Baker Curb Racing (BCR)

Mattioli, a junior at New York’s Fordham University, will be the spokesperson for CollegeComplete.com (http://www.collegecomplete.com), as they enter the incredibly popular motorsports arena. The Pennsylvania native has one previous Nationwide Series start, a 32nd-place finish in the 2009 Camping World RV Sales 200 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Since 2008, he has made one start in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, six starts in the NASCAR K&N Pro East Series and 21 starts in the ARCA Racing Series.

“We have had our eye on Chase his accomplishments both on and off the track and he is exactly the type of driver that we want representing Baker Curb Racing,” said Baker Curb Racing president Matt Crews. “NASCAR has become such a big business and being successful in this era takes more than just winning races, you have to understand the business side of the equation. Chase’s commitment to his education will be an asset as he continues to work towards a successful career in this industry.”

CollegeComplete.com helps the public navigate the ever-changing and highly complex landscape of higher education, connecting students with the institutions whose offering maximizes the likelihood of success. They help students wade through all of the misinformation that exists in the public domain, allowing them to truly understand and make sense of the educational opportunities at hand. CollegeComplete.com is the student facing subsidiary of Ed Ideas (http://edideas.com).

“We are extremely proud to join forces with Chase, who is completing his undergraduate degree at Fordham University while pursuing his racing career,” said Bill Brebaugh founding Principal at Ed Ideas.

“He is the perfect example of a non-traditional student, and an inspiration to those trying to balance earning a living with obtaining the education they need to survive in today’s competitive job market. We plan to work with Chase, both on and off the track, to showcase the real advantages that come with an advanced degree, and to show our prospective students that with hard work and perseverance, anything is possible!”

Although their service works equally well for the traditional high school senior audience, CollegeComplete.com primarily caters to the 15 million working Americans who have not yet earned an advanced degree. In addition to working adults, CollegeComplete.com also proudly supports former and active-duty military, the disabled, the unemployed, the geographically isolated and all other types of non-traditional students.

“We see the race at Miami-Homestead Speedway as the first step in a long-term relationship between Chase, Baker Curb Racing and CollegeComplete.com,” said Dan Haim, founding Principal at Ed Ideas. “The goal is to build this relationship into a larger initiative at Daytona in February, and the entire 2011 NASCAR Nationwide series. Education is the key to America’s future, and we’re excited and proud to be taking the lead within the motorsports community to help make a difference in the lives of its fans by helping them get the education they need to succeed in today’s world!”

About Baker Curb Racing

Combining speed and sound, Baker Curb Racing brings a unique tune to the Nashville and the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Owners Gary Baker and Mike Curb combine for over 100 years of experience in NASCAR and national marketing and branding. The team became a vision of Baker and Curb’s passions for racing and a desire to bring a new professional team to the landscape of Nashville and to help satiate the desires of local NASCAR fans. To keep up with all the happenings of the team, visit www.bakercurb.com, become a fan of the team on facebook (www.facebook.com/bakercurbracing) and follow the team on twitter (@BCR27)

- Baker Curb Racing Press Release

· Rank ninth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings

· Two runner-up finishes with Greg Biffle (Auto Club Speedway 2/20/10 and Richmond 4/30/10)

· The No. 27 has led at least one lap in nine of the 18 races this season, totaling 81 laps

· In just 18 races the team has already surpassed their 2009 total with nine top-10 finishes

· Three different drivers (Biffle, Wimmer, Kelly) have registered top-10 finishes in the No. 27

KELLY BIRES NNS CAREER

· Will be making his 75th career NASCAR Nationwide Series start this weekend

· In only full NASCAR Nationwide Series season, finished 13th in the NNS point standings in 2008 for JTG Daugherty Racing

· Qualified a career-best second for the 2008 Camping World RV Sales 200 at Dover International Speedway (9/20/08)

· In his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut finished seventh and led five laps in the 2007 Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway (6/16/07)

KELLY BIRES NNS 2009

· Registered two top 5s and three top 10s in 14 NASCAR Nationwide Series Starts

· Finished a career-best fourth in the 2009 Nashville 300 at Nashville Superspeedway (4/11/09)

· Finished fifth in the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa Speedway (8/1/09)

KELLY BIRES ON DRIVING FOR BAKER CURB RACING

“I’m excited to be driving Baker Curb Racing’s No. 27 this weekend at Gateway. The team has a rich history of success and has put fast cars on the race track this season. Gateway has been a good track for me and I’m looking forward to having a strong run this weekend! ”

KELLY BIRES ON THE ECONOMY’S AFFECT ON NASCAR

“The last year and a half has been really tough with the way the economy has affected NASCAR sponsorships. I’ve been working really hard on trying to find opportunities to race for good teams in good cars. I’ve had some productive talks with sponsors that may be interested in teaming up with me and going to a good race team to finish out the rest of this season with hopes of getting back to racing full-time next season.”

CREW CHIEF JOHN REESE ON GATEWAY

“Kelly Bires is a talented driver and were looking forward to having him drive the No. 27 this weekend at Gateway. We are taking car 81, which is one of our best cars. Justin Lofton was fast in both practices with this car at New Hampshire. We qualified ninth and spent the first half of the race in the top 10. Gateway races like a very fast short track. Each set of turns are different so it makes the setup tricky.

We finished in the top 10 with Jason Keller there last year, so we’ll unload with a setup similar to what we had for him. In practice we’ll listen to Kelly’s feedback and see if we need to make any adjustments to fit his driving style. The last few races we haven’t been as strong as we were earlier in this season, so we’re looking forward to turning things around this weekend!”

- Baker Curb Racing Press Release

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AT HOMESTEAD-MIAMI SPEEDWAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2009

· Mike Bliss clinched the 2009 WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in tonight’s Ford 300. Bliss captured WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in six events this season. He led eight times in eight races for a total of 197 laps. In 178 NASCAR Nationwide Series races, Bliss has led 29 times for 579 total laps.

· Bliss finished the season fifth in the series championship standings.

· Bliss scored one win, seven top-five and 15 top-10 finishes this season. He won race No. 11 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.), the second win of his career. Both of Bliss’ victories have come at Lowe’s Motor Speedway (his other win came there in the 2004 fall race).

Mike Bliss

“It was the highs and lows. We won Charlotte and had some good runs, we had runs and then I was left without a ride sitting there on a Monday trying to figure out what I was going to do. Just did a couple start and parks to maybe stay in the top-10 in points. I drove a lot of cars, met a lot of people, it was kind of fun. It was actually a fun year the way it’s ending now. I never thought I’d be in the situation I am here kind of knotted up a little bit about trying to stay in the top-five.”

ARE YOU PLEASED WITH THE YEAR THAT YOU’VE HAD?

“Oh yeah and really I couldn’t have done it without driving the CJM car, the 11 Nationwide car. I had some good finishes and some good runs with them and that’s what really helped me out a lot. Without them I probably wouldn’t be here today in this situation.”

DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU’RE DOING NEXT YEAR?

“No. We don’t have anything. I don’t have anything. There are some teams I’m talking to.”

Jason Keller was the WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in tonight’s Ford 300. Keller led once for three laps and claimed the honor for the second time in 2009. He has now led 42 times 1,087 laps in 347 career superspeedway starts. Keller was credited with a 13th-place finish.

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Mike Bliss 6

Kenny Wallace 4

Brendan Gaughan 2

Jason Keller 2

Joe Nemechek 1

Michael McDowell 1

Morgan Shepherd 1

Tony Raines 1

Brad Coleman 1

Trevor Bayne 1

Steve Wallace 1

Mike Wallace 1

Michael Annett 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT DRIVER

Camping World 300 Jason Keller, three laps

Stater Bros. 300 None Awarded

Sam’s Town 300 Mike Bliss, 16 laps

Scotts Turf Builder 300 Joe Nemechek, 12 laps

O’Reilly 300 None Awarded

Nashville 300 Michael McDowell, seven laps

Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 None Awarded

Aaron’s 312 Morgan Shepherd, three laps

Lipton Tea 250 Mike Bliss, 62 laps

Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Tony Raines, one lap

CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 Mike Bliss, 21 laps

Heluva Good! 200 Kenny Wallace, two laps

Federated Auto Parts 300 Kenny Wallace, seven laps

Meijer 300 Brendan Gaughan, six laps

Northern Tool.com 250 Brad Coleman, 35 laps

Camping World RV Sales 200 Mike Bliss, three laps

Subway Jalapeno 250 Kenny Wallace, one lap

Dollar General 300 Mike Bliss, one lap

Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 None Awarded

Kroger 200 Trevor Bayne, 34 laps

U.S. Cellular 250 Mike Bliss, three laps

Zippo 200 Steve Wallace, two laps

CARFAX 250 None Awarded

Food City 250 Brendan Gaughan, 10 laps

NAPA Auto Parts 200 None Awarded

Virginia 529 College Savings 250 None Awarded

Dover 200 None Awarded

Kansas Lottery 300 None Awarded

Copart 300 Mike Wallace, one lap

Dollar General 300 Kenny Wallace, one lap

Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 Michael Annett, nine laps

O’Reilly Challenge None Awarded

Able Body Labor 200 None Awarded

Ford 300 None Awarded

Since 1939, WIX® Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, has been an innovator in filtration products. WIX designs, manufactures and distributes products for automotive, diesel, agricultural, industrial and specialty filter markets. Its product line includes oil, air, cabin interior, fuel, coolant, transmission and hydraulic filters for automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment. WIX, a member of the Affinia family of brands, is the number one filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product. Its NASCAR relationship also includes the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, which recognizes the drivers leading the most laps in each race. For more information, visit www.wixfilters.com.

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 14 Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway. 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 Brendan Gaughan by eight points (230-222) entering the November 21 Ford 300 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

Allgaier is sixth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, 14 behind fifth-place Mike Bliss and 86 ahead of seventh-place Steve Wallace.

THREE Raybestos® Rookies are in the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings. Allgaier, Gaughan (ninth) and Michael Annett (tenth).

TWO RAYBESTOS® ROOKIES BATTLING FOR TENTH PLACE IN POINTS: Annett is 10th in the standings, 41 points ahead of 11th-place Kenny Wallace and 44 ahead of 12th-place Tony Raines. Raybestos® Rookie Michael McDowell is 13th in the standings, 49 points behind Annett.

At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 26 of 34 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

Bryan Clauson was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Ford 300, collecting a 34th-place finish. He also led the race once for one lap.

DID YOU KNOW? The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Ford 300 is third by Kyle Busch (2004) and Greg Biffle (2001).

DID YOU KNOW? Casey Atwood (1998) and David Ragan (2007) are the only Raybestos® Rookies to win pole positions at Homestead.

DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has finished in the top-10 in four of the last five Nationwide Series races at Homestead.

DID YOU KNOW? Only once in 14 previous Nationwide Series races at Homestead have TWO Raybestos® Rookie finished in the top-five. In 2001, Greg Biffle place third just ahead of fellow Raybestos® Rookie Scott Wimmer, who grabbed a fourth place finish.

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Homestead:

1999: Hank Parker Jr., fourth

2001: Greg Biffle, third

2001: Scott Wimmer, fourth

2004: Kyle Busch, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Homestead:

1995: Jeff Fuller, eighth

1995: Curtis Markham, 10th

1997: Matt Kenseth, sixth

1998: Dave Blaney, sixth

1999: Hank Parker Jr., fourth

2000: Jimmie Johnson, sixth

2001: Greg Biffle, third

2001: Scott Wimmer, fourth

2004: Kyle Busch, third

2005: Jon Wood, sixth

2006: Todd Kluever, ninth

2007: Marcos Ambrose, 10th

Raybestos® Rookies to lead a lap at Homestead:

1997: Steve Park (once for nine laps)

1999: Hank Parker, Jr. (led 32 laps)

2001: Scott Wimmer (once for 11 laps)

2004: Kyle Busch (once for three laps)

2007: Brad Keselowski (once for 18 laps)

2007: David Ragan (once for two laps)

2008: Bryan Clauson (once for one lap)

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 230

Brendan Gaughan 222

Michael McDowell 193

Michael Annett 192

Erik Darnell 156

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

John Wes Townley 138

Ken Butler III 93

Terry Cook 60

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

Dollar General 300 Justin Allgaier, 12th

Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 Brendan Gaughan, fifth

Able Body Labor 200 Justin Allgaier, 16th

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 (101 races).

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in the Nationwide Series is Justin Allgaier. Allgaier captured the top starting spot for the 2009 Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis (Millington, Tenn.) Motorsports Park (three 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 7 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 leads Gaughan by eight points (228-220) entering the November 14 Able Body Labor 200 at Phoenix (Avondale, Ariz.) International Raceway.

Allgaier is fifth in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie. He holds a 13-point edge over sixth-place Mike Bliss and 105 on seventh-place Steve Wallace.

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 26 of 33 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

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

Landon Cassill was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Able Body Labor 200, posting a sixth-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? In 15 NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Phoenix, Greg Biffle (2001) and Carl Edwards (2005) are the only Raybestos® Rookies to score a win. Both drivers found victory lane in the fall race at the one-mile Arizona speedway.

THREE Raybestos® Rookies have led the most laps in 15 previous Nationwide Series races at Phoenix:

2001: Greg Biffle (twice for 112 laps)

2004: Kyle Busch (four times for 151 laps)

2005: Carl Edwards (twice for 103 laps)

THREE Raybestos® Rookies have won pole positions at Phoenix:

2000: Jason Leffler

2004: Kyle Busch

2005: Carl Edwards

DID YOU KNOW? The most Raybestos® Rookies to finish in the top-10 in the fall race at Phoenix are THREE in 2005.

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

2000: Jason Leffler, second

2000: Ron Hornaday, fifth

2001: Greg Biffle, FIRST

2004: Kyle Busch, second

2005: Carl Edwards, FIRST

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in fall race Phoenix:

2000: Jason Leffler, second

2000: Ron Hornaday, fifth

2001: Greg Biffle, FIRST

2001: Scott Wimmer, seventh

2002: Johnny Sauter, seventh

2002: Kerry Earnhardt, 10th

2004: Kyle Busch, second

2005: Carl Edwards, FIRST

2005: Reed Sorenson, eighth

2005: Denny Hamlin, ninth

Raybestos® Rookies to lead a lap in the fall race at Phoenix:

2000: Jason Leffler (three times for 43 laps)

2000: Ron Hornaday (led once for four laps)

2001: Greg Biffle (twice for 112 laps)

2003: David Stremme (once for one lap)

2004: Kyle Busch (four times for 151 laps)

2005: Carl Edwards (twice for 103 laps)

2005: Denny Hamlin (once for 40 laps)

2005: Kertus Davis (once for three laps)

2006: Stephen Leicht (once eight laps)

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 228

Brendan Gaughan 220

Michael McDowell 192

Michael Annett 190

Erik Darnell 156

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

John Wes Townley 135

Ken Butler III 87

Terry Cook 55

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

Dollar General 300 Justin Allgaier, 12th

Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 Brendan Gaughan, fifth

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 (100 races).

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in the Nationwide Series is Justin Allgaier. Allgaier captured the top starting spot for the 2009 Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis (Millington, Tenn.) Motorsports Park (two 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

Brendan Gaughan was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the October 24 Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis (Millington, Tenn.) 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 and led the race once for eight laps.

Justin Allgaier won the pole at Memphis, his first in 36 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Allgaier is the THIRD Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole this season joining Gaughan and Erik Darnell.

Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 10 points (227-217) entering the November 7 O’Reilly Challenge at Texas Motor Speedway.

Allgaier is fifth in the series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie.

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 26 of 32 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

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

DID YOU KNOW? A Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in three of the four fall races at Texas:

2005: Carl Edwards, third

2005: Reed Sorenson, fourth

2006: Todd Kluever, 10th

2007: Brad Keselowski, sixth

The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in four fall races at Texas is third by Carl Edwards in the 2005 O’Reilly Challenge at Texas.

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in the O’Reilly Challenge at Texas:

2005: Carl Edwards, third

2005: Reed Sorenson, fourth

Reed Sorenson is the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in four fall races at Texas. Sorenson led the 2005 O’Reilly Challenge once for three laps.

The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos® Rookie in four fall races at Texas is third by Stephen Leicht in 2006.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 227

Brendan Gaughan 217

Michael McDowell 191

Michael Annett 188

Erik Darnell 156

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

John Wes Townley 129

Ken Butler III 87

Terry Cook 49

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

Dollar General 300 Justin Allgaier, 12th

Kroger On Track for the Cure 250 Brendan Gaughan, fifth

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 (99 races).

· DID YOU KNOW? The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in the Nationwide Series is Justin Allgaier. Allgaier captured the top starting spot for the 2009 Kroger On Track For The Cure 250 at Memphis (Millington, Tenn.) Motorsports Park.

· 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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AT LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY, OCTOBER 16, 2009

· Kenny Wallace earned WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in tonight’s Dollar General 300. Wallace led once for one lap and grabbed the honor for the fourth time this season.

· Wallace has now led a total of 373 laps in 285 superspeedway starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series.

· Wallace posted a 21st-place finish and UNOFFICIALLY is 14th in the series championship standings.

· Mike Bliss leads Wallace by two races (6-4) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

· WALLACE QUOTES:

“I thought it was real respectable for our team. We work hard and we overachieve. We’ve just got to be a little bit faster. The car handled really good, just needed more speed. Needed a little bit of luck there. I pitted and then the caution comes out. When you’re in our position you try to keep the car packed with fuel and two laps later the caution flag fell. We got what we earned.”

YOU ARE WITH A SMALL TEAM. HOW DIFFICULT IS IT TO COMPETE AT A HIGH DOWNFORCE TRACK LIKE LOWE’S MOTOR SPEEDWAY?

“What we need is about 500,000 more dollars for a little more horsepower. We can make the horsepower we just don’t have the money to make the horsepower. That’s really just what this deal is lacking to give us 10 positions. Over the last month Tony Raines has really been picking up some speed. That’s all we need.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Mike Bliss 6

Kenny Wallace 4

Brendan Gaughan 2

Jason Keller 1

Joe Nemechek 1

Michael McDowell 1

Morgan Shepherd 1

Tony Raines 1

Brad Coleman 1

Trevor Bayne 1

Steve Wallace 1

Mike Wallace 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT DRIVER

Camping World 300 Jason Keller, three laps

Stater Bros. 300 None Awarded

Sam’s Town 300 Mike Bliss, 16 laps

Scotts Turf Builder 300 Joe Nemechek, 12 laps

O’Reilly 300 None Awarded

Nashville 300 Michael McDowell, seven laps

Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 None Awarded

Aaron’s 312 Morgan Shepherd, three laps

Lipton Tea 250 Mike Bliss, 62 laps

Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Tony Raines, one lap

CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 Mike Bliss, 21 laps

Heluva Good! 200 Kenny Wallace, two laps

Federated Auto Parts 300 Kenny Wallace, seven laps

Meijer 300 Brendan Gaughan, six laps

Northern Tool.com 250 Brad Coleman, 35 laps

Camping World RV Sales 200 Mike Bliss, three laps

Subway Jalapeno 250 Kenny Wallace, one lap

Dollar General 300 Mike Bliss, one lap

Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 None Awarded

Kroger 200 Trevor Bayne, 34 laps

U.S. Cellular 250 Mike Bliss, three laps

Zippo 200 Steve Wallace, two laps

CARFAX 250 None Awarded

Food City 250 Brendan Gaughan, 10 laps

NAPA Auto Parts 200 None Awarded

Virginia 529 College Savings 250 None Awarded

Dover 200 None Awarded

Kansas Lottery 300 None Awarded

Copart 300 Mike Wallace, one lap

Dollar General 300 Kenny Wallace, one lap

Since 1939, WIX® Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, has been an innovator in filtration products. WIX designs, manufactures and distributes products for automotive, diesel, agricultural, industrial and specialty filter markets. Its product line includes oil, air, cabin interior, fuel, coolant, transmission and hydraulic filters for automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment. WIX, a member of the Affinia family of brands, is the number one filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product. Its NASCAR relationship also includes the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, which recognizes the drivers leading the most laps in each race. For more information, visit www.wixfilters.com.

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

- Michael Annett was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the September 26 Dover 200 at Dover (Del.) 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 the eighth-place starting position at Dover, his best qualifying effort in 21 NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Townley was the only Raybestos® Rookie to start inside the top-10 at Dover.

- DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 23 of 28 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

- Justin Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 16 points (216-200) entering the October 3 Kansas Lottery 300 at Kansas Speedway.

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

- TWO Raybestos® Rookies have won pole positions during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season: Gaughan and Erik Darnell.

- Bryan Clauson was the top Raybestos® Rookie in the 2008 Kansas Lottery 300, logging a 21st-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in eight previous races at Kansas is second by Kerry Earnhardt in 2002. Earnhardt finished 3.272 seconds behind race winner Jeff Burton.

DID YOU KNOW? Paul Menard (2004) is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in eight Nationwide Series races at Kansas.

DID YOU KNOW? TWO Raybestos® Rookies have finished inside the top-five just once in eight previous Nationwide Series races at Kansas. In 2005, Jon Wood finished fifth while Reed Sorenson placed sixth.

DID YOU KNOW? Scott Riggs holds the record for most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Nationwide Series race at Kansas. Riggs led once for 52 laps in the 2002 race.

The most Raybestos® Rookies to lead a race at Kansas are THREE in 2002: Riggs, Shane Hmiel (once for 16 laps) and Kerry Earnhardt (once for nine laps).

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

2001: Greg Biffle, third

2002: Kerry Earnhardt, second

2005: Jon Wood, fifth

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

2001: Greg Biffle, third

2002: Kerry Earnhardt, second

2004: J.J. Yeley, sixth

2005: Jon Wood, fifth

2005: Reed Sorenson, sixth

Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap at Kansas:

2002: Scott Riggs (once for 51 laps)

2002: Shane Hmiel (once for 16 laps)

2002: Kerry Earnhardt (once for nine laps)

2005: Carl Edwards (once for nine laps)

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 216

Brendan Gaughan 200

Michael McDowell 187

Michael Annett 172

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

Erik Darnell 133

John Wes Townley 116

Ken Butler III 82

Terry Cook 37

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 250 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

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 (95 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 (14 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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- Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the September 11 Virginia 529 College Savings 250 at Richmond (Va.) 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.

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 23 of 27 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

Justin Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 16 points (215-199) entering the September 26 Dover 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.

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

TWO Raybestos® Rookies have won pole positions during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season: Gaughan and Erik Darnell.

Landon Cassill was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Dover 200, scoring a 25th-place finish.

Bryan Clauson was the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in the 2008 fall race at Dover, leading once for one lap.

The most freshman drivers to finish in the top-10 in the fall race at Dover are THREE in 2005: Reed Soreneson (fourth), Denny Hamlin (sixth) and Carl Edwards (ninth).

DID YOU KNOW? Johnny Benson (1994) is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win the fall race at Dover (20 previous races). Benson edged Harry Gant for his first career NASCAR Nationwide Series win.

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

1994: Johnny Benson, FIRST

1997: Matt Kenseth, third

1997: Steve Park, fifth

1998: Kevin Grubb, second

1999: Tony Raines, fourth

2001: Greg Biffle, fifth

2005: Reed Sorenson, fourth

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

1990: Dave Mader III, ninth

1991: Jeff Gordon, eighth

1993: Joe Bessey, 10th

1994: Johnny Benson, FIRST

1997: Matt Kenseth, third

1997: Steve Park, fifth

1998: Kevin Grubb, second

1998: Dave Blaney, sixth

1999: Tony Raines, fourth

2001: Greg Biffle, fifth

2002: Shane Hmiel, 10th

2004: Kyle Busch, ninth

2005: Reed Sorenson, fourth

2005: Denny Hamlin, sixth

2005: Carl Edwards, ninth

2007: Brad Keselowski, seventh

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 215

Brendan Gaughan 199

Michael McDowell 186

Michael Annett 168

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

Erik Darnell 123

John Wes Townley 110

Ken Butler III 75

Terry Cook 37

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

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 (94 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 (13 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

Event: Dover 200

Date/Time: Saturday, September 26th/3:30 p.m. ET

TV: ESPN2, 3:00 p.m. ET

Radio: MRN, 3:00 p.m. ET

Distance: 200 laps/200-miles

Track: 1-mile oval

2008 Winner: Kyle Busch

Team Website: www.teamrab.com

No. 09 Zaxbys Ford Fusion

· The Dover 200 at Dover International Speedway this weekend marks one year ago that John Wes Townley and RAB Racing made their NASCAR Nationwide Series debut. In just their first full year of competition, RAB Racing has accumulated one top-15, five top-20 and nine top-25 finishes.

· John Wes Townley, a 19-year-old Raybestos Rookie claims Dover International Speedway as “his favorite track” on the NASCAR Nationwide Series circuit.

John Wes Townley

John Wes Townley at Dover: Townley has two starts at the 1-mile oval including his best start and finish of 21st and 30th respectively following engine woes in the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World RV Sales 200 on September 20th.

Season Review: After 27 of the 35 scheduled events on the 2009 NNS schedule, John Wes Townley has 18 starts, three top-20 and seven top-25 finishes.

Last Time Around-Richmond: Travis Kvapil filled in for John Wes Townley at Richmond Int’l Raceway on Friday, September 11th. The 2003 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series champion overcame a 35th-place qualifying effort and on-track adversity to bring home a respectable 20th-place finish in the Virginia 529 College Savings 300; posting RAB Racing’s 5th top-20 finish of the 2009 season.

Points Check: Following a top-20 finish at RIR the No. 09 entry moved up one position to 33rd with 1,729 points in the 2009 owner point standings; 102 markers behind 32nd and 529 points outside the top-30. John Wes Townley is currently 32nd in the driver point standings.

Rookie Race: Townley currently remains 7th in the 2009 Raybestos Rookie of the year battle.

In The Garage: Ashley Parlett, RAB Racing’s chassis/brake specialist calls Dover Int’l Speedway her “home track”. The 26-year-old Wye Mills, MD native grew up racing open-wheel sprint cars. She built every car she ever raced and when the time came to grow up and get a job she didn’t venture far from her roots. Parlett has worked for RAB Racing the last two years and continues to be one of only a few female mechanics in the NASCAR Nationwide Series garage.

We Are Guessing He Signs His Name Fast Too: John Wes Townley will join other NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers for an autograph session on Saturday, September 26th from 9:15-10:15 a.m. ET in the Fan Zone at the “Official Trackside Merchandise Trailer” prior to qualifying.

- RAB Racing with Brack Maggard Press Release

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Michael Annett was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 21 Food City 250 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. Annett scored an eighth-place finish, his third top-10 this season and claimed top rookie honors for the second time in 2009.

Michael McDowell posted a 10th-place finish at Bristol, his fifth top-10 and second in the last four races.

TWO Raybestos® Rookies led the Food City 250 at Bristol: Justin Allgaier (once for two laps) and Brendan Gaughan (once for 10 laps).

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 21 of 24 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 15 points (206-191) entering the August 30 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec.

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

TWO Raybestos® Rookies have won pole positions during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season: Gaughan and Erik Darnell.

Landon Cassill was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 NAPA Auto Parts 200 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, scoring a 14th-place finish.

The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie at Montreal is sixth-place by Kyle Krisiloff in 2007.

DID YOU KNOW? THREE Raybestos® Rookies finished inside the top-10 in the 2007 race at Montreal: Kyle Krisiloff (sixth), Marcos Ambrose (seventh) and Brad Coleman (eighth).

Marcos Ambrose is the only Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap in two previous Nationwide Series races at Montreal. Ambrose led the 2007 race twice for 37 of the event’s 75 laps.

The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos® Rookie at Montreal is a fifth-place effort by Marcos Ambrose in 2007.

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:

2007: Kyle Krisiloff, sixth

2007: Marcos Ambrose, seventh

2007: Brad Coleman, eighth

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 206

Brendan Gaughan 191

Michael McDowell 181

Michael Annett 160

Scott Lagasse Jr. 154

John Wes Townley 109

Erik Darnell 104

Ken Butler III 75

Terry Cook 37

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 250 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

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 (91 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 (10 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

LapLeader- WIX Filters

AT BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY, AUGUST 21, 2009, PAGE 1.

· Brendan Gaughan led 10 laps to earn WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race honors in tonight’s Food City 250. Gaughan claimed the award for the second time this season. He led at least one lap in BOTH Bristol races this season.

· Gaughan posted a 19th-place finish in tonight’s race at Bristol.

· Mike Bliss leads Kenny Wallace by three races (6-3) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings.

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“Our strategy was to stop around lap 40 and try to play the cautions. Rusty [Wallace] kind of asked us to start gambling a little bit more and take some chances. I loved the call. I guess we ended up six laps short. That caution came out and it ran out and couldn’t get fuel back into it. These new fuel pressure systems with this new hard line deal. ECR makes great engines but when they don’t have any fuel they can’t go anywhere.

I’m a little upset, though. I was really hoping that the push truck would get there faster than they did. I could have not lost two laps doing it but Bryan [Berry, crew chief] made a great call. We put a show on for 5 hour and at least we got a WIX award.”

YOU RAN WELL TONIGHT.

“We ended up running well and after how we practiced it’s a testament to Rusty Wallace racing and the perseverance of my boys. They don’t quit.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Mike Bliss 6

Kenny Wallace 3

Brendan Gaughan 2

Jason Keller 1

Joe Nemechek 1

Michael McDowell 1

Morgan Shepherd 1

Tony Raines 1

Brad Coleman 1

Trevor Bayne 1

Steve Wallace 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT DRIVER

Camping World 300 Jason Keller, three laps

Stater Bros. 300 None Awarded

Sam’s Town 300 Mike Bliss, 16 laps

Scotts Turf Builder 300 Joe Nemechek, 12 laps

O’Reilly 300 None Awarded

Nashville 300 Michael McDowell, seven laps

Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 None Awarded

Aaron’s 312 Morgan Shepherd, three laps

Lipton Tea 250 Mike Bliss, 62 laps

Diamond Hill Plywood 200 Tony Raines, one lap

CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 Mike Bliss, 21 laps

Heluva Good! 200 Kenny Wallace, two laps

Federated Auto Parts 300 Kenny Wallace, seven laps

Meijer 300 Brendan Gaughan, six laps

Northern Tool.com 250 Brad Coleman, 35 laps

Camping World RV Sales 200 Mike Bliss, three laps

Subway Jalapeno 250 Kenny Wallace, one lap

Dollar General 300 Mike Bliss, one lap

Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 None Awarded

Kroger 200 Trevor Bayne, 34 laps

U.S. Cellular 250 Mike Bliss, three laps

Zippo 200 Steve Wallace, two laps

CARFAX 250 None Awarded

Food City 250 Brendan Gaughan, 10 laps

Since 1939, WIX® Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, has been an innovator in filtration products. WIX designs, manufactures and distributes products for automotive, diesel, agricultural, industrial and specialty filter markets. Its product line includes oil, air, cabin interior, fuel, coolant, transmission and hydraulic filters for automobiles, trucks and off-road equipment. WIX, a member of the Affinia family of brands, is the number one filter in NASCAR and an exclusive NASCAR Performance Product. Its NASCAR relationship also includes the WIX Filters Lap Leader Award, which recognizes the drivers leading the most laps in each race. For more information, visit www.wixfilters.com.

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

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– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 15 CARFAX 250 at Michigan International Speedway. Allgaier scored a seventh-place finish, his 10th top-10 of the 2009 season and claimed top rookie honors for the seventh time this season. He became the first Raybestos® Rookie to score a top-10 finish at Michigan since 2005.

Allgaier led the Michigan race twice for eight laps and was the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in the event.

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 20 of 23 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 17 points (205-188) entering the August 21 Food City 250 at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.

Allgaier is fifth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie, 83 points ahead of sixth-place Steve Wallace.

DID YOU KNOW? THREE Raybestos® Rookies rank inside the top-10 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings: Allgaier, Brendan Gaughan (ninth) and Michael McDowell (10th).

TWO Raybestos® Rookies have won pole positions during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season: Gaughan and Erik Darnell.

Cale Gale was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 Food City 250, grabbing a fourth-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? Cale Gale won the pole position or the 2008 Food City 250, his first career pole in the race. He joined Kevin Harvick (2000) as the only Raybestos Rookie pole winners in the August race at Bristol since the program was created in 1989 (20 races).

ALL RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE FRONT ROW Gale was joined on the front row last August by fellow Raybestos Rookie Dario Franchitti comprising the first all-rookie front row since the NASCAR Nationwide Series was formed in 1982.

DID YOU KNOW? Kevin Harvick (2000) is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win the Food City 250 at Bristol.

Harvick is also the only first-year driver to lead the most laps in an August Bristol race. He led twice for 241 of the 250 laps, the most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie in a Nationwide Series race at Bristol.

DID YOU KNOW? Only twice once since the program was created in 1989 have TWO or more Raybestos® Rookie finished in the top-10 in the August race at Bristol (19 races):

2000: Kevin Harvick (FIRST) and Jay Sauter (sixth)

2000: David Ragan (sixth) and Brad Keselowski (seventh)

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Food City 250:

1991: Jeff Gordon, third

1997: Steve Park, second

2000: Kevin Harvick, FIRST

2004: Kyle Busch, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Food City 250:

1989: Kenny Wallace, ninth

1991: Jeff Gordon, third

1994: Johnny Benson, eighth

1995: Jeff Fuller, 10th

1997: Steve Park, second

1998: Wayne Grubb, seventh

2000: Kevin Harvick, FIRST

2000: Jay Sauter, sixth

2001: Scott Wimmer, sixth

2007: David Ragan, sixth

2007: Brad Keselowski, seventh

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 205

Brendan Gaughan 188

Michael McDowell 177

Scott Lagasse Jr. 153

Michael Annett 152

John Wes Townley 106

Erik Darnell 104

Ken Butler III 67

Terry Cook 32

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

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 (90 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 (nine 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release

2009 Raybestos Rookie Contender Logo

– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

- Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the August 8 Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. Allgaier scored a 17th-place and claimed top rookie honors for the sixth time this season.

- Allgaier leads Brendan Gaughan by 11 points (197-186) in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the August 15 CARFAX 250 at Michigan International Speedway.

- Allgaier is fifth in the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos® Rookie. He is 50 points ahead of sixth-place Steve Wallace.

- Gaughan gained one position in the series championship standings, moving into ninth-place. Allgaier and Gaughan are the only Raybestos® Rookies ranked inside the top-10 in the series standings.

DID YOU KNOW? At least one Raybestos® Rookie has scored a top-10 finish in 19 of 22 NASCAR Nationwide Series races this season.

TWO Raybestos® Rookies have won pole positions during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series season: Gaughan and Erik Darnell.

Dario Franchitti was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2008 CARFAX 250 at Michigan, scoring a 13th-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? Kyle Busch (2004) and Steve Park (1997) are the only Raybestos® Rookies to win in 17 previous races at Michigan.

DID YOU KNOW? THREE Raybestos® Rookies have scored top-five finishes in 17 races at Michigan.

DID YOU KNOW? Shawna Robinson is the only female driver to earn Raybestos® Rookie of the Race honors in Nationwide Series competition at Michigan. Robinson placed 11th in 1992, the first-ever Nationwide Series race at Michigan.

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Michigan:

1997: Steve Park, FIRST

2004: Kyle Busch, FIRST

2005: Carl Edwards, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Michigan:

1997: Steve Park, FIRST

1997: Matt Kenseth, eighth

2000: Jimmie Johnson, sixth

2000: Kevin Harvick, ninth

2002: Scott Riggs, sixth

2002: Kasey Kahne, 10th

2004: Kyle Busch, FIRST

2005: Carl Edwards, third

2005: Denny Hamlin, eighth

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER POINTS

Justin Allgaier 197

Brendan Gaughan 186

Michael McDowell 175

Scott Lagasse Jr. 153

Michael Annett 148

John Wes Townley 105

Erik Darnell 104

Ken Butler III 67

Terry Cook 25

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 250 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

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 (89 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 (eight 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.

Raybestos® brand brake and chassis parts are produced by affiliated companies in Affinia’s Global Brake and Chassis Group, the leading manufacturer of braking systems and chassis parts in the transportation industry. The brake line includes everything from brake drums to rotors, pads, shoes and hydraulic parts, while the chassis line features tie rods, ball points, idler arms and sway bar links. Raybestos brand braking and chassis systems are also the only systems used by NASCAR’s Joe Gibbs Racing in competition. For more information about Raybestos brakes, visit Raybestos.com. For more information on Raybestos Chassis visit RaybestosChassis.com

Affinia Group Inc. is an innovative global leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and marketing of industrial grade products and services, including extensive offerings of aftermarket parts for automotive and heavy-duty vehicles. With more than $2 billion in annual revenue, Affinia has operations in North and South America, Europe, Asia and India. For more information, visit www.affiniagroup.com.

*Affinia Group Inc.’s affiliated companies include Brake Parts Inc. WIX Filtration Corp LLC, Affinia Products Corp LLC and other high quality manufacturers of the Affinia family of brands.

- Camp & Associates, Inc. Press Release