Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Bristol:

Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 9 Toyota Tundra 200 at Nashville Superspeedway. Braun scored a sixth-place finish, his fifth top-10 in 15 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time this season. Colin Braun leads Donny Lia by 16 points (155-139) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the August 20 O’Reilly 200 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Braun is 14th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. Willie Allen was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 O’Reilly 200 at Bristol, scoring a 19th-place finish. The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos Rookie in nine previous races at Bristol is second by Aric Almirola in 2006.(Raybestos PR)(8-18-2008)