Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway, scoring an 11th-place finish. Stenhouse Jr. grabbed top rookie honors for the 12th time this season.
Stenhouse Jr. Brian Scott by six points (211-205) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the WYPALL 200 at Phoenix International Raceway.
Raybestos Rookie James Buescher won the pole at Texas, his second pole in 22 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and his first in 2010. He became the first Raybestos Rookie to win a pole since Justin Allgaier captured the top starting position for the 2009 Kroger 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park, a span of 36 races. Buescher claimed his first pole in three races at Texas.
Two Raybestos Rookies led at Texas: Stenhouse Jr. (once for 27 laps) and Buescher (once for four laps).
Scott is 14th in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie.
Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2009 WYPALL 200, posting a 16th-place finish.(Raybestos/Camp & Assoc.)(11-11-2010)
