Tayler Malsam was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 7 American Commercial Lines 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Malsam scored a 13th-place finish and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. J.R. Fitzpatrick leads Ricky Carmichael by three points (33-30) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the March 28 Kroger 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Donny Lia was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Kroger 250 at Martinsville, scoring a ninth-place finish. The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Martinsville Speedway is second, shared by Travis Kvapil (2001), Carl Edwards (2003 fall) and Todd Kluever (2005 fall race). Two Raybestos Rookies have won a pole at Martinsville in the Camping World Truck Series: Greg Biffle (1998) and Carl Edwards (2003).(Raybestos PR)(3-23-2009)
