Kraig Kinser qualified third at Texas, his best qualifying effort in eight career Craftsman Truck Series races. Kinser's best previous starting position was ninth at Atlanta in March (race number three).

Erik Darnell leads the Raybestos Rookie standings by 14 points (84-70) over Aric Almirola entering the June 17 Con-way Freight 200 at Michigan International Speedway. Darnell is 15th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He trails 10th-place Matt Crafton by 129 points and leads 16th-place Mike Skinner by 58.

Todd Kluever was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2005 Con-way Freight 200, claiming a 15th-place finish.

Kurt Busch owns the best finish by a Raybestos Rookie at Michigan, a second place effort in 2000.

Only TWO Raybestos Rookies have scored top-five finishes in the six previous races at Michigan: Busch and Carl Edwards, who placed fifth in 2003.

Jamie McMurray (2000) is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a pole at Michigan.

Only TWO Raybestos Rookies have led a lap in six races at Michigan: Busch (two laps in 2000) and Edwards (22 laps in 2003).

The most Raybestos Rookies to score top-10 finishes in a truck series race at Michigan is TWO in 2000. Busch finished second while McMurray placed sixth.

The most recent Raybestos Rookie to win a race: Carl Edwards at Nashville Superspeedway, August 8, 2003.

The most recent Raybestos Rookie to win a pole: David Reutimann at Homestead-Miami Speedway, November 19, 2004.

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 Carl 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.

Raybestos Rookie Contender Point Standings

Driver - Points
Erik Darnell - 84
Aric Almirola - 70
Chad McCumbee - 62
Kyle Krisiloff - 58
Joey Miller - 52
Boston Reid - 49
Erin Crocker - 48
Bobby East - 48
Kerry Earnhardt - 42
Robert Richardson - 32
Kraig Kinser - 31
Scott Lagassee Jr. - 28
Marcos Ambrose - 25
Sean Murphy - 12
Michel Jourdain Jr. - 10
J.R. Patton - 4
Tam Topham - 1

Highest-finishing Raybestos Rookie by Race

Event - Highest Finishing Rookie
GM FlexFuel 250 - Darnell, sixth
racetickets.com 200 - Darnell, 11th
John Deere 200 - Darnell, eighth
Kroger 250 - Darnell, 11th
Ram Tough 200 - Almirola, 10th
Quaker Steak and Lube 200 - Almirola, ninth
City of Mansfield 250 - Miller, fifth
AAA Insurance 200 - Almirola, 12th
Sam's Town 400 - McCumbee, ninth