Talladega Rookie Notes:


Colin Braun was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway. Braun scored a 13th-place finish and collected top rookie honors for the second time this season.
Brian Scott leads James Buescher by two points (71-69) in the overall Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Three Raybestos Rookies have scored a top-10 finish this season: Scott, Buescher and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Scott Lagasse Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 Aaron’s 312, scoring an eighth-place finish.
A Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in each of the past 10 consecutive Aaron’s 312 races at Talladega
The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in 18 races at Talladega is second by Steve Park (1997) and Jon Wood (2005). (Raybestos / Camp & Assoc PR)(4-21-2010)