Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Atlanta prerace:

Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 San Bernardino County 200 at Auto Club Speedway. Braun scored a ninth-place finish, his best effort in three Craftsman Truck Series starts. He scored the first top-10 finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Auto Club Speedway since Todd Kluever placed fourth in 2004. Phillip McGilton grabbed a tenth-place finish at Auto Club Speedway, his best in two Craftsman Truck Series races. McGilton is sixth in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He trails fifth-place Rick Crawford by 20 points and leads seventh-place Chad McCumbee by six points. Brian Scott holds a one-point lead (20-19) over McGilton in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the March 7 American Commercial Line 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Point standings; Brian Scott 20, Colin Braun 19, Justin Marks 19, Phillip McGilton 19, Marc Mitchell 16, Andy Lally 15, Donny Lia 7.(Raybestos PR)(3-3-2008)