…Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas. McDowell scored a sixth-place finish, his first top-10 and best effort in eight Nationwide Series starts. He has taken Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors twice in the first three races this season.
…At least one Raybestos Rookie has now scored top-10 finishes in two of the first three races this season.
…Four Raybestos Rookies finished inside the top-10 in the Sam’s Town 300: McDowell, Brendan Gaughan (seventh), Justin Allgaier (eighth) and Scott Lagasse Jr. (ninth), a record for a Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas race.
…Gaughan, Allgaier and Lagasse Jr. each scored their best Nationwide Series career finish at Las Vegas.
…At least one Raybestos Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in two of the first three Nationwide Series races this season.
…Brendan Gaughan leads Michael McDowell by five points (37-32) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Scott’s Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
…Two Raybestos Rookies are in the top-10 in the Nationwide Series standings: Gaughan (fourth) and McDowell (10th).
…Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Scott’s Turf Builder 300, scoring a 22nd-place finish.
(Raybestos/Camp & Assoc. PR)(3-16-2009)
