*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the September 26 Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Sauter won the race, crossing the finish line 2.474 seconds over second-place Matt Crafton. The victory was the first for Sauter in 31 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series races. He collected his fifth consecutive top-five and tenth top-10 finish of the season. Sauter claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the FIFTH consecutive race and for the tenth time in 20 races this season.
*The victory by Sauter is the first win by a Raybestos Rookie since Scott Speed captured the 2008 AAA Insurance 200 at Dover International Speedway, a span of 36 races.
*Two other Raybestos Rookies finished inside the top-10 at Las Vegas: Brian Ickler and Tayler Malsam. Ickler claimed his third top-10 of the season while Malsam overcame an early race spin to post a 10th-place finish, his 10th top-10 in 2009.
*Sauter leads Malsam by 35 points (210-175) in the overall Raybestos Rookie standings entering the October 24 Kroger 200 at Martinsville Speedway.
*Sauter climbed two spots in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series championship standings. He occupies fifth-place, 67 points behind fourth-place Brian Scott and two ahead of sixth-place Todd Bodine. *Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Kroger 200 at Martinsville, scoring a seventh-place finish. *The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in six fall races at Martinsville is second by Carl Edwards (2003) and Todd Kluever (2005).(Raybestos PR) [Complete Raybestos Rookie Point Standings are posted on the Martinsville Race Page.](10-19-2009)
