SPEED LEARNS THE NASCAR RULEBOOK ROPES....

NASCAR slapped Scott Speed with the rulebook twice during Saturday's Craftsman Truck Series race, the Red Bull driver's first with Bill Davis Racing. "I definitely got taught a lesson or two from NASCAR!" said Speed, who finished 8th in the O'Reilly Auto Parts 250.

Lacking knowledge in some of the finer points of oval racing, Scott earned back-to-back pass- through penalties on laps 30-31. Speed's first slap was for passing on the wrong side of a restart; the second penalty was for excessive speed entering the pits.

"Apparently what I thought the rule is for passing people is not actually NASCAR's rule for passing people," Speed said. "The second one was because I was a bit confused on how to let the cars by me coming into the pits. So I tried to stay on the apron and on the race track and I was too busy trying not to get in anyone's way and missed my braking mark and came too hot into the pits."

A day after winning his first ARCA race, Scott still managed a top-10 finish in the No. 22 Red Bull Toyota. He has two top-10s in three Truck starts this season, with the next coming May 16 at Charlotte. Next on Scott's developmental schedule, however, is Sunday's ARCA race at Rockingham Speedway.

+ FREE QUOTES Scott Speed: "This race was a huge learning experience for me. We certainly had a top-10 truck, and even with all the penalties we still ended up coming back in that same spot. It was a lot of good practice passing trucks out there and running with the guys at the top end of the field. The guys gave me a great truck and it showed in our result."