05-31-2005 | TruckSeries.com Report
Todd Kluever was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the May 20 Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe's Motor Speedway (Concord, N.C.). Kluever finished 20th and took top rookie honors for the fourth time this season. Kluever stretched his lead to 25 points (82-57) over Sean Murphy in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the June 3 MBNA RacePoints 200 at Dover (Del.) International Speedway. Season Tidbits Raybestos® Rookie Kerry Earnhardt won the pole for the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250, his first pole in his first Craftsman Truck Series start. Earnhardt, Murphy, and Regan Smith are the only Raybestos® Rookies to lead at least one lap in the Craftsman Truck Series this season. Smith has led three times in one race for four laps (10.00 miles), Earnhardt has led one lap (2.50 miles) and Murphy one lap (1.54 miles). Raybestos® Rookies at Dover Robert Huffman was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2004 MBNA America 200 at Dover, claiming an 11th-place finish. Kurt Busch is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win at Dover. He captured the 2000 event by .210 seconds over Greg Biffle. Busch is also the only freshman driver to win a pole position in five previous Craftsman Truck Series races at Dover. He and Scott Riggs (2001) are the only drivers to win from the pole at Dover. Busch was the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in the race, holding the top spot twice for nine laps, including the final six. Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Dover: 2000: Kurt Busch, first Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Dover: 2000: Kurt Busch, 1st Raybestos® Rookies that have led a lap at Dover: 2000: Kurt Busch, twice for nine laps Highest Finishing Raybestos Rookie by Race: Florida Dodge Dealers 250,Sean Murphy, 24th
2001: Ricky Hendrick, third
2000: Jamie McMurray, 6th
2000: Carlos Contreras, 10th
2001: Ricky Hendrick, 3rd
2001: Matt Crafton, 9th
2001: Travis Kvapil, 10th
2002: Brendan Gaughan, 7th
2001: Ricky Hendrick, once for one lap
2001: Matt Crafton, once for three laps
American Racing Wheels 200, Todd Kluever, fourth
World Financial Group 200, Sean Murphy, 13th
Kroger 250, Todd Kluever, 16th
Dodge Ram Tough 200, Timothy Peters, 16th
UAW/GM Ohio 250, Todd Kluever, fourth
Quaker Steak and Lube 200, Todd Kluever, 20th