Todd Kluever was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the September 17 Sylvania 200 at New Hampshire International Speedway.  Kluever finished 28th and took top rookie honors for the 13th time this season.

Kluever maintains a comfortable lead over Timothy Peters in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the September 24 Las Vegas 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  He leads Peters by 79 points (219-140).

Kluever is 15th in Craftsman Truck Series points, 40 behind 14th-place Johnny Benson and 61 behind 13th-place Terry Cook.  He leads 16th-place Rick Crawford by five points.

The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a Craftsman Truck Series race is Carl Edwards, who won the 2003 Federated Auto Parts 200 by 1.209 seconds over Ted Musgrave at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway.

The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position for a Craftsman Truck Series race: David Reutimann, who won the pole for the 2004 Ford 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.  Reutimann logged a lap of 171.255 mph to win the top starting spot.

The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap: Kluever, who led once for two laps in the July 2 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway (race No. 12).

Season Tidbits:

Kluever owns the best finish and best start by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series this season.  In addition to his second-place finish at Indianapolis Raceway Park, he also placed second July 2 at Kansas Speedway, .387 seconds behind winner Todd Bodine.  Kluever grabbed the second starting position for the July 10 race at Kentucky Speedway alongside pole winner Bill Lester.

Kerry Earnhardt is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole position in 2005.  Earnhardt grabbed the top starting spot for the season-opening Florida Dodge Dealers 250, his first pole in his first Craftsman Truck Series start.

Four Raybestos® Rookies have led a lap this season:

• Regan Smith (three times in one race for four laps, 10 miles)
• Kluever (once in one race for two laps, three miles)
• Earnhardt (one lap, 2.5 miles)
• Sean Murphy (one lap, 1.54 miles)

Raybestos® Rookies at Las Vegas Motor Speedway:

Brandon Whitt was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2004 Las Vegas 350, claiming a 13th-place finish.  Whitt was the only first-year driver to finish on the lead lap.

DID YOU KNOW? Bryan Reffner is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win the pole position for a Craftsman Truck Series race in eight previous events at Las Vegas.  Reffner took the top starting spot for the 1996 CARQUEST Auto Parts 420K.

DID YOU KNOW? The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in eight previous Craftsman Truck Series races at Las Vegas is third by Travis Kvapil in 2001.

DID YOU KNOW? Greg Biffle holds the record for most laps led by a Raybestos® Rookie at Las Vegas.  Biffle led 61 laps on his way to a fifth-place finish in 1998.

Raybestos® Rookie that have led a lap at Las Vegas:
1998: Biffle (61 laps)
2001: Kvapil (once for one lap)
2003: Edwards (three times for 19 laps)

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Las Vegas:
1998:  Biffle, fifth
1998:  Biffle, third
2001:  Kvapil, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Las Vegas:
1996: Reffner, ninth
1997: Kevin Harvick, eighth
1997: Crawford, 10th
1998: Biffle, fifth
1998: Ron Barfield, ninth
1998: Biffle, third
2001: Kvapil, third
2001: Ricky Hendrick, sixth
2002: Brendan Gaughan, eighth
2002: Jason Small, 10th

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE HISTORY

• The most Raybestos® Rookies to win a race in a single season is THREE in 1997: Kenny Irwin, Tony Raines and Randy Tolsma.
• The most poles by a Raybestos® Rookie is four (Biffle in 1998 and Busch in 2000).
• Busch holds the record for best championship finish (2nd), most wins (four) and most money won ($745,632).
• The record for most top fives by a Raybestos® Rookie is 13 (shared by Busch and Edwards).
• The record for most top-10 finishes by a Raybestos® Rookie is 19, by Hendrick in 2001.
• Three drivers from Roush Racing have won Raybestos® Rookie of the Year while competing in the Craftsman Truck Series: Edwards (2003), Biffle (1998) and Busch (2000).
• Irwin was the first Raybestos® Rookie to win a race in the Craftsman Truck Series.  He captured the Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 16, 1997.  Irwin took the checkered flag by .289 seconds over Mike Bliss.
• Irwin also holds the record for quickest win by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series, scoring his first career victory at Homestead in just his third career start.

RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDER POINT STANDINGS

DRIVER - POINTS
Todd Kluever - 219
Timothy Peters - 140
Shige Hattori - 100

HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE

EVENT - DRIVER
Florida Dodge Dealers 250 - Murphy, 24th
American Racing Wheels 200 - Kluever, fourth
World Financial Group 200 - Murphy, 13th
Kroger 250 - Kluever, 16th
Dodge Ram Tough 200 - Peters, 16th
UAW/GM Ohio 250 - Kluever, fourth
Quaker Steak and Lube 200 - Kluever, 20th
MBNA RacePoints 200 - Peters, sixth
Chex 400K - Kite, 24th
Paramount Health Insurance 200 - Kluever, 15th
Toyota Tundra Milwaukee 200 - Kluever, ninth
O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 - Kluever, second
Built Ford Tough 225 - Kluever, 12th
O'Reilly 200 - Kluever, 10th
Power Stroke Diesel 200 - Kluever, second
Toyota Tundra 200 - Kluever, fifth
O'Reilly 200 - Kluever, 13th
Cheerios Betty Crocker 200 - Peters, 29th
Sylvania 300 - Kluever, 28th