Points
• Four drivers have led the point standings in 2008: Todd Bodine, Kyle Busch, Ron Hornaday Jr. and Rick Crawford.
• Kyle Busch led the points for three races – his first time ever to lead the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standings.
• Rick Crawford took the point lead following Dover – his first time to lead the points since he led the series for one week following his win in the season-opening Daytona race in 2003.
• Three drivers have ranked in the top 10 in points all season: Johnny Benson, Todd Bodine and Rick Crawford
Laps Led
• 23 different drivers have led at least one lap in 2008.
• Not only did Donny Lia (Mansfield) and Scott Speed (Dover) post their career-first victory this season – for both it was the first time they had led a lap.
• Ron Hornaday Jr. has led 274 laps – more than any other driver. He is also the only driver that has led in every race in 2008.
• Five different drivers have led the most laps in a race in 2008: Kyle Busch (three), Ron Hornaday Jr. (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 and Scott Speed, each with three.
• 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.
Rookie Excellence
Donny Lia and Scott Speed recorded the first back-to-back victories by different rookies in the series’ history. It was the third time that back-to-back rookie victories had occurred but the other times were by the same driver: Kurt Busch in 2000 (Milwaukee and Loudon) and Carl Edwards in 2003 (ORP and Nashville).
Penalties
• There have been 107 on-track penalties issued this season.
• Penalty Recap:
Pitting Before Pit Road is Open 44
Too Fast Entering Pit Road 10
Too Fast Exiting Pit Road 21
Others 32
Manufacturer
• Chevrolet leads the manufacturers’ point standings with 54 points to 53 for Toyota, 37 for Ford and 32 for Dodge.
• Toyota has posted four victories in 2008. Chevrolet has three wins and 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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