NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series owner Bobby Hamilton will make NASCAR history at Phoenix International Raceway during the November 11 Chevy Silverado 150. Hamilton will field entries for Deborah Renshaw and Erin Crocker, becoming the first owner in NASCAR history to field entries driven by TWO female drivers in the same race. Hamilton owns the truck driven by Raybestos® Rookie Contender Timothy Peters.

Bobby Hamilton, Truck Owner, No. 4 Bailey's Dodge:
You must be proud of this accomplishment. "You know, it's weird but I never thought of it . That is a pretty big deal and it's a neat statistic actually because I was one of the originators of the diversity program. I had Willie to start off with and Bill Lester and we worked real close with NASCAR on that. I feel like I've been a part of it the whole time. I just thought it was somebody else's turn for a while then Deborah come along. She's local [from the Nashville, Tenn., area] and it's worked out real well and she's been a blast to work with. We tested Erin the other day at Nashville and she just told them what she wanted to do with the truck. She is a sharp cookie and knows exactly what she's doing and I think Ray wants to give her some more seat time to teach her how to race a little better. She's going to be pretty good."

How has good or bad has this season been for Bobby Hamilton? "It's been a little off but I knew it would be. We won the championship last year and we were a very good race team. We're still a very good race team but we knew that we were getting caught up with so we had to go out on a limb this year as a building year again to try to upgrade our stuff and we stumbled on some stuff and hurt ourselves on some stuff. The engineers and crew chiefs kept their eye on it and said they could always go back and say 'No that hurt us the next two races and let's do this.' It's been somewhat of an R&D season for us but it's going to have us in great alignment for next year."

Is everything set for Timothy Peters for next year? "Yes. I don't know about the sponsor yet. I don't have anything signed but I have a verbal commitment from him and he has one for me that he'll be with us next year."

It appears that you keep getting young talented drivers at BHR. "I'm getting old . Timothy's a very good fit. I love the kid to death. Forget about the racing end of it, he's a very good fit for all the people around there and he gets along with every single person there. He's doesn't have to put the effort out. He's one of those guys that does that and he's very appreciative of the opportunity and we're very appreciative of the effort that he puts out. He's got a work ethic that you just don't see in a kid these days. It's very abnormal to see it. I appreciate that very much in him so I'm proud to have him a part of it."

Is there pressure on this team to win? "I don't do that. We won the biggest race of the season and turned right around and won our second race. Obviously, we won four last year and we've not done that this year but there's two things. We got off a little bit because we're trying to get better and the competition has stepped up another 18 percent or so if you look at the numbers. So that means us getting behind, plus the competition is very easy to be in that position but we're still probably one of the most consistent race teams out there. We should not be fourth or fifth in points right now and still have a mathematical chance of winning the thing if worse things could happen to Ted and Dennis. I don't wish that on nobody. I'd love to see Ted win it. But we're still in the middle of it."

Todd Kluever was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 4 Silverado 350K at Texas Motor Speedway. Kluever finished 10th, his 11th top 10 of the season. He took Raybestos® Rookie of the Race honors for the 17th time in 23 races.

Kluever maintains a comfortable lead over Timothy Peters in the Raybestos® Rookie standings entering the Nov. 11 Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix (Ariz.) International Raceway. He leads Peters by 74 points (240-166).

DID YOU KNOW? Truck owner Bobby Hamilton will make history at the Chevy Silverado 150. Hamilton will become the first owner in NASCAR history to field entries for TWO female drivers in the same event (Deborah Renshaw and Erin Crocker). Hamilton is the owner for Raybestos® Rookie Timothy Peters. Crocker will compete for 2006 Raybestos® Rookie of the Year honors for Evernham Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series.

Kluever is 12th in Craftsman Truck Series points, eight behind 11th-place Ricky Craven and 18 behind 10th-place Matt Crafton. He leads 13th-place David Reutimann by 28 and 14th-place Terry Cook by 38.

The most recent Raybestos® Rookie to win a Craftsman Truck Series race: 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: Reutimann, who won the pole for the 2004 Ford 200 at Homestead (Fla.)-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 in a Craftsman Truck Series race: Peters, who led once for 46 laps in the Kroger 200 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (race No. 21).

Season Tidbits:
Kluever owns the best finish and best start by a Raybestos® Rookie in the Craftsman Truck Series this season. He has finished second twice: .418 seconds behind Dennis Setzer at Indianapolis Raceway Park (race No. 15) and .387 seconds behind Todd Bodine at Kansas. Kluever grabbed the second starting position for race No. 13 at Kentucky Speedway alongside pole winner Bill Lester.

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

Five Raybestos® Rookies have led a lap this season in the Craftsman Truck Series:

• Peters (once in one race for 46 laps, 24.19 miles)
• Regan Smith (three times in one race for four laps, 10 miles)
• Kluever (once in one race for two laps, three miles)
• Earnhardt (once in one race for one lap, 2.5 miles)
• Sean Murphy (once in one race for one lap, 1.54 miles)

Raybestos® Rookies at Phoenix International Raceway:
Brandon Whitt was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the 2004 Chevy Silverado 150, posting a 20th-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW? The best finish by a Raybestos® Rookie in the fall race at Phoenix is second by Greg Biffle in 1998. Other Raybestos® Rookies to score top five finishes at Phoenix:

• 1997: Kenny Irwin, fourth
• 2000: Kurt Busch, fourth
• 2003: Carl Edwards, fourth

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies in fall race at Phoenix:
1997: Irwin, fourth
2000: Busch, fourth
2001: Travis Kvapil, ninth
2003: Edwards, fourth

DID YOU KNOW? Biffle is the only Raybestos® Rookie to lead a lap in nine fall races at Phoenix, leading 31 laps in 1998.

DID YOU KNOW? Lester owns the best start by a Raybestos® Rookie in nine fall races at Phoenix. Lester grabbed the second starting position in the 2002 event.

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 (Greg Biffle in 1998 and Kurt 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 Ricky 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 - 240
Timothy Peters - 166
Shige Hattori - 100

HIGHEST-FINISHING RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE BY RACE

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
Las Vegas 350 - Kluever, eighth
Kroger 200 - Kluever, second
EasyCare 200 - Kluever, sixth
Silverado 350K - Kluever, 10th