Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Braun was credited with a 28th-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the first time this season.
James Buescher leads Brian Scott by four points (34-30) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Scotts Turf Builder 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 Scotts Turf Builder 300, scoring a fifth-place finish.
The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in 21 previous spring races at Bristol is second by David Green in 1991.
The most Raybestos Rookies to finish inside the top-10 in the Scotts Turf Builder 300 are three in 2005: Reed Sorenson (third), Carl Edwards (seventh) and Denny Hamlin (ninth).
Scott Riggs is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole in the spring race at Bristol. Riggs won his first career pole came in 2002 in just his fifth career start.(Raybestos / Camp & Assoc PR)(3-17-2010)
