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Raybestos Rookie of the Year Notes:

Justin Allgaier is the 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Race. Allgaier claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors 11 times during the 2009 season and his final margin of victory over Brendan Gaughan was 18 points (269-251). Allgaier...

News/Notes from Homestead:

Kyle Busch won the Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Busch won the 2009 Nationwide Series championship just by starting the race. Busch broke eight series records in 2009. This is the first Nationwide driver championship for Joe Gibbs Racing, which won its second...

Changes possible at RWI? UPDATE 3:

hearing that David Stremme could be looking to run at least a handful of races in 2010 with Rusty Wallace, Inc. and could bring some sponsorship. The #66-Steve Wallace team has sponsorship for 2010 from 5-Hour Energy, but the #62 is looking for additional money. No...

Rusty Wallace to Toyota:

Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A. and TRD, U.S.A. (Toyota Racing Development) announced that beginning with the 2010 season, RWR will field Toyota Camrys in its quest for the NASCAR Nationwide Series Championship. The team currently plans...

Homestead Rookie Notes:

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix. Allgaier posted a 16th-place finish to earn Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in the last three races and for the 11th time this season. Allgaier leads...

Changes possible at RWI? UPDATE 2:

hearing that David Stremme could be looking to run at least a handful of races in 2010 with Rusty Wallace, Inc. and could bring some sponsorship. The #66-Steve Wallace team has sponsorship for 2010 from 5-Hour Energy, but the #62 is looking for additional money. No...

Phoenix Rookie Notes:

Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the O'Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway. Gaughan posted a 16th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the eighth time this season and for the second consecutive event. Justin Allgaier...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for Texas:

Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Gaughan scored a fifth-place finish, his third top-five and eighth top-10 of the season. He took top rookie honors for the seventh time this season...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Texas:

*Johnny Sauter was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the November 1 Mountain Dew 250 at Talladega Superspeedway. Sauter posted a 14th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 11th time this season. *A Raybestos Rookie has scored top-10 finishes in 17 of the...

Changes possible at RWI? UPDATE:

hearing that David Stremme could be looking to run at least a handful of races in 2010 with Rusty Wallace, Inc. and could bring some sponsorship. The #66-Steve Wallace team has sponsorship for 2010 from 5-Hour Energy, but the #62 is looking for additional money. No...

Memphis News & Notes:

* Brad Keselowski won the Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 at the Memphis Motorsports Park. It was his sixth win in his 101st career start and his fourth victory in 2009. * Keselowski won the Nationwide Series Dash for the Cash Championship; he won all $150,000 of ...

Memphis Rookie Notes:

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dollar General 300 at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Allgaier scored a 12th-place finish and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the tenth time this season and for the second time in the last three races. ...

Lowes Raybestos Rookie Notes:

Michael Annett was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Copart 300 at Auto Club Speedway. Annett grabbed a sixth-place finish, his best in 31 NASCAR Nationwide Series races and his fourth top-10 this season. He claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 2009...

California Raybestos Rookie Notes:

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway. Allgaier scored a sixth-place finish, his 12th top-10 finish of the season and took top rookie honors for the ninth time in 2009. At least one Raybestos Rookie has scored...

Kansas Rookie Notes:

Michael Annett was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway. Annett scored a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season and for the second time in the last three races. John Wes Townley earned...

Dover Rookie Notes:

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Allgaier posted an eighth-place finish, his 11th top-10 of the season. He grabbed top rookie honors for the eighth time in 2009. At least...

RWI to Toyota? UPDATE 2:

hearing that that RWI (#62 & #66) will be switching to Toyota's next season and many of their current cars are/will be for sale. Rusty Wallace, Inc has run Chevy's since 2008, after originally running Dodge's. Earlier in the year RWI was impacted by General Motors ...

Crew Chief changes for Gaughan:

Officials of Rusty Wallace Racing announced that effective immediately, the team's Director of Competition, Wes Ward and Lead Engineer, Dale Ferguson, will assume interim co-crew chief duties for RWR's #62 entry and driver, Brendan Gaughan. They replace Brian Berry...

Richmond Rookie Notes:

Michael Annett was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Degree V12 300 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Annett posted a 14th-place finish and grabbed top rookie honors for the second time in the last three races. At least one Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-10 finish...

Atlanta Rookie Notes:

Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec. Gaughan scored a ninth-place finish, his sixth top-10 and claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time in 2009. At least one Raybestos ...