38 Jason Leffler

YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2010 -- Finished ninth in series points. ... Fourth consecutive season with a top-10 standings finish. ... Six top-five, 14 top-10 finishes in 35 races. ... Best finish was second to Kyle Busch at Bristol in August. ... Had consecutive fifth-place finishes at Darlington and Dover-1. ... Split time in Braun Racing's No. 10 and No. 38 Toyotas. ... In the No. 10, Leffler had seven top-10 finishes in eight starts. ... Ranked in top 10 in 11 Loop Data categories. ... Extended his consecutive-race streak to 186, second only to Carl Edwards among active drivers. ... Made 250th series start at Richmond in September.

2009 -- Finished fourth in series points. ... Tied career-high with eight top-five finishes and also had a career-high 20 top-10s. ... Third consecutive season with a top-10 standings finish for Braun Racing. ... Runner-up at Darlington, also had three third-place finishes including consecutive thirds at Memphis and Texas. ... Fourth in Driver Rating, and also placed fourth in four other key Loop Data statistics.

2008 -- Finished ninth in series points. ... Top finish was fourth three times. ... Registered seven of his 13 top-10s in the final 15 races to climb into the final top 10 in the standings.

2007 -- Finished third in series points. ... Won from the pole at ORP, his second career victory and the first for Toyota in series competition. ... Captured two poles for the second consecutive season. ... Finished year running at the finish in 29 consecutive races, most in the series. ... Seven top-fives including runner-up at Bristol night race where he also won the pole; 11 top-10s. ... Season Loop Data ranked him fourth in Driver Rating.

2006 -- Finished 13th in series points. ... Ran full season for Braun Racing posting three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. ... Won two poles in a three-race span. ... Season-best fourth-place finish at Milwaukee. ... Spent 10 weeks in the top 10 in points -- as late as after the fall race at Auto Club -- but four finishes of 28th or worse and four DNFs in the last six races relegated him to 13th in the final standings.

2005 -- Finished 30th in series points. ... Ran a partial season in the Sprint Cup Series with Joe Gibbs Racing before joining Braun. ... Participated in 15 of the season's final 18 races for Braun and had seven top-10 finishes; six came in his final nine races.

2004 -- Finished 12th in series points. ... Registered his first series victory at Nashville in June. ... Posted eight top-fives and 17 top-10 finishes. ... Ranked third in points after 27 races with Haas CNC Racing.

2003 -- Finished 52nd in series points. ... Ran six races for owner Gene Haas.

2000 -- Finished 20th in series points. ... Tied then-record for most poles by a rookie with three. ... Third pole came at Phoenix, where he also notched a second-place showing driving for Joe Gibbs Racing.

1999 -- Finished 74th in series points. ... Ran four races, best start was 14th at ORP in his series debut.

OTHER NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACING HISTORY

2009 -- Made one Camping World Truck Series start, finishing 29th at Milwaukee.

2008 -- Competed in three Sprint Cup Series events for Haas CNC Racing. ... Top finish was 27th, at Chicagoland.

2007 -- Competed in five Camping World Truck Series events for Tom DeLoach and Red Horse Racing; had three top-five finishes.

2005 -- Finished 38th in Sprint Cup points. ... Ran 19 races for Joe Gibbs.

2004 -- Finished 88th in Sprint Cup points. ... Made one start at the Brickyard driving for Haas CNC Racing ... Started one Camping World Truck Series race for Rob Morgan.

2003 -- Finished 47th in Sprint Cup points after making 10 starts for Haas CNC Racing in the second half of the season. ... Started 16 Camping World Truck Series events for Ultra Motorsports and won first series race at Dover. ... Also posted five top-fives, 10 top-10s and two poles.

2002 -- Finished 63rd in Sprint Cup points. ... Made two starts for Jim Smith. ... Competed full-time in the Camping World Truck Series, finishing fourth in points. ... Won a series-high eight poles for Ultra Motorsports and had 11 top- five and 15 top-10 finishes.

2001 -- Finished 37th in Sprint Cup points. ... Made series debut in Daytona 500 and made 30 starts for Chip Ganassi Racing. ... Won first career pole in inaugural event at Kansas.

2000 -- Made debut in Camping World Truck Series with a 29th-place finish at ORP.

NOTEWORTHY

Will make the majority of the starts in the No. 38 Toyota for Braun Racing this year, but will share some time with Sprint Cup driver Kasey Kahne, who ran his first two full-time seasons in the Nationwide Series in the No. 38. ... Trademark is his variation of the Mohawk haircut -- the "Faux-Hawk." ... Is a favorite of NASCAR fans in Canada, who pronounce his name "Lafleur," as in former hockey great Guy Lafleur. ... Enjoys doting on his young son Charlie Dean. ... As a young racer, Leffler was influenced by open-wheel great Parnelli Jones. ... He considers his success in the USAC "Thursday Night Thunder" Series in the late 1990's as a prime reason he attracted attention from NASCAR. ... From 1997-99, won three consecutive USAC Midget championships, making him only the third driver in history to do so. ... Car owner for driver Damion Gardner, who won famed Chili Bowl Midget Nationals in 2008.