Aaron Fike was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the April 28 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway. Fike scored an eighth-place finish, his second top-10 finish of the season and second consecutive. Fike took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this season, all coming in the last four races.

Fike leads Willie Allen by 17 points (59-42) in the Raybestos Rookie standings entering the May 18 Quaker Steak and Lube 200 at Lowe's (Concord, N.C.) Motor Speedway.

Fike is 11th in the Craftsman Truck Series championship standings, best of any Raybestos Rookie. He is seven points behind 10th-place Erik Darnell.

Aric Almirola was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the 2006 Quaker Steak and Lube 200, scoring a ninth-place finish. Almirola scored the best finish by a Raybestos Rookie in four Craftsman Truck Series races at Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Only one other Raybestos Rookie has scored a top-10 at Lowe's Motor Speedway: Erik Darnell, who placed 10th in 2006.

A Raybestos Rookie has qualified in the top-10 for each of the FOUR Craftsman Truck Series races at Lowe's Motor Speedway.
2003: Carl Edwards, sixth
2004: Robert Huffman, seventh
2005: Shige Hattori, eighth
2006: Erin Crocker, second
2006: Marcos Ambrose, third

A Raybestos Rookie has not led a lap in four races at Lowe's Motor Speedway. The most Raybestos Rookies to finish on the lead lap at Lowe's Motor Speedway: eight in 2006.

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 - 59
Willie Allen - 42
Tyler Walker - 41
Kelly Bires - 37
Blake Bjorklund - 36
Joey Clanton - 35
Tim Sauter - 35
Jason White - 12
Casey Kingsland - 5

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
O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 - Fike, eighth