The Pole Winner/Race Winner
• The pole winner (or driver that started first in cases of no qualifying) finishing position:
First 1
2nd-5th 2
6th-10th 2
11th-30th 2
31st or beyond 0
• The lap-leader performance of the pole winner (or driver that started first in cases of no qualifying):
Led First Lap 6
Led at All 7
Led Most Laps 3
Won Race 1
• The race winner’s starting positions:
Pole 1
Top -Five 1
6th-10th 1
11th-30th 4
31st or beyond 0
• The lap-leader performance of the race winner:
Led First Lap 2
Led Most Laps 4
Led Mid-Race Lap 2
Led With 10 to Go 5
Led With One to Go 7
Note: Mid-Race lap is as scheduled regardless of shortened or extended race length.
Points
• Three drivers have led the point standings in 2008: Todd Bodine, Kyle Busch and Ron Hornaday Jr.
• Three drivers have ranked in the top-10 in points all season: Johnny Benson, Todd Bodine and Rick Crawford
Laps Completed
• Rick Crawford has all completed all but one lap raced this season.
Laps Led
• 22 different drivers have led at least one lap in 2008.
• Ron Hornaday Jr. has led 238 laps – more than any other driver.
• Five different drivers have led the most laps in a race in 2008: Ron Hornaday Jr. (two), Kyle Busch (two), Todd Bodine (one), Dennis Setzer (one) and David Starr (one)..
Rookie Performance
• Two rookies finished in the top 10 at Daytona: Justin Marks and Brian Scott.
• Brian Scott started fourth at Martinsville, the best qualifying effort by a rookie in 2008.
• Colin Braun finished third at Kansas – the best for a rookie contender.
• Five different rookies have posted top-10 finishes this season – led by Colin Braun, Donny Lia and Scott Speed, each with two.
• Donny Lia won at Mansfield and became the first Raybestos Rookie of the Year contender to win on the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series since Carl Edwards at Nashville in August 2003.
Penalties
• There have been 91 on-track penalties issued this season.
• Penalty Recap:
Pitting Before Pit Road is Open 39
Too Fast Entering Pit Road 10
Too Fast Exiting Pit Road 15
Others 27
Manufacturer
• Chevrolet leads the manufacturers’ point standings with 48 points to 44 for Toyota, 33 for Ford and 29 for Dodge.
• Chevrolet and Toyota have each posted three victories in 2008. Dodge has one.
• Toyota swept the first four finishing positions at Daytona and California.
• Dodge posted its first victory since Mansfield in 2005 when Dennis Setzer won at Martinsville.
• Kyle Busch won the pole at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and posted Toyota’s 50th pole in 106 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series races.
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