Murphy was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2005 GM Flex Fuel 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, claiming a 24th-place finish. Earnhardt is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole at Daytona in six Craftsman Truck Series races. He won the pole for the 2005 race. The best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Daytona is second (Kurt Busch in 2000 and Ricky Hendrick in 2001).

Top-five finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Daytona:

2000: Busch, second
2000: Kenny Martin, fifth
2001: Hendrick, second

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Daytona:

2000: Busch, second
2000: Martin, fifth
2000: Donnie Neuenberger, ninth
2001: Hendrick, second
2002: Jason Small, ninth
2004: David Reutimann, ninth

Raybestos Rookies that have led a lap at Daytona:

2001: Hendrick, three times for seven laps
2001: Chuck Hossfeld, once for one lap
2003: Carl Edwards, once for three laps
2004: Reutimann, once for seven laps
2005: Earnhardt, once for one lap
2005: Regan Smith, three times for four laps

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 Ricky Hendrick in 2001.
• 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.