James Buescher was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the BUBBA Burger 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Buescher scored a 12th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the second time this season.
Brian Scott leads Buescher by five points (92-87) in the overall Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Royal Purple 200 at Darlington Raceway.
Scott is 10th-place overall in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, the best of any Raybestos Rookie.
Three Raybestos Rookies have scored top-10 finishes this season: Scott, Buescher and Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 Royal Purple 200. Darnell scored a fourth-place finish, the best by a rookie at Darlington since Johnny Benson placed fourth in the 1994 fall race.
Justin Allgaier posted a fifth-place finish last year at Darlington, giving the Raybestos rookie class two top-five finishers in the same race at the historic racetrack for the first time since the program was created in 1989 (37 previous races).
The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Darlington is third-place by Todd Bodine in 1991 (fall race).
Kyle Busch is the most recent Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at Darlington, holding the top spot once for 12 laps in 2004 (fall race).
(Raybestos / Camp & Assoc PR)(5-5-2010)
