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Arnett, Speed win Rookie Cooking Challenge:

Arnett, Speed win Rookie Cooking Challenge: Michael Annett and Scott Speed teamed to win the Fourth Annual Raybestos Rookie Cooking Challenge Thursday afternoon at ESPN Zone Las Vegas. Annett and Speed prepared a tasty dish of elbow macaroni with meat sauce, garlic...

Las Vegas Rookie Notes:

#20-Joey Logano was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 22 Auto Club 500 at Auto Club Speedway. Logano scored a 26th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Logano and #82-Scott Speed are tied for the lead (21-21) in the...

Cooking Rookies:

Raybestos rookie NASCAR drivers Scott Speed, Max Papis, Justin Allgaier, Michael Annett, Scott Lagasse Jr. and John Wes Townley are scheduled to participate in a cooking challenge at 2pm, Thursday, Feb 26th at the ESPN Zone in Las Vegas. The ESPN Zone culinary team...

Raybestos Rookie Notes:

* Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Stater Bros. 300 at Auto Club Speedway. Gaughan scored a ninth-place finish, his best in three Nationwide Series and the first top-10 by a Raybestos Rookie this season. * Gaughan is eighth in the Nationwide...

California Raybestos Rookie Notes:

#82-Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Daytona 500, scoring a 35th-place finish. Speed took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Speed leads #20-Joey Logano by one point (11-10) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Feb. 22...

Raybestos Rookie Notes for California:

* Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World 300 at Daytona. McDowell scored a 14th-place finish, matching his best effort in six Nationwide Series starts. * McDowell leads Brendan Gaughan by one point (11-10) in the Raybestos Rookie...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – California:

*J.R. Fitzpatrick was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 13 NextEra Energy Resources 250 at Daytona Int'l Speedway. *Fitzpatrick scored a fourth-place finish, his best in four NASCAR Camping World Series starts. *Fitzpatrick leads Tayler Malsam by seven...

Buescher vying for ROTY honors:

James Buescher will challenge for Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year honors this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, competing in the full 25-race schedule for Circle Bar Racing in the #10 International MaxxForce Diesel Ford F-150. Buescher has one career truck...

Kvapil in the #09 at Daytona: UPDATE:

Travis Kvapil, the 2003 Camping World Truck Series Champion, will fill in for John Wes Townley in the #09 Zaxby's Ford at Daytona for the Camping World 300. Townley, a 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender in the Nationwide Series, has not been approved by NASCAR...

JTG scales back Nationwide teams: UPDATE 4:

JTG Daughterty Racing co-owner Tad Geschickter said Wednesday that the teams #47 Nationwide Series team for driver Kelly Bires will run at least 12 races in 2009 as sponsorship issues will likely force the team to cut back to part-time status. Geschickter has run full...

RMM to Toyota UPDATE 5 Skinner & Malsam to RMM; Crew chiefs confirmed; Skinner gets the #5:

Hearing that Randy Moss Motorsports is making the switch from Chevy to Toyota with Tayler Malsam as driver. [Malsam had previously signed with the now defunct BDR team]. Also hearing that RMM is trying to put a deal together to run a second truck for Mike Skinner.(...

Buescher joins Circle Bar Racing:

Circle Bar Racing today announced the selection of James Buescher as the driver of the #10 International MaxxForce Diesel Ford F-150 for the 2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. With continued sponsorship from Navistar Inc. of the two-truck effort at Circle...

Full season for Annett in the Germain #15:

Germain Racing announced that they have signed 22 year-old Michael Annett to a multi-year agreement to take over duties behind the wheel of their Nationwide program. Germain Racing has a long-standing tradition in the Nationwide Series including their most recent 8th...

Ragan 4th in Late Model race:

#6-David Ragan finished fourth in Sunday's 100 lap Late Model race at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, Ga.. John Wes Townley, a 2009 Raybestos rookie of the year candidate in the Nationwide Series, finished fifth.(1-12-2009)...

Gaughan to Nationwide, possibly Cup? UPDATE:

Hearing that Brendan Gaughan most likely will be driving for Rusty Wallace Inc. in the Nationwide Series for 2009. Also hearing that the deal is not completely finalized as yet, and Gaughan is also looking at possible opportunities available in the Cup Series.(12-19...

Gaughan to Nationwide, possibly Cup? UPDATE 2 To Nationwide with RWR:

Hearing that Brendan Gaughan most likely will be driving for Rusty Wallace Inc. in the Nationwide Series for 2009. Also hearing that the deal is not completely finalized as yet, and Gaughan is also looking at possible opportunities available in the Cup Series.(12-19...

Bodine Challenge starts UPDATE Bodine fastest:

The Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge, is an effort to raise funds to keep the U.S. men's and women's bobsled teams at the forefront of international racing. It will again feature NASCAR and NHRA drivers piloting specially made bobsleds down the Mount Van Hoevenberg track...

Smith to the #78:

2008 Raybestos Rookie of the Year recipient Regan Smith will drive for Furniture Row Racing in 2009.(FoxSports), #78 Furniture Row Racing announced late in 2008 that it would run a limited 2009 schedule.(12-28-2008)...

New Crew Chief for Kenseth? UPDATE:

Nationwide Series pit boss Drew Blickensderfer has been promoted to head the team. Chip Bolin, who held the position last year, will go back to work as an engineer at Roush Fenway Racing. Although Blickensderfer started 2008 as crew chief for Roush's #17 Nationwide...

Logano to test at Daytona for ARCA:

Joey Logano, 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the Year Candiate, is scheduled to among the more than 40 drivers expected to take part in the three-day ARCA Series test on Dec 19, 20, 21. The test is open to the public. Guests can purchase a tram-only $10 at Daytona 500 Experience...