Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the March 31 Kroger 250 at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. Fike grabbed a seventh-place finish, his first top-10 and best effort in four Craftsman Truck Series races. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the second time this season.

• Tyler Walker finished eighth at Martinsville, his first top-10 in seven career Craftsman Truck Series races. Walker's previous best finish was 21st at Las Vegas in 2003.
• Fike leads Joey Clanton by 10 points (45-35) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the April 28 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway.
• Fike is 10th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is 32 points behind ninth-place Travis Kvapil and leads 11th-place Dennis Setzer by 15.

Marcos Ambrose was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250, claiming a third-place finish. He was the only Raybestos Rookie to finish inside the top-10.

Ricky Hendrick is the only Raybestos Rookie to win a Craftsman Truck Series race at Kansas. Hendrick captured the 2001 event by 2.841 seconds over Ted Musgrave. The record number of Raybestos Rookies to finish in the top-10 at Kansas is FIVE in 2001. The most Raybestos Rookies to lead a lap in the same race at Kansas is FOUR in 2001. The best qualifying effort by a Raybestos Rookie is second by Ricky Hendrick in 2001.

Raybestos Rookies that have led a lap at Kansas:
2001: Ricky Hendrick (three times for 32 laps)
2001: Jon Wood (twice for 12 laps)
2001: Travis Kvapil (once for three laps)
2001: Billy Bigley (once for two laps)
2003: Carl Edwards (once for three laps)
2005: Todd Kluever (once for two laps)
2006: Kyle Krisiloff (twice for 16 laps)
2006: Marcos Ambrose (once for one lap)

Top-five finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Kansas:
2001: Ricky Hendrick, first
2001: Jon Wood, fourth
2001: Billy Bigley, fifth
2003: Carl Edwards, second
2005: Todd Kluever, second
2006: Marcos Ambrose, third

Top-10 finishes by Raybestos Rookies at Kansas:
2001: Ricky Hendrick, first
2001: Jon Wood, fourth
2001: Billy Bigley, fifth
2001: Travis Kvapil, sixth
2001: Nathan Haseleu, 10th
2003: Carl Edwards, second
2005: Todd Kluever, ninth
2006: Marcos Ambrose, second

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.
• 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
Aaron Fike - 45
Joey Clanton - 35
Willie Allen - 32
Tyler Walker - 32
Blake Bjorklund - 31
Kelly Bires - 31
Tim Sauter - 28
Casey Kingsland - 5
Jason White - 4

Highest-finishing Raybestos Rookie by Race

Event Highest - Finishing Rookie
Chevy Silverado 250 Clanton, sixth
San Bernardino 200 Fike, 18th
American Commercial Lines 200 Clanton, ninth
Kroger 250 Fike, seventh