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Gateway Rookie Notes:

... Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Dollar General 300 at Chicagoland Speedway. Cassill scored a 10th-place finish, his second top-10 in 16 Nationwide Series starts. He grabbed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time in 10...

Rookie class not faring too well in 2008:

The Raybestos Rookie of the Year candidates have had a rough season, accumulating ZERO (0) Top 10 finishes in 2008 (#8-Aric Almirola has a Top 10 from Bristol, but he is not a candidate and not running for the award in 2008 and will have too many races to run for the...

Raybestos News & Notes – Kentucky:

Brian Scott was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 28 O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. Scott claimed a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the first time this season. Colin Braun leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by 15 points (123...

Chicagoland Rookie Notes:

#10-Patrick Carpentier was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the July 5 Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Carpentier scored a 14th-place finish, his best in 18 Sprint Cup Series races, and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time...

Chicagoland Rookie Notes:

Bryan Clauson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Winn-Dixie 250 at Daytona. Clauson scored a 19th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Clauson won his first pole in 13 Nationwide Series starts at Daytona. He became the first...

Carpentier rookie of the race:

#10-Patrick Carpentier scored a 14th-place finish in the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the first time this season. This is Carpentier's best finish in 18 Sprint Cup Series races. His previous best effort...

Daytona Rookie Notes:

#01-Regan Smith was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 29 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Smith scored a 27th-place finish and claimed Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the sixth time in 2008. #10-Patrick Carpentier won his...

Daytona Rookie Notes:

Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Franchitti scored a 13th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the seventh time in 2008. He scored his best Nationwide Series finish since...

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Ron Hornaday Jr. won the O'Reilly 200 at Memphis Motorsports Park. It was Hornaday's second win at Memphis. He won the inaugural Memphis race in 1998. He now has recorded five top-six finishes in six Memphis races. It was Hornaday's third win in 2008. He also won at...

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

#00-Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 22 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway. McDowell scored a career-best 21st-place finish in his 11th Sprint Cup Series start. He claimed top rookie honors for the second time in the last three...

New Hampshire Rookie Notes:

Cale Gale was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Camping World RV Rental 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. Gale scored a 12th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Landon Cassill claimed the third starting position in time trials at...

Rookie News & Notes – Memphis:

Marc Mitchell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 20 Camping World RV Sales 200 at The Milwaukee Mile. Mitchell scored a 12th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the second time in three races. He led the event once for two laps, the first time...

Sonoma Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 15 LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway, scoring a 22nd-place finish. Hornish Jr. claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time this season and for the third time in the last four races. ...

Milwaukee Rookie Notes:

Bryan Clauson was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky. Clauson scored a fifth-place finish, his best effort in 16 Nationwide Series starts. He claimed his first top-five and second top-10 in 11 starts this season and grabbed top rookie honors...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Milwaukee:

Scott Speed was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 14 Cool City Customs 200 at Michigan Int'l Speedway, scoring a third-place finish. Speed claimed his second top-five finish in three races and fourth top-10 in eight starts this season. He also led the race...

Double-duty for Braun at Milwaukee:

Colin Braun has never raced at Milwaukee, but did get some laps in a Sprint Cup car last week at a test. Braun will run the Truck Series event in the #6-Con-way Freight Ford and will also pilot the #16 CitiFinancial Ford Saturday night in the Nationwide event. Braun...

Michigan Rookie Notes:

#00-Michael McDowell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 8 Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway. McDowell logged a 27th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the second time in the last four Sprint Cup Series races. #01-Regan Smith holds a three-point lead...

Kentucky Rookie Notes:

Landon Cassill was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Federated Auto Parts 300 at Nashville Superspeedway. Cassill scored a ninth-place finish, his first top-10 in 12 Nationwide Series starts and claimed top rookie honors for the first time this season. He led...

Raybestos Rookie News & Notes – Michigan:

Marc Mitchell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 7 Sam's Town 400 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mitchell claimed a 12th-place finish in the race and scored his best finish in eight NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts. He grabbed top rookie honors for the ...

Pocono Rookie Notes:

#77-Sam Hornish Jr. was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the June 1 Best Buy 400 at Dover International Speedway. Hornish Jr. scored an 18th-place finish and claimed top rookie honors for the fifth time in 13 races this season. #00-Michael McDowell led the Dover...