Joey Clanton was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the February 16 Chevy Silverado 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Clanton finished sixth and took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors in the first race of the 2007 season.

Clanton has a six-point over Aaron Fike in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the Feb. 23 San Bernardino County 200 at California Speedway.

Clanton is sixth in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 10 points behind fifth-place Todd Bodine and 40 behind leader Jack Sprague.

Todd Kluever is the most recent Raybestos Rookie to post a top-five finish at California Speedway, grabbing a fourth-place finish in 2005.

Erik Darnell was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 San Bernardino County 200, posting an 11th-place finish.

David Reutimann is the most recent Raybestos Rookie to lead a lap at California Speedway, leading the 2004 race once for seven laps.

Kurt Busch is the only Raybestos Rookie to win from the pole at California Speedway. Busch won the pole and the race in 2000 and is the only first-year driver to win a pole or race in the 10 previous races at the 2.0-mile speedway. Busch is one of only two drivers to win from the pole in a Craftsman Truck Series at California Speedway.

Top-five finishes by Raybestos Rookies at California Speedway:
1997: Kenny Irwin, third
2000: Kurt Busch, first
2001: Jon Wood, third
2002: Brendan Gaughan, third
2005: Todd Kluever, fourth

The most Raybestos Rookies to finish in the top-10 in a race at California Speedway is FOUR in the 2001 Auto Club 200: Jon Wood (third), Travis Kvapil (seventh), Matt Crafton (ninth), and Ricky Hendrick (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 (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.
• Four drivers from Roush Racing have won Raybestos Rookie of the Year while competing in the Craftsman Truck Series: Carl Edwards (2003), Greg Biffle (1998), Kurt Busch (2000) and Erik Darnell (2006).
• Kenny Irwin was the first Raybestos Rookie to win a race in the Craftsman Truck Series. Irwin captured the Florida Dodge Dealers 400K at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 16, 1997. He 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 win at Homestead in just his third career start.

Raybestos Rookie Contender Point Standings
Driver - Points
Joey Clanton - 16
Aaron Fike - 10
Blake Bjorklund - 9
Kelly Bires - 8
Tim Sauter - 7
Willie Allen - 6
Tyler Walker - 5
Jason White - 4

Highest-Finishing Raybestos Rookie by Race
Event - Highest-Finishing Rookie
Chevy Silverado 250 - Clanton, sixth