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– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

Michael Annett was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the October 10 Copart 300 at Auto Club (Fontana, Calif.) 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.

Brendan Gaughan claimed a seventh-place finish at Auto Club Speedway, his seventh top-10 of the season.

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 25 of 30 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

Justin Allgaier leads Gaughan by 17 points (224-207) entering the October 16 Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s (Concord, N.C.) Motor Speedway.

THREE Raybestos® Rookies are in the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings. Allgaier is fifth followed by Gaughan (ninth) and Michael McDowell (tenth).

Bryan Clauson was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Dollar General 300 at Charlotte, logging a 30th-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has finished in the top-10 in four of the last five consecutive fall races at Charlotte:

2004: Kyle Busch, fifth

2005: Carl Edwards, fourth

2006: Danny O’Quinn Jr., fifth

2007: David Ragan, sixth

DID YOU KNOW? TWO Raybestos® Rookies have finished inside the top-10 in the same fall race at Charlotte just TWICE since the program was created in 1989 (20 races):

1990: Ward Burton (seventh) and Dave Mader III (eighth)

2005: Carl Edwards (fourth) and Jon Wood (seventh)

DID YOU KNOW? Greg Biffle is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win the fall race at Charlotte. Biffle won the 2001 race over Jason Keller (race finished under caution) after leading the event twice for 11 laps.

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the fall race at Charlotte:

1995: Jeff Fuller, fifth

2001: Greg Biffle, FIRST

2004: Kyle Busch, fifth

2005: Carl Edwards, fourth

2006: Danny O’Quinn Jr., fifth

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the fall race at Charlotte:

1989: Kenny Wallace, eighth

1990: Ward Burton, seventh

1990: Dave Mader III, eighth

1995: Jeff Fuller, fifth

1997: Steve Park, sixth

2000: Ron Hornaday, ninth

2001: Greg Biffle, FIRST

2002: Shane Hmiel, 10th

2004: Kyle Busch, fifth

2005: Carl Edwards, fourth

2005: Jon Wood, seventh

2006: Danny O’Quinn Jr., fifth

2007: David Ragan, sixth

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 224

Brendan Gaughan 207

Michael McDowell 189

Michael Annett 182

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

Erik Darnell 143

John Wes Townley 124

Ken Butler III 82

Terry Cook 48

HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE

EVENT HIGHEST-FINISHING ROOKIE

Camping World 300 Michael McDowell, 14th

Stater Bros. 300 Brendan Gaughan, ninth

Sam’s Town 300 Michael McDowell, sixth

Food City 500 Justin Allgaier, fifth

O’Reilly 300 Justin Allgaier, 10th

Nashville 300 Scott Lagasse Jr., 10th

Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 Brendan Gaughan, seventh

Aaron’s 312 Scott Lagasse Jr., eighth

Lipton Tea 250 Michael McDowell, eighth

Diamond Hill Plywood Erik Darnell, fourth

CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 Brendan Gaughan, second

Heluva Good! 200 Justin Allgaier, 10th

Federated Auto Parts 300 Michael McDowell, eighth

Meijer 300 Brendan Gaughan, fourth

Northern Tool.com 250 Erik Darnell, fourth

Camping World RV Sales 200 Erik Darnell, ninth

Subway Jalapeno 250 Justin Allgaier, eighth

Dollar General 300 Justin Allgaier, 10th

Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 Michael Annett, seventh

Kroger 200 Brendan Gaughan, 12th

U.S. Cellular 250 Michael McDowell, eighth

Zippo 200 Justin Allgaier, 17th

CARFAX 250 Justin Allgaier, seventh

Food City 250 Michael Annett, eighth

NAPA Auto Parts 200 Brendan Gaughan, ninth

Degree V12 300 Michael Annett, 14th

Virginia 529 College Savings 250 Justin Allgaier, eighth

Dover 200 Michael Annett, 13th

Kansas Lottery 300 Justin Allgaier, sixth

Copart 300 Michael Annett, sixth

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a Nationwide Series race is Juan Pablo Montoya. Montoya captured the 2007 Corona Mexico 200 at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez (Mexico City, Mexico), crossing the finish line .750 seconds ahead of Denny Hamlin (97 races).

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in the Nationwide Series is Erik Darnell. Darnell captured the top starting spot for the 2009 Northern Tool.com 250 at The Milwaukee (Wisc.) Mile (16 races).

· Landon Cassill won the 2008 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Cassill finished the season with one pole and five top-10 finishes in 19 starts. He grabbed the top starting spot for the Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (race No. 18). His best finishes were sixth-place efforts at Gateway (Madison, Ill.) International Raceway and Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway.

· The most recent streak for at least two Raybestos® Rookies to rank inside the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings is 21 consecutive races (2007 race at Kentucky Speedway, race No. 16, through 2008 Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, race No. 1).

· Roush Fenway Racing has won THREE OF THE LAST FOUR Raybestos® Rookie of the Year titles in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and FOUR since 2001.

2007: David Ragan

2006: Danny O’Quinn Jr.

2005: Carl Edwards

2001: Greg Biffle

Danny O’Quinn Jr. narrowly edged John Andretti to win the 2006 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year title in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. O’Quinn Jr. finished one point higher than Andretti in the final standings, the closet margin in NASCAR national series history. He also became the second driver in series history to win the award without completing the full schedule.

Kyle Busch posted a record-setting year on his way to the 2004 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year title. In 34 starts, Busch won five times, captured five poles and scored 16 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes. His second-place finish in the Nationwide Series championship standings is a record for a Raybestos® Rookie. Other Raybestos® Rookie records Busch owns or shares: most starts (34), most wins (tied with Greg Biffle), most top fives (tied with Greg Biffle), most top 10s, most money won ($2,027,050), most championship points (4,943), most laps led (1,108) and most races led (21).

David Stremme holds the record for fewest starts by a driver to win Raybestos® Rookie of the Year. In 2003, he started just 18 of the 34 races and was the top rookie finisher in 16 of those starts. Stremme scored three top-three finishes and had more top-10 finishes (seven) than any other first-year driver. He led six races for a total of 86 laps.

David Green was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a Nationwide Series race, at Lanier, Ga., in 1991. Green captured the Nestle 200 by 1.58-seconds over Jeff Gordon, a fellow Raybestos® Rookie. A third Raybestos® Rookie, Todd Bodine, placed eighth in the race.

Dennis Setzer was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win TWO or more races in a season. In 1994, he won the Ford Credit 300 at South Boston (Va.) Speedway and The Pantry 300 at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

Steve Park was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win THREE or more races in a season. In 1997, he won the BellSouth Mobility/Opryland 300 at Nashville (Tenn.) Speedway, the Detroit Gasket 200 at Michigan International Speedway and the Autolite Platinum 250 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.

Kenny Wallace was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole in the Nationwide Series. Wallace grabbed the top starting spot for the 1989 Goody’s 300 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, the first race in the history of the Raybestos® Rookie of the Year program.

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