Patrick Carpentier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Aarons 312 at Talladega. Carpentier claimed an eighth-place finish, his third top-10 finish in three Nationwide Series starts and claimed top Raybestos Rookie honors for the second time in 2008.
Dario Franchitti holds a 37-point lead (89-52) over Bryan Clauson in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond.
DID YOU KNOW? Franchitti has led the Raybestos Rookie standings for the past eight consecutive races.
Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 Lipton Tea 250, posting an 11th-place finish.
Since the Raybestos Rookie program was created in 1989, two Raybestos Rookies have won pole positions for the spring race at Richmond (19 races): Wayne Grubb (1998) and Kyle Busch (2004).(Raybestos PR)(4-30-2008)
