Donny Lia was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 20 Qwik Liner Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Lia scored a 10th-place finish, his fourth top-10 of the 2008 season, and claimed top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Colin Braun led the Las Vegas race once for one lap and was the only first-year driver to lead a lap in the event. Braun scored a 12th-place finish in the event. Colin Braun leads Donny Lia by 19 points (171-152) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the October 4 Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. Willie Allen was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2007 Mountain Dew 250, scoring a sixth-place finish. Allen is the only first-year driver to score a top-10 in two Craftsman Truck Series races at Talladega. The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos Rookie at Talladega is sixth by Erik Darnell in 2006.(Raybestos PR)(9-30-2008)
