Willie Allen was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 9 Casino Arizona 150 at Phoenix Int’l Raceway. Allen scored a 17th-place finish and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fifth time this season. Willie Allen holds a seven-point advantage (158-151) over Tim Sauter in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the November 16 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Allen is 15th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He trails 14th-place Terry Cook by 123 points and is 78 ahead of 16th-place Sauter. David Reutimann is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole in 11 previous Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead. Reutimann took the top starting spot for the 2004 Ford 200 at Homestead. He was also the Raybestos Rookie of the Race, grabbing a fourth-place finish. Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Ford 200, posting a third-place finish.(Raybestos PR)(11-13-2007)
