Michael Annett was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Copart 300 at Auto Club Speedway. Annett grabbed a sixth-place finish, his best in 31 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and his fourth top-10 this season. He claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 2009.
Brendan Gaughan claimed a seventh-place finish at Auto Club Speedway, his seventh top-10 of the season. At least one Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 25 of 30 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.
Justin Allgaier leads Gaughan by 17 points (224-207) entering the October 16 Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s (Concord, N.C.) Motor Speedway. Three Raybestos Rookies are in the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings. Allgaier is fifth followed by Gaughan (ninth) and Michael McDowell (tenth).
Bryan Clauson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Dollar General 300 at Charlotte, logging a 30th-place finish.
(Raybestos / Camp & Assoc PR)(10-14-2009)
