Marc Mitchell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 19 Built Ford Tough 225 at Kentucky Speedway. Mitchell grabbed a ninth-place finish, his best in 12 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races and first top-10. He claimed top rookie honors for the third time this season and for the second time in the last three events. Colin Braun leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by 16 points (133-117) over Donny Lia entering the July 25 Power Stroke Diesel 200 at O’Reilly Raceway Park (Indianapolis, Ind.). Tim Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 Power Stroke Diesel 200, scoring an 18th-place finish. Carl Edwards is the only Raybestos Rookie to win in 13 previous Craftsman Truck Series races at O’Reilly Raceway Park. Edwards won the 2003 Power Stroke Diesel 200 by .617 seconds over Travis Kvapil.(Raybestos PR)(7-21-2008)
