-mile speedway.(Raybestos PR)(9-10-2007)
