Salem, IN (July 10, 2008) – Aaron Pierce has taken over the lead in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points after six CRA Super Series events so far this season, but fellow rookie Zach Taylor is still right on his tail in what looks to be a great battle for the 2008 K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year heading into Sunday’s Mid-Summer Championship 200 Presented By Centennial Wireless, CRA Super Series event at Plymouth Speedway.

Taylor started the season off by claiming the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Race in the first three series events, but bad luck has suddenly reared its ugly head as Taylor has had his last three races end early with mechanical problems opening the door for Pierce to claim the rookie of the race award the last three series events including last Thursday’s event at Angola Motor Speedway. In regular series points Pierce is currently in seventh place while Taylor has now dropped into a tenth place tie with John VanDoorn. In the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points, were each participant gets to drop their worst two finishes of the season, Pierce has 340 points to lead with Taylor in second with 337 points.

Robert Maynor is currently third in K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points with 280 points with Adam Purdy and Tommy Cook tied for fourth with 262 points apiece. Cook missed two series events after having some minor surgery, but was back behind the wheel at Angola and got a 13^th place finish. Al Longtin is in sixth place with 184 points and Donald Karr Jr. in seventh with 157 points, both those drivers are only competing in selected series events.

The K & N Filters Rookie Of The Race Award will go to the highest finishing registered rookie at each CRA Super Series points event during the 2008 season and will consist of a $100 cash bonus and a $25 Product Certificate. The highest finishing registered rookie in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Standings will receive the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Award at the 2008 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet which will include a $1000 cash bonus, a jacket and a $100 Product Certificate from K & N Filters.

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