Todd Kluever was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the November 11 Chevy Silverado 150 at Phoenix International Raceway.  Kluever finished 12th and 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. 18 Ford 200 at Homestead (Fla.)-Miami Speedway.  He leads Peters by 75 points (241-166).

Kluever is 11th in Craftsman Truck Series points, one point behind 10th-place Jimmy Spencer and 33 behind ninth-place Matt Crafton.  He leads 12th-place David Reutimann by nine and 13th-place Johnny Benson by 22.

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 Homestead-Miami Speedway:

DID YOU KNOW? Reutimann is the only Raybestos® Rookie to win a pole in nine previous Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead.  Reutimann took the top starting spot for the 2004 Ford 200 at Homestead.  He was also the Raybestos Rookie of the Race, grabbing a fourth-place finish.

DID YOU KNOW?  The only Raybestos® Rookie to win in eight previous races at Homestead is Kenny Irwin, who won the 1997 Ford 200 over Mike Bliss.

DID YOU KNOW?  Only two Raybestos® Rookies have led a lap in nine previous races at Homestead:
1997: Kenny Irwin (led 13 laps)
2003: Carl Edwards (led once for three laps)

Top-five finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Homestead:
1996: Ron Barfield Jr., fourth
1996: Bryan Reffner, fifth
1997: Kenny Irwin, first
1998: Greg Biffle, fourth
1999: Mike Stefanik, second
2001: Travis Kvapil, second
2001: Ricky Hendrick, fifth
2004: David Reutimann, fourth

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos® Rookies at Homestead: 
1996: Ron Barfield Jr., fourth
1996: Bryan Reffner, fifth
1996: Jay Sauter, eighth
1996: Doug George, 10th
1997: Kenny Irwin, first
1998: Greg Biffle, fourth
1998: Scot Walters, 10th
1999: Mike Stefanik, second
1999: Scott Hansen, seventh
2000: Kurt Busch, ninth
2001: Travis Kvapil, second
2001: Ricky Hendrick, fifth
2004: David Reutimann, fourth

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 - 241
Timothy Peters - 166
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
Las Vegas 350 - Kluever, eighth
Kroger 200 - Kluever, second
EasyCare 200 - Kluever, sixth
Silverado 350K - Kluever, 10th
Chevy Silverado 150 - Kluever, 12th