Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 13 Meijer 300 at Kentucky. Gaughan scored a fourth-place finish, his second top-five of the season and led the race twice for six laps. He claimed top rookie honors for the fourth time in 2009.
Justin Allgaier posted a fifth-place finish at Kentucky, his third top-five and seventh top-10 this season and led the race three times for five laps. He also claimed fifth-place finishes this season at Bristol Motor Speedway and Darlington Raceway. Allgaier is sixth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie.
Michael Annett claimed a seventh-place finish in the Meijer 300, his first top-10 in 15 Nationwide Series races.
At least one Raybestos Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in the last 12 consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races.
Gaughan and leads Allgaier by one point (149-148) in the overall Raybestos Rookie standings entering the June 20 Northern Tool.com 250 at The Milwaukee (West Allis, Wisc.) Mile.
Two Raybestos Rookies are in the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings: Allgaier (sixth) and Gaughan (seventh).
Cale Gale was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Northern Tool.com 250, scoring a 12th-place finish.(Camp & Assoc / Raybestos PR)(6-16-2009)
