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Hermie Sadler / Baker Curb Racing Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

Press Release — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 12:25:18 +0000

Baker Curb Racing

HERMIE SADLER AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY

· Led one lap and finished 19th in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series 2010 North Carolina Education Lottery 200 (5/21/10)

· Career-best finish in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway was ninth in the 1997 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (5/24/97)

· Career-best start in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway was fourth in the 1996 Red Dog 300 (5/25/96)

HERMIE SADLER 2010

· Has made two starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, including a 36th-place finish in the Virginia 529 College Savings 250 behind the wheel of the No. 27 at Richmond International Raceway

· Has three top-20 finishes in four NASCAR Camping World Truck Series starts including a season-best finish of 12th in the Kroger 250 at Martinsville Speedway

BAKER CURB RACING NO. 27 2010

· Hermie Sadler is one of 14 different drivers to make a start in the No. 27 this season, including drivers from four different countries (United States, Australia, Brazil, Canada)

· Rank 12th in the NASCAR Nationwide Series owner point standings

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

· Four different drivers have registered top-10 finishes in the No. 27 (Biffle, Kelly, Piquet Jr., Wimmer) and two more have registered top-15 finishes (Herring, Sauter)

HERMIE SADLER CAREER

· Won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Polaroid 300 at Orange County Speedway (10/2/93)

· Won the NNS Pantry Stores 300 at Orange County Speedway (4/30/94)

· Captured three NNS pole awards; the 1999 Sears Auto Center 250 at The Milwaukee Mile (7/7/96), the 1997 Moore’s Snacks 250 at Bristol Motor Speedway (4/12/97) and the 1997 Detroit Gasket 200 at Michigan International Speedway (8/16/97)

· Awarded the 1993 NNS Rookie of the Year registering four top 5s, and 8 top 10s in 28 races

· In 1994 registered career highs with 6 top-5 finishes and 11 top-10 finishes en route to finishing fifth in the NNS point standings

· Finished in the top 10 of the NNS point standings four times(1993, 1994, 1997, 1998)

HERMIE SADLER ON CHARLOTTE

“I’m really looking forward to running my second race for Baker Curb Racing. In Richmond, we got off to a little bit of a slow start but by the end of the race we were running top-10 lap times. This time around everything should go much smoother because I’m more familiar with the team and vice versa. We have an open practice on Wednesday, and that will allow me to run several laps and get acquainted with this new car on a bigger track. These new cars drive somewhat similar to the trucks, so having run the truck race at Charlotte in May should help as well. I think the second time around we will be a lot more competitive and I look forward to bringing home a solid finish for Baker Curb in the No. 27 CruiseOne / enMotion Mustang.”

CREW CHIEF JOHN REESE ON CHARLOTTE

“This week in Charlotte will be very beneficial to Baker Curb Racing. Being a small team, we haven’t been able to go out and test the new Nationwide Series cars like a lot of the bigger teams have. We get an extra day of testing this week and all the data that we acquire will be extremely helpful for not only the race on Friday but for when we go to running these cars full time next season. Charlotte is a challenging track. It is very fast and very slick. The track is extremely sensitive to temperature changes, so the Thursday evening practice will be very important because the conditions will be closest to what it will be like in the race. It will be our second race working with Hermie, so we know what he likes on the setup of the car. After making some adjustments in the Richmond race, we had a real strong car so we’ll have a good starting point for Charlotte.”

Greg Biffle / Baker Curb Racing Charlotte Motor Speedway Preview

Press Release — Wed, 26 May 2010 21:09:06 +0000

No. 27 Redman Moist Snuff Ford Fusion - Photo Credit: Getty Images for NASCAR

BIFFLE’S FINAL START IN THE RED MAN MOIST SNUFF FORD FUSION

The Tech-Net Auto Service 300 will be Greg Biffle’s final start behind the wheel of the No. 27 Red Man Moist Snuff Ford Fusion. Over nine starts in the 27 this season Biffle has registered two runner-up finishes, three top 5s and seven top 10s. With a top 10 at Charlotte Biffle will equal the number of top 10s that the No. 27 team had during the entire 2009 season. Scott Wimmer will drive the No. 27 in the stand-alone races at Nashville Superspeedway and Kentucky Speedway. Red Man Moist Snuff cannot be on the car after June 22nd due to a new FDA law that prohibits tobacco brand name sponsorship of any athletic, musical, or other social or cultural event, or any team or entry in those events.

GREG BIFFLE NNS 2010

· Has finished second twice in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season (ACS 2/20 and RIR 4/30)

· Ranks seventh in the NASCAR Nationwide Series Point Standings despite starting just nine of the eleven races

· Ranks fifth among NNS drivers this season with an average running position of 9.578

GREG BIFFLE NNS CAREER @ CHARLOTTE

· Two time winner in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway, winning the 2001 Little Trees 300 (10/6/01) and the 2003 Little Trees 300 (10/11/03)

· Two time pole award winner in the NNS capturing the pole for the 2004 Carquest Auto Parts 300 (5/29/04) and 2007 Dollar General 300 (10/12/07)

· Has qualified in the top three for each of his last four NNS starts at CMS

· Ranks third among NNS drivers having run the fastest lap 96 times over the last four years of races at CMS

GREG BIFFLE NNS CAREER

· Won the 2002 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship registering four wins and 20 top-5 finishes in 34 starts

· Ranks eighth among active NNS drivers in wins (20) and is fourth among active NNS drivers in top-5 finishes (93)

· Has finished in the top 10 in the NNS point standings six times, despite running the full-season just three times

GREG BIFFLE NNS 2009

· Two NNS wins last season came in back-to-back races he entered (February 28th Sam’s Town 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and April 17th Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 at Phoenix International Raceway)

· Collected nine top-10 finishes in just 14 starts

· Average starting position of 9.3 was his best since 2003 (8.7)

GREG BIFFLE ON CHARLOTTE

“I love Charlotte; it’s a good race track. Earlier in the season we were strong at California and Las Vegas which are similar tracks, so I expect that we’ll have a good run this weekend.”

CREW CHIEF RICK VIERS ON CHARLOTTE

“We’re taking car 86, which is a brand new car. It is a sister car of car 85, which is the car we finished second with at California. We’re very confident in this new car and the body that is on it and feel like it will be a real good car. I watched the All-Star race and tried to learn a few things.

We’ll definitely have to keep an eye on the way the track changes with temperature. I think being an afternoon race will help keep the track near the same conditions at the end as it was at the start of the race. The track is definitely going to rubber up as the race goes along and that will make the car tighter.”

“This is our last scheduled race with Greg in the car so we want to have a strong run. Our biggest motivating factor is to keep performing well and putting a quality product on the track to try and make it easier on the office to bring in new sponsors.”

- Baker Curb Racing Press Release

Start Time for TECH-NET Auto Service 300 Powered by CARQUEST NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Shifts from Evening to 2:30 p.m.

Press Release — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:58:47 +0000

Charlotte Motor Speedway

CONCORD, N.C. (Jan. 18, 2010) – In response to fan requests for an afternoon NASCAR Nationwide Series race, Charlotte Motor Speedway’s TECH-NET Auto Service 300 Powered by CARQUEST Auto Parts will start at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 29.

“We’ve enjoyed running our May Nationwide Series race under the lights in recent years, but many of our fans and parents with young children have asked us to consider an earlier start time,” said Marcus Smith, president and general manager of Charlotte Motor Speedway. “Charlotte Motor Speedway has always been a family-friendly place, and this will make the race even more convenient for fans of all ages, as well as hundreds of boy and girl scouts who make this race an annual outing.”

In addition to the start-time change, the race’s name will be different in 2010 as well. Formerly the CARQUEST Auto Parts 300, the TECH-NET Auto Service 300 will promote CARQUEST’s TECH NET Professional Auto Service program.

“The sponsorship of this event will provide valuable identification for our network of 4,600 independently owned automotive service repair facilities that are members of the TECH NET Professional Auto Service program,” said Al Wheeler, CARQUEST Auto Parts vice president, strategic markets. “Having the race in the afternoon provides an opportunity for families to enjoy a great race.”

The TECH-NET Auto Service 300 is part of the speedway’s Spring Season of Speed that features several premier events, including the NHRA Nationals, Food Lion AutoFair, PINKS All Out and Coca-Cola 600. Fans can now reserve their tickets for any Spring Season of Speed event for just $20.10 down and develop convenient, interest-free monthly payment plans.

In order to reserve seats for any of these events for only $20.10, fans must call the speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS (3267) and speak directly to a Charlotte Motor Speedway ticket agent to set up their customized payment plan.

- Charlotte Motor Speedway, Press Release

Mike Bliss Clinches WIX Filters Lap Leader Award in Ford 300

Press Release — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:20:38 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE

FORD 300

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE

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

· BLISS QUOTES: DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START TO DESCRIBE THE 2009 SEASON?

“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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Ford 300

Press Release — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:20:28 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– 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.

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*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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Able Body Labor 200

Press Release — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:34:19 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– 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).

· 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

*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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: O’Reilly Challenge

Press Release — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:01:56 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– 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

· 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

*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

Kenny Wallace WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Dollar General 300

Press Release — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:13:23 +0000

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WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR DOLLAR GENERAL 300

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE

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

*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

Brian Vickers and the No. 32 Dollar General team are seeing PINK at Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Press Release — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:18:52 +0000

BRIAN VICKERS QUICK FACTS

No. 32 Dollar General Toyota

Lowe’s Motor Speedway

Dollar General 300

October 16, 2009

Notes of Interest:

· Braun Racing is seeing PINK! The entire organization will “go pink” for the Dollar General 300 in support of Dollar General-sponsored IndyCar Series driver, Sarah Fisher, and Susan G. Komen for the Cure®. Brian Vickers will trade in his traditional black and yellow No. 32 Dollar General Toyota for a special pink paint scheme. Braun Racing teammates Reed Sorenson and Jason Leffler will also support the cause with specially designed pink Camrys.

· Dollar General to sponsor Vickers, Sorenson and the Lowe’s Motor Speedway NNS race: This weekend Dollar General will play a duel sponsor role by adorning the Toyota Camrys driven by Brian Vickers and Reed Sorenson and by serving as title sponsor of the Nationwide Series race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The Dollar General 300 action kicks off at 7:30pm ET on Friday night!

· The No. 32 Dollar General team is ready to get back to victory lane! Braun Racing and the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota went to Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s victory lane for the 2008 CARQUEST Auto Parts 300 (May) and are ready to make a return visit!

· Vickers has made eight previous NNS starts at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. He has four top-five finishes and has only finished outside of the top-14 on two occasions. His best start at the Charlotte-based speedway is from the pole position (May, 2003) and his best finish is third (October, 2008). This weekend marks Vickers 16th start this season with the Dollar General team. He has one remaining race scheduled behind the wheel of the No. 32 Toyota: Texas Motor Speedway (November 7).

· Vickers ranks in the top-10 in several Loop Data categories. These categories include: Average running position (3rd), Driver Rating (6th), Fastest Drivers Early in a Run (4th), Fastest Drivers Late in a Run (5th), Fastest Laps Run (8th), Fastest on Restarts (3rd), Fastest Green Flag Speed (5th), Laps Led (10th), Passes in Turn 1 (7th) and Speed in Traffic (3rd).

· Braun Racing has moved! Our new shop is located at 112 Byers Creek Rd., Mooresville, NC 28117.

Brian Vickers

Vickers on returning to Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

“With Lowe’s Motor Speedway in our own backyard and lots of friends and family present, this is one of those races that everyone wants to win. We had a great run here in the spring and had a great shot at the win; unfortunately Mother Nature had different plans and shortened our night with the rain. The Braun Racing teams run great here and with Dollar General sponsoring the Nationwide Series race, it would be just awesome to get the win on Friday night!”

Vickers on his pink No. 32 Dollar General Toyota

“I honestly never thought I would drive a pink race car, but I can’t imagine a better reason than to do it to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Breast cancer hits home for a lot of us. Members of the Braun Racing family and my Dollar General team have been affected by this awful disease. This weekend I am honored to drive this pink Toyota and will proudly wear my pink fire suit for every person who has bravely battled breast cancer.”

Equipment Information

- The No. 32 Dollar General team will compete with chassis #040 in this weekend’s Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
#040 was last seen on track at Kansas Speedway (September, 2009) where Vickers started the No. 32 Dollar General Toyota from the fourth position. Unfortunately, he was collected in an accident and finished 28th.

- This is the same chassis that Vickers drove at Chicagoland Speedway (July, 2009) where he qualified second, narrowly missing the pole position by only 0.003 seconds! He finished in the third position.

- Braun Racing Press Release

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Dollar General 300

Press Release — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:08:58 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– 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 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).

· 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

*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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Kansas Lottery 300

Press Release — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:24:06 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– 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

· 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

*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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Dover 200

Press Release — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:00:06 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

- 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

· 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

*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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: NAPA Auto Parts 200

Press Release — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:03:23 +0000

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NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES

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

· 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

*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

Brendan Gaughan WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Food City 250

Press Release — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:08:38 +0000

LapLeader- WIX Filters

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR THE

FOOD CITY 250

NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE

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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GAUGHAN QUOTES: YOU LED THE RACE AND RAN UP FRONT.

“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

*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

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Food City 250

Press Release — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 23:12:24 +0000

2009 Raybestos Rookie Contender Logo

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS

– 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

· 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

*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