…Cale Gale was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Food City 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Gale scored a fourth-place finish, his best in 23 NASCAR Nationwide Series starts. He has racked up one top-five and three top-10s in 12 races this season. Gale claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the fourth time this season.
…Raybestos Rookies Cale Gale and Dario Franchitti qualified 1-2 at Bristol. Gale won the pole position, his first in 23 Nationwide Series races and became the fourth different Raybestos Rookie driver to win a pole in 2008, joining Franchitti, Landon Cassill and Bryan Clauson. The record for most different Raybestos Rookie drivers to win a pole in a season is five in 1998.
…Landon Cassill leads Dario Franchitti by just one point (160-159) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Camping World 300 Presented by RVs.com at Auto Club Speedway.
…Franchitti led twice for 87 laps at Bristol and captured Wix Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors for the third time this season.
…David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 Camping World 300, claiming a 10th-place finish.(Raybestos PR)(8-28-2008)
