10. Justin Allgaier – 21 years-old, currently driving in his third full season in the ARCA/REMAXX Series. Has compiled one victory in each of the past three seasons.

9. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. – 20 years-old, has recorded 2 wins and 4 top-five’s through his first 20 races in the USAC Series.

8. Brad Keselowski – 24 years-old, currently driving in the Nationwide Series for Bob & Kay Keselowski. Currently 7th in points with 4 top-ten finishes.

7. Steve Wallace – The twenty-year-old son of Rusty Wallace; finished 17th in the Nationwide Series points standings last year, and currently 15th in points with a top-five and two top-ten’s.

6. Marcos Ambrose – The 30-year-old Australlian native has won several accolades in lesser series, and is known as an accomplished road racer. He’s turning that into some noticeable stock car success, and through two seasons has 2 top-five’s and 8 top-ten’s. He’s currently 16th in the Nationwide points standings.

5. Brad Coleman – Brad has a future with Joe Gibbs Racing, though the timeline is still a bit sketchy as long as JGR has Joey Logano in the waiting. He made his debut in the Nationwide Series this year and is currently 17th in points with one top-ten finish through ten races.

4. Austin Dillon – Being the grandson of Cup Series teamowner, Richard Childress, is sure to have its perks, and having the fortune to know that you can one day bring Dale Earnhardt’s former number back into NASCAR one day is one of them. He already has a win this season in the Camping World East Series, and is expected to win quite a few more before long.

3. Chrissy Wallace – She earned herself a top-20 finish in her first career start in the Craftsman Truck Series in March, and has recently signed a deal with Germain Racing that will have her competing full-time in 2009. With her family name, superior backing inside the NASCAR garage, and her appeal as a standout female star, big things could be on the horizon for Chrissy Wallace.

2. Aric Almirola – He’s scheduled to run a part-time schedule this year inside the no. 8 car for DEI that includes 12 races, the first of which came earlier in 2008 with a top-five run at Bristol. He’s currently slated to run full-time for the organization when Mark Martin goes into full retirement, which could be as early as next year.

1. Joey Logano – His future lies with Joe Gibbs Racing, producer of three Cup Series championships, and could have a pretty sweet deal lined up for himself depending on what Tony Stewart decides to do at the end of his contract in 2009. He recently won his first-ever start in the ARCA series a little over a week ago in Rockingham, and will make his first Nationwide start at the end of this month when he turns 18 years old.

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Following Thursday night’s qualifying session, defending Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson, endorsed NASCAR’s Camping World West race, labeled the “Jimmie Johnson Foundation 150”, in support of – obviously – the Jimmie Johnson Foundation. Johnson’s wife, Chandra, served as the Grand Marshall for the race while Jimmie himself drove the pace car.

Four-time Series champion, Jeff Gordon, connected with the Make-A-Wish Foundation for more than the 200th time since he first became a member in 1995. He granted a 15-year-old sickly child named Joshua from New York his lifelong wish of meeting Gordon, who spent a few hours of his day getting to know him. Joshua also got to watch the weekend’s events from a suit, courtesy of Gordon. The Jeff Gordon Foundation reportedly makes rather hefty annual donations to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

In Other News:
- Veteran driver, Ken Schrader, hasn’t raced in the Sprint Cup Series since finishing 37th at Martinsville – largely due to a lack of sponsorship on the hood of his no. 49 BAM Racing Toyota Camry. That hasn’t stopped the wily Missourian from racing altogether, though. Schrader competed in the ARCA / Re-Max Series’ Kentuckiana Ford Dealers 200 at Salem Speedway in Indiana on Sunday. Schrader finished runner-up to eventual race winner, Justin Allgaier, who made the pass on Schrader with just 36 laps left. Ken has won eight ARCA races since 2000.

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