* Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World 300 at Daytona. McDowell scored a 14th-place finish, matching his best effort in six Nationwide Series starts.
* McDowell leads Brendan Gaughan by one point (11-10) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway.
* Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Stater Bros. 300, scoring a 24th-place finish.
* Scott Riggs is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a Nationwide Series race at Auto Club Speedway. Riggs won the 2002 event by .991 second over Jeff Green.
* Greg Biffle is the only Raybestos Rookie to lead the most laps in the 17 Nationwide Series races at Auto Club Speedway. Biffle led six times for 90 laps in the 2001 race.(Camp & Associates / Raybestos PR)(2-18-2009)
