Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. Franchitti scored a fifth-place finish, his best in 16 Nationwide Series starts and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the eighth time this season. He is the third consecutive Raybestos Rookie to score a top-five at The Glen.
Franchitti led the race twice for 18 laps and became the first Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at Watkins Glen since 2001. He captured WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race for the second time in 2008.
Franchitti won the pole position for the Zippo 200, his first career pole and first by a Raybestos Rookie in 15 races at Watkins Glen. He is the third different Raybestos Rookie driver to win a pole in the Nationwide Series this season. The record for most Raybestos Rookie drivers to win a pole in a season is FIVE in 1998.
Landon Cassill grabbed the lead in the Raybestos Rookie standings from Bryan Clauson at Watkins Glen. Cassill leads Clauson by four points (151-147) entering the CARFAX 250 at Michigan.
A Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in four of the last five races entering the CARFAX 250.(Raybestos PR)(8-12-2008)
