Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 7 Camping World 200 at Gateway Int’l Raceway. Braun scored a ninth-place finish, his sixth top-10 of the 2008 season, and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. A Raybestos Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in each of the last five consecutive Craftsman Truck Series races. Colin Braun leads Donny Lia by 20 points (164-144) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the September 13 Camping World RV Rental 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Tim Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 New Hampshire 200, logging a 23rd-place finish. Willie Allen was the only freshman driver to lead a lap in the race, holding the top-spot once for six laps. Two Raybestos Rookies have won in the Craftsman Truck Series since the series began competing at New Hampshire in 1996 (12 races): Andy Houston (1998) and Kurt Busch (2000). A Raybestos Rookie has logged a top-five in eight of the previous 12 races at the 1.058-mile speedway. The most Raybestos Rookies to finish inside the top-five in a New Hampshire race are three in 1998.(Raybestos PR)(9-8-2008)
